Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs HD 7640G

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7640G with Radeon Pro Vega 48, including specs and performance data.

HD 7640G
2012
35 Watt
1.19

Pro Vega 48 outperforms HD 7640G by a whopping 2364% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1060193
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.33no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameDevastator LiteVega 10
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)19 March 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2563072
Core clock speed496 MHz1200 MHz
Boost clock speed685 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors1,303 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate10.96249.6
Floating-point processing power0.3507 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs16192

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceIGPPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeSystem SharedHBM2
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared2048 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared786 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data402.4 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.22.0
VulkanN/A1.1.125

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 7640G 1.19
Pro Vega 48 29.32
+2364%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 7640G 457
Pro Vega 48 11299
+2372%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2275%
95−100
+2275%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2043%
300−310
+2043%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−2275%
190−200
+2275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−2244%
750−800
+2244%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2275%
95−100
+2275%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2043%
300−310
+2043%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−2275%
190−200
+2275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−2355%
270−280
+2355%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−2244%
750−800
+2244%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−2275%
95−100
+2275%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2233%
70−75
+2233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2233%
140−150
+2233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−2043%
300−310
+2043%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−2275%
190−200
+2275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−2355%
270−280
+2355%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−2244%
750−800
+2244%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−2329%
170−180
+2329%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−2275%
95−100
+2275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2275%
95−100
+2275%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−2150%
45−50
+2150%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 29.32
Recency 15 May 2012 19 March 2019
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

Pro Vega 48 has a 2363.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro Vega 48 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7640G in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7640G is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation one.


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