GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition vs Radeon Pro 555

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 555 with GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.

Pro 555
2017
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.91
+683%

Pro 555 outperforms GT 640M Mac Edition by a whopping 683% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5211106
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.512.25
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code namePolaris 21GK107
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date5 June 2017 (7 years ago)3 February 2013 (12 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 cores768384
Core clock speed850 MHz745 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt32 Watt
Texture fill rate40.8023.84
Floating-point processing power1.306 TFLOPS0.5722 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4832

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1275 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth81.6 GB/s40 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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-3.0

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD32
+700%
4−5
−700%
4K16
+700%
2−3
−700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Valorant 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 28
+833%
3−4
−833%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Dota 2 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
Far Cry 5 30
+900%
3−4
−900%
Fortnite 45−50
+700%
6−7
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
+867%
3−4
−867%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 33
+725%
4−5
−725%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Valorant 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
World of Tanks 120−130
+779%
14−16
−779%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Dota 2 57
+714%
7−8
−714%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%
Forza Horizon 5 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 17
+750%
2−3
−750%
Valorant 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+700%
5−6
−700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8 0−1
World of Tanks 55−60
+743%
7−8
−743%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Far Cry 5 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Valorant 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Fortnite 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6 0−1
Valorant 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

This is how Pro 555 and GT 640M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • Pro 555 is 700% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 555 is 700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.91 1.01
Recency 5 June 2017 3 February 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 32 Watt

Pro 555 has a 683.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GT 640M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 134.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 555 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 555 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition is a mobile workstation one.

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