GeForce GT 640 OEM vs Radeon RX 470

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 and GeForce GT 640 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 470
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
20.98
+1134%

RX 470 outperforms GT 640 OEM by a whopping 1134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 470 RX 470
GT 640 OEM GT 640 OEM

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking258930
Place by popularity55not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.62no data
Power efficiency12.152.36
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameEllesmereGK107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 August 2016 (8 years ago)24 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores2048384
Core clock speed926 MHz797 MHz
Boost clock speed1206 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate154.425.50
Floating-point processing power4.94 TFLOPS0.6121 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs12832

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm145 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1650 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth211.2 GB/s28.51 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API 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 HD71
+1320%
5−6
−1320%
1440p41
+1267%
3−4
−1267%
4K36
+1700%
2−3
−1700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.52no data
1440p4.37no data
4K4.97no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+1280%
5−6
−1280%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+1180%
10−11
−1180%
Hitman 3 40−45
+1267%
3−4
−1267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−105
+1150%
8−9
−1150%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+1340%
5−6
−1340%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 102
+1175%
8−9
−1175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+1243%
7−8
−1243%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Battlefield 5 65−70
+1280%
5−6
−1280%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+1180%
10−11
−1180%
Hitman 3 40−45
+1267%
3−4
−1267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−105
+1150%
8−9
−1150%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+1340%
5−6
−1340%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 88
+1157%
7−8
−1157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+1467%
3−4
−1467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+1243%
7−8
−1243%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1550%
2−3
−1550%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+1533%
3−4
−1533%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+1180%
10−11
−1180%
Hitman 3 40−45
+1267%
3−4
−1267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+1380%
5−6
−1380%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
+1240%
5−6
−1240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90−95
+1243%
7−8
−1243%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+1300%
4−5
−1300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+1211%
9−10
−1211%
Hitman 3 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 53
+1225%
4−5
−1225%
Metro Exodus 46
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 51
+1175%
4−5
−1175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+1267%
9−10
−1267%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Hitman 3 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+1250%
8−9
−1250%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−12 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

This is how RX 470 and GT 640 OEM compete in popular games:

  • RX 470 is 1320% faster in 1080p
  • RX 470 is 1267% faster in 1440p
  • RX 470 is 1700% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 20.98 1.70
Recency 4 August 2016 24 April 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 50 Watt

RX 470 has a 1134.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GT 640 OEM, on the other hand, has 140% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640 OEM in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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