RTX A500 Embedded vs Radeon RX 640

Place in the ranking	615	629
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.43	17.55
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Polaris 23	GA107S
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	13 May 2019 (5 years ago)	30 March 2022 (2 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 cores	640	2048
Core clock speed	1082 MHz	435 MHz
Boost clock speed	1218 MHz	1335 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	20 Watt
Texture fill rate	48.72	85.44
Floating-point processing power	1.559 TFLOPS	5.468 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	40	64
Tensor Cores	no data	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48 GB/s	96 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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

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.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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.

RX 640 5.40
+5.9%

RTX A500 Embedded 5.10

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.

RX 640 2076
+6%

RTX A500 Embedded 1959

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 HD

26
+8.3%

24−27

−8.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Elden Ring	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Metro Exodus	17 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	26 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Valorant	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Dota 2	18 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Elden Ring	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Far Cry 5	30 +11.1%	27−30 −11.1%
Fortnite	30−35 +6.7%	30−33 −6.7%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Valorant	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
World of Tanks	85−90 +8.8%	80−85 −8.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Dota 2	49 +8.9%	45−50 −8.9%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +12.5%	40−45 −12.5%
Valorant	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Elden Ring	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
World of Tanks	35−40 +11.4%	35−40 −11.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Valorant	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Elden Ring	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Fortnite	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Valorant	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

This is how RX 640 and RTX A500 Embedded compete in popular games:

RX 640 is 8% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.40	5.10
Recency	13 May 2019	30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	20 Watt

RX 640 has a 5.9% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX A500 Embedded, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 640 and RTX A500 Embedded.

Be aware that Radeon RX 640 is a notebook graphics card while RTX A500 Embedded is a mobile workstation one.

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