Radeon 740M vs RX 640

Place in the ranking	615	503
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	7.29	38.71
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Polaris 23	Phoenix
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 May 2019 (5 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year 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	256
Core clock speed	1082 MHz	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	1218 MHz	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	48.72	40.00
Floating-point processing power	1.559 TFLOPS	2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	8
TMUs	40	16
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	4

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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	48 GB/s	no data
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	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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 5.23

Radeon 740M 8.33
+59.3%

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 2016

Radeon 740M 3212
+59.3%

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

25
+19%

−19%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10

−55.6%

14−16
+55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 −5%	21−24 +5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −81.8%	20−22 +81.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −78.6%	24−27 +78.6%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −84.4%	55−60 +84.4%
Hitman 3	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%
Metro Exodus	27 +0%	27−30 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	26 +8.3%	24−27 −8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −25.5%	55−60 +25.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −108%	27−30 +108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −81.8%	20−22 +81.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −78.6%	24−27 +78.6%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −84.4%	55−60 +84.4%
Hitman 3	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%
Metro Exodus	10 −170%	27−30 +170%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −38.9%	24−27 +38.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −25.5%	55−60 +25.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −160%	12−14 +160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −81.8%	20−22 +81.8%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −84.4%	55−60 +84.4%
Hitman 3	10−12 −54.5%	16−18 +54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −51.5%	50−55 +51.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −61.1%	27−30 +61.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 −127%	24−27 +127%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −25.5%	55−60 +25.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−71.4%

24−27
+71.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −70%	16−18 +70%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	4−5
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −200%	35−40 +200%
Hitman 3	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −75%	55−60 +75%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−66.7%

14−16
+66.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Hitman 3	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −325%	30−35 +325%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−50%

9−10
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

9−10

+0%

9−10

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

This is how RX 640 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

RX 640 is 19% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 640 is 8% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 740M is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 640 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
Radeon 740M is ahead in 66 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.23	8.33
Recency	13 May 2019	4 January 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt

Radeon 740M has a 59.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 640 in performance tests.

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