Radeon RX Vega 5 vs RX 640

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 640 and Radeon RX Vega 5, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 640
2019
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
5.14
+10.8%

RX 640 outperforms RX Vega 5 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking616644
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.3422.10
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code namePolaris 23Vega
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 May 2019 (5 years ago)7 January 2020 (4 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 cores640320
Core clock speed1082 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1218 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate48.72no data
Floating-point processing power1.559 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs40no data

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 x8no data
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth48 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

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_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 5.14
+10.8%
RX Vega 5 4.64

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 640 5235
+48.1%
RX Vega 5 3535

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 640 14141
+20.8%
RX Vega 5 11704

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX 640 3499
+43.5%
RX Vega 5 2438

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 640 19946
+9.1%
RX Vega 5 18282

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 640 1008
+37.4%
RX Vega 5 733

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 HD27
+50%
18
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
+33.3%
15
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−140%
12
+140%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−18.2%
13
+18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+10.3%
27−30
−10.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+6.5%
30−35
−6.5%
Metro Exodus 27
+35%
20
−35%
Red Dead Redemption 2 26
+44.4%
18
−44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−9.1%
12
+9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+10.3%
27−30
−10.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+6.5%
30−35
−6.5%
Metro Exodus 10
−50%
15
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+5.9%
17
−5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+10.3%
27−30
−10.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+6.5%
30−35
−6.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+28.6%
14
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+22.2%
9
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+16.7%
12
−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+10.3%
27−30
−10.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

This is how RX 640 and RX Vega 5 compete in popular games:

  • RX 640 is 50% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 640 is 100% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 5 is 140% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 640 is ahead in 48 tests (72%)
  • RX Vega 5 is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (22%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.14 4.64
Recency 13 May 2019 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 15 Watt

RX 640 has a 10.8% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 5, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 5 in performance tests.


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