GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition vs Radeon RX Vega 56
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 56 with GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.
RX Vega 56 outperforms GT 640M Mac Edition by a whopping 3186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 155 | 1106 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 22.98 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.23 | 2.24 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 August 2017 (7 years ago) | 3 February 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 3584 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1156 MHz | 745 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1471 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 210 Watt | 32 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 329.5 | 23.84 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.54 TFLOPS | 0.5722 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 8 |
| TMUs | 224 | 32 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | no 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 type | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 40 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | 1.1.126 |
| 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 HD | 115
+3733%
| 3−4
−3733%
|
| 1440p | 74
+3600%
| 2−3
−3600%
|
| 4K | 48
+4700%
| 1−2
−4700%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.47 | no data |
| 1440p | 5.39 | no data |
| 4K | 8.31 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+3500%
|
2−3
−3500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 88
+4300%
|
2−3
−4300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+3500%
|
2−3
−3500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+3925%
|
4−5
−3925%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 85−90
+4350%
|
2−3
−4350%
|
| Metro Exodus | 96
+4700%
|
2−3
−4700%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+3300%
|
4−5
−3300%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 156
+3800%
|
4−5
−3800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+3500%
|
2−3
−3500%
|
| Dota 2 | 63
+6200%
|
1−2
−6200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 90−95
+4450%
|
2−3
−4450%
|
| Fortnite | 140
+3400%
|
4−5
−3400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+3925%
|
4−5
−3925%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 85−90
+4350%
|
2−3
−4350%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 94
+4600%
|
2−3
−4600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 73
+3550%
|
2−3
−3550%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 180−190
+3680%
|
5−6
−3680%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 110−120
+3833%
|
3−4
−3833%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+3300%
|
4−5
−3300%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+3375%
|
8−9
−3375%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80
+3900%
|
2−3
−3900%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 65−70
+3350%
|
2−3
−3350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+3500%
|
2−3
−3500%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+3600%
|
3−4
−3600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 90−95
+4450%
|
2−3
−4450%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+3925%
|
4−5
−3925%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 85−90
+4350%
|
2−3
−4350%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 112
+3633%
|
3−4
−3633%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+3300%
|
4−5
−3300%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+6100%
|
1−2
−6100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60−65
+6100%
|
1−2
−6100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+3400%
|
5−6
−3400%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+3200%
|
1−2
−3200%
|
| World of Tanks | 210−220
+3550%
|
6−7
−3550%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 67
+3250%
|
2−3
−3250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+3200%
|
1−2
−3200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+3533%
|
3−4
−3533%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+4700%
|
2−3
−4700%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
+5500%
|
1−2
−5500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 74
+3600%
|
2−3
−3600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+5600%
|
1−2
−5600%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+3300%
|
3−4
−3300%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 50
+4900%
|
1−2
−4900%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50
+4900%
|
1−2
−4900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+3500%
|
3−4
−3500%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50
+4900%
|
1−2
−4900%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35
+3400%
|
1−2
−3400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+6400%
|
1−2
−6400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+4800%
|
1−2
−4800%
|
| Fortnite | 45−50
+4500%
|
1−2
−4500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+5400%
|
1−2
−5400%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 50−55
+5100%
|
1−2
−5100%
|
This is how RX Vega 56 and GT 640M Mac Edition compete in popular games:
- RX Vega 56 is 3733% faster in 1080p
- RX Vega 56 is 3600% faster in 1440p
- RX Vega 56 is 4700% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.86 | 1.00 |
| Recency | 14 August 2017 | 3 February 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 210 Watt | 32 Watt |
RX Vega 56 has a 3186% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
GT 640M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 556.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX Vega 56 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 56 is a desktop card while GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition is a notebook one.
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