Radeon Pro Vega 48 vs GeForce GT 640M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 640M with Radeon Pro Vega 48, including specs and performance data.

GT 640M
2012
2 GB DDR3\GDDR5, 32 Watt
2.40

Pro Vega 48 outperforms GT 640M by a whopping 1123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking843193
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.15no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGK107Vega 10
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)19 March 2019 (5 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 cores3843072
Core clock speedUp to 625 MHz1200 MHz
Boost clock speed645 MHz1300 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million12,500 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)32 Wattno data
Texture fill rate20.00249.6
Floating-point processing power0.48 TFLOPS7.987 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs32192

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR3\GDDR5HBM2
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128bit2048 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz786 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 64.0 GB/s402.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolutionUp to 2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 API12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.125
CUDA+-

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.

GT 640M 2.40
Pro Vega 48 29.34
+1123%

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.

GT 640M 925
Pro Vega 48 11299
+1122%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GT 640M 3184
Pro Vega 48 53770
+1589%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GT 640M 2732
Pro Vega 48 58063
+2025%

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:

900p26
−1054%
300−350
+1054%
Full HD22
−1082%
260−270
+1082%
1200p19
−1111%
230−240
+1111%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−1100%
240−250
+1100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−1116%
450−500
+1116%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−1100%
240−250
+1100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
−1122%
220−230
+1122%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−1116%
450−500
+1116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−1100%
240−250
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−1054%
150−160
+1054%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−1116%
450−500
+1116%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−1114%
170−180
+1114%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%

This is how GT 640M and Pro Vega 48 compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 48 is 1054% faster in 900p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 1082% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 1111% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.40 29.34
Recency 22 March 2012 19 March 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

Pro Vega 48 has a 1122.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro Vega 48 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 640M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 640M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro Vega 48 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.

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