GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition vs Radeon HD 6470M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6470M and GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
640M Mac Edition outperforms HD 6470M by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1274 | 1163 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.28 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Seymour | GK107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 3 February 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $569.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 160 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 745 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 32 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.600 | 23.84 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.224 TFLOPS | 0.5722 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 40 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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:
| 900p | 10
−60%
| 16−18
+60%
|
| Full HD | 13
−61.5%
| 21−24
+61.5%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 43.85 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−75%
|
14−16
+75%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−60.7%
|
45−50
+60.7%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 16−18
−76.5%
|
30−33
+76.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−63.6%
|
18−20
+63.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−75%
|
14−16
+75%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−60.7%
|
45−50
+60.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−63.6%
|
18−20
+63.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−75%
|
14−16
+75%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−60.7%
|
45−50
+60.7%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10−11
+66.7%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−71.4%
|
24−27
+71.4%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
This is how HD 6470M and GT 640M Mac Edition compete in popular games:
- GT 640M Mac Edition is 60% faster in 900p
- GT 640M Mac Edition is 62% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.53 | 0.94 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 3 February 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
GT 640M Mac Edition has a 77.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6470M in performance tests.
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