Radeon RX 6300 vs RX 640

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Aggregate performance score

RX 640
2019
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
5.09

RX 6300 outperforms RX 640 by a whopping 198% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking591329
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.74no data
ArchitecturePolaris (2016−2019)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code namePolaris 12Navi 24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 August 2019 (4 years ago)no data
Current price$193 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores640768
Core clock speed1218 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1218 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt32 Watt
Texture fill rate38.9897.92

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 640 and Radeon RX 6300 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x4
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s64 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x HDMI 2.1
HDMI++

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 5.09
RX 6300 15.16
+198%

RX 6300 outperforms RX 640 by 198% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 640 1969
RX 6300 5866
+198%

RX 6300 outperforms RX 640 by 198% in Passmark.

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 HD28
−186%
80−85
+186%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20
−175%
55−60
+175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Hitman 3 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Metro Exodus 27
−196%
80−85
+196%
Red Dead Redemption 2 26
−188%
75−80
+188%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Far Cry 5 30
−183%
85−90
+183%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Hitman 3 12−14
−192%
35−40
+192%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−175%
55−60
+175%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−173%
30−33
+173%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Hitman 3 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%

This is how RX 640 and RX 6300 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6300 is 186% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.09 15.16
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 32 Watt

The Radeon RX 6300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 640 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 640 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6300 is a desktop 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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