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    GeForce GT 640M vs Radeon RX 5500M

    When choosing between GeForce GT 640M and Radeon RX 5500M, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GT 640M and Radeon RX 5500M.
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    GeForce GT 640M and Radeon RX 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GT 640M and Radeon RX 5500M are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GT 640M or Radeon RX 5500M here:

    GeForce GT 640M Laptops
    Radeon RX 5500M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 640M Radeon RX 5500M
    Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 85 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3\GDDR5 GDDR6
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon RX 5500M has 165% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M.
    • GeForce GT 640M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon RX 5500M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 640M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GT 640M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
    • GeForce GT 640M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 12200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 10−12 40−45
    medium / 1080p 2−3 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 466% more, than GeForce GT 640M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 640M Radeon RX 5500M
    Architecture Kepler Navi / RDNA
    Code name N13P-GS Navi 14 / R19M-E85
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 22 March 2012 29 September 2019
    Pipelines 384 1408
    Core clock speed 1327 MHz
    Boost Clock 645 MHz 1645 MHz
    Transistor count 1,270 million 6,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
    Texture fill rate 144.8
    Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops
    Memory bus width 128bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 14000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 224.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.5
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 384
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
    3D Blu-Ray +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 18 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    Optimus +
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