GeForce GT 640M vs Radeon RX 5600M

In this comparison between GeForce GT 640M and Radeon RX 5600M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GT 640M will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 5600M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GT 640M and Radeon RX 5600M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GT 640M and Radeon RX 5600M 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 5600M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 640M Radeon RX 5600M
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3\GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 5600M has 368% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 640M.
  • GeForce GT 640M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5600M uses PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon RX 5600M has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 640M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 640M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon RX 5600M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • GeForce GT 640M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5600M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5600M is 10200 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 640M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 10−12 60−65
medium / 1080p 2−3 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5600M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than GeForce GT 640M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 640M Radeon RX 5600M
Architecture Kepler Navi / RDNA
Code name N13P-GS Navi 10
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 22 March 2012 7 January 2020
Pipelines 384 2304
Boost Clock 645 MHz 1265 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 182.2
Floating-point performance 480.0 gflops
Memory bus width 128bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 4000 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 288.0 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
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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