FireStream 9370 vs GeForce 840A

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FireStream 9370 and GeForce 840A. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FireStream 9370 and GeForce 840A. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
FireStream 9370
GeForce 840A

Main Specs

  FireStream 9370 GeForce 840A
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • FireStream 9370 has 581% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
  • FireStream 9370 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce 840A uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FireStream 9370 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 840A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FireStream 9370 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and GeForce 840A - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 204 MHz higher, than FireStream 9370.
  • FireStream 9370 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce 840A - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FireStream 9370 is 2598 MHz higher, than GeForce 840A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 3−4
ultra / 1080p 7−8 2−3
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 14−16
medium / 1080p 16−18 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9370 GeForce 840A
Architecture TeraScale 2 Maxwell
Code name Cypress GM108
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 23 June 2010 17 March 2014
Pipelines 1600 384
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 66.00 17.98
Floating-point performance 2,640.0 gflops 863.2 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4600 MHz 2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth 147.2 GB/s 16.02 GB/s
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 5.0