GeForce 840A vs GeForce GTX 950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 840A and GeForce GTX 950, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 840A stacks up against GeForce GTX 950, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce 840A GeForce GTX 950
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 90 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 350 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 950 has 172% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
  • GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 840A and GeForce GTX 950 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 840A and GeForce GTX 950 are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 5 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.
  • GeForce 840A and GeForce GTX 950 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 840A is 1996 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 35−40
ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 840A GeForce GTX 950
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name GM108 GM206
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 17 March 2014 20 August 2015
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1024 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1188 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 49.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 1,825 gflops
Length 7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 105.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0 +
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 233 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 9.97 Mh/s
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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