GeForce 840A vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850

In this comparison between GeForce 840A and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 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 840A will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 5850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 840A

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Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850 here:

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce 840A	Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	30 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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GeForce 840A has 10% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 840A has 1 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce 840A is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - in Laptops.
GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 404 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce 840A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 840A is 2 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	5−6
ultra / 1080p	2−3	3−4
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	14−16
medium / 1080p	5−6	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	21−24
medium / 1080p	8−9	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 27% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	30−35	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 17% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	90−95	95−100
ultra / 1080p	40−45	45−50
QHD / 1440p	24−27	24−27
4K / 2160p	18−20	−
high / 768p	65−70	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	80−85	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p	75−80	75−80
medium / 768p	50−55	50−55
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
GeForce 840A and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	5−6	7−8
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	16−18
medium / 1080p	6−7	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Far Cry 5 is 14% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
low / 720p	50−55	55−60
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 13% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	7−8	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	20−22	21−24
medium / 1080p	9−10	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 25% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
medium / 768p	−	40−45
high / 1080p	8−9	10−11
ultra / 1080p	5−6	5−6
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	3−4	4−5
ultra / 1080p	1−2	2−3
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	10−11
medium / 1080p	4−5	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
high / 1080p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	80−85	75−80
medium / 1080p	85−90	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 1% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	27−30
medium / 1080p	14−16	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 11% more, than GeForce 840A.
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 12% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	16−18	21−24
medium / 768p	12−14	14−16
high / 1080p	6−7	8−9
ultra / 1080p	5−6	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 20% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	70−75	80−85
medium / 768p	35−40	40−45
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
high / 768p	30−35	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 840A	Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Architecture	Maxwell	Terascale 2
Code name	GM108	Broadway-PRO
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 March 2014	7 January 2010
Pipelines	384	800
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	625 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz
Transistor count		1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	17.98	20.00
Floating-point performance	863.2 gflops	800.0 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB/s	64 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	5.0
Laptop size		large
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GeForce 840A vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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