GeForce 840A vs Radeon HD 5870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 5870, 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 Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 840A

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Main Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	188 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 469% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 840A has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 179 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce 840A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 2798 MHz higher, than GeForce 840A.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	10−12
ultra / 1080p	2−3	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	14−16	24−27
medium / 1080p	5−6	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	18−20	35−40
medium / 1080p	8−9	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 127% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	30−35	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	180−190
medium / 768p	90−95	150−160
ultra / 1080p	40−45	75−80
QHD / 1440p	24−27	45−50
4K / 2160p	18−20	30−33
high / 768p	65−70	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 62% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	80−85	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
medium / 768p	50−55	80−85
ultra / 1080p	27−30	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 48% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	5−6	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	2−3	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	30−33
medium / 1080p	6−7	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 128% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	12−14	20−22
ultra / 1080p	7−8	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	80−85
medium / 1080p	14−16	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 77% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	7−8	18−20
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
low / 720p	20−22	40−45
medium / 1080p	9−10	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 133% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	70−75
medium / 768p	−	60−65
high / 1080p	8−9	21−24
ultra / 1080p	5−6	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 70% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	3−4	7−8
ultra / 1080p	1−2	5−6
4K / 2160p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	8−9	21−24
medium / 1080p	4−5	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 175% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	95−100
medium / 1080p	85−90	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 20% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	27−30	45−50
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 61% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	7−8	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 87% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	16−18	40−45
medium / 768p	12−14	24−27
high / 1080p	6−7	14−16
ultra / 1080p	5−6	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 130% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	70−75	95−100
medium / 768p	35−40	55−60
ultra / 1080p	16−18	27−30
high / 768p	30−35	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 46% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon HD 5870
Architecture	Maxwell	TeraScale 2
Code name	GM108	Cypress
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 March 2014	23 September 2009
Pipelines	384	1600
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	850 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz
Transistor count		2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	17.98	68.00
Floating-point performance	863.2 gflops	2,720.0 gflops
Length		282 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
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
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