GeForce 840A vs Radeon HD 6990M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 6990M. 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 GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 6990M. 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.

Radeon HD 6990M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6990M 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 Radeon HD 6990M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon HD 6990M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 6990M has 203% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
  • GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6990M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 6990M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 840A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6990M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 314 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.
  • GeForce 840A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 840A is 1102 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 14−16
ultra / 1080p 2−3 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 14−16 30−33
medium / 1080p 5−6 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon HD 6990M
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name GM108 Blackcomb XTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 March 2014 12 July 2011
Pipelines 384 1120
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 715 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 40.04
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 1,601.6 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 115.2 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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