GeForce 840A vs Radeon HD 7730M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 7730M. 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 7730M. 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 7730M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7730M 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 7730M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon HD 7730M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 840A has 32% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7730M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 7730M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 840A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7730M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7730M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 454 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7730M.
  • GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 7730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 840A is 202 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7730M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 0−1
ultra / 1080p 2−3
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 1−2
medium / 1080p 5−6 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Radeon HD 7730M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon HD 7730M
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM108 Lombok GL
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 March 2014 24 April 2012
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 21.60
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 691.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 70 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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