GeForce 840A vs Radeon HD 7850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 7850, 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 7850, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 840A

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Main Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7850 has 581% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 7850 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 7850 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 840A is 802 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	18−20
ultra / 1080p	2−3	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	14−16	35−40
medium / 1080p	5−6	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	30−33
ultra / 1080p	7−8	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	18−20	60−65
medium / 1080p	8−9	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Battlefield 5 is 263% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	30−35	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	120−130	220−230
medium / 768p	90−95	190−200
ultra / 1080p	40−45	110−120
QHD / 1440p	24−27	80−85
4K / 2160p	18−20	40−45
high / 768p	65−70	160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 120% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	80−85	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	75−80	110−120
medium / 768p	50−55	100−110
ultra / 1080p	27−30	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Dota 2 is 90% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	5−6	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	2−3	7−8
low / 720p	14−16	50−55
medium / 1080p	6−7	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Far Cry 5 is 285% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−35
ultra / 1080p	7−8	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	110−120
medium / 1080p	14−16	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Fortnite is 168% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	7−8	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	12−14
low / 720p	20−22	65−70
medium / 1080p	9−10	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 275% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	100−105
medium / 768p	−	90−95
high / 1080p	8−9	35−40
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	6−7
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 155% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	3−4	12−14
ultra / 1080p	1−2	9−10
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	8−9	35−40
medium / 1080p	4−5	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Metro Exodus is 375% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Minecraft is 32% more, than GeForce 840A.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	65−70
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 83% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	16−18	70−75
medium / 768p	12−14	40−45
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 280% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	40−45
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7850 in World of Tanks is 61% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon HD 7850
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM108	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 March 2014	5 March 2012
Pipelines	384	1024
Core clock speed	1029 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count		2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	17.98	55.04
Floating-point performance	863.2 gflops	1,761 gflops
Length		210 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	5.0
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		249 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		12.5 Mh/s
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GeForce 840A vs Radeon HD 7850

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