GeForce 840A vs Radeon HD 7870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 7870, 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 7870, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 840A

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Main Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs
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Radeon HD 7870 has 430% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 7870 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 29 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870.
GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 2798 MHz higher, than GeForce 840A.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	24−27
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	5−6	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 383% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	35−40
ultra / 1080p	7−8	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	18−20	75−80
medium / 1080p	8−9	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 354% 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 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	120−130	240−250
medium / 768p	90−95	210−220
ultra / 1080p	40−45	130−140
QHD / 1440p	24−27	100−110
4K / 2160p	18−20	60−65
high / 768p	65−70	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 153% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	80−85	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7870.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	50−55	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 109% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	5−6	30−33
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	2−3	9−10
low / 720p	14−16	60−65
medium / 1080p	6−7	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 385% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	12−14	35−40
ultra / 1080p	7−8	30−33
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	50−55	130−140
medium / 1080p	14−16	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 222% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	7−8	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	30−33
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	20−22	75−80
medium / 1080p	9−10	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 358% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	110−120
medium / 768p	−	100−110
high / 1080p	8−9	45−50
ultra / 1080p	5−6	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 205% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	3−4	14−16
ultra / 1080p	1−2	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	8−9	45−50
medium / 1080p	4−5	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 37% more, than GeForce 840A.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	75−80
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 105% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	8−9	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 262% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	16−18	85−90
medium / 768p	12−14	50−55
high / 1080p	6−7	30−33
ultra / 1080p	5−6	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 370% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	45−50
high / 768p	30−35	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 66% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN
Code name	GM108	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 March 2014	5 March 2012
Pipelines	384	1280
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz
Transistor count		2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	17.98
Floating-point performance	863.2 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.1
OpenGL	4.6
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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GeForce 840A vs Radeon HD 7870

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