GeForce 840A vs Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics, 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 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics 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 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce 840A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics - in Laptops.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 309 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.
  • GeForce 840A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics - by 32 / 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 840A is 202 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 0−1
ultra / 1080p 2−3 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 10−12
medium / 1080p 5−6 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics.

Full Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon HD 8650G plus HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Architecture Maxwell
Code name GM108
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 March 2014 1 August 2013
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 720 / 775 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 / 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 1800 - 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size medium sized
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