GeForce 840A vs Radeon R7 260

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840A and Radeon R7 260. 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 R7 260. 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.

Main Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R7 260 has 248% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
  • GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 260 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 840A and Radeon R7 260 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • GeForce 840A and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 840A is 377 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 14−16
ultra / 1080p 2−3 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 14−16 30−35
medium / 1080p 5−6 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon R7 260
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
Code name GM108 Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 17 March 2014 17 December 2013
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 48.00
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 1,536 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 104 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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