GeForce 840A vs Radeon R7 M270DX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 840A and Radeon R7 M270DX, 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 R7 M270DX, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 840A
Radeon R7 M270DX
Main Specs
| GeForce 840A | Radeon R7 M270DX | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | IGP |
| Memory type | DDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
- GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
- Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 129 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
- GeForce 840A and Radeon R7 M270DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 18−20 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 5−6 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Battlefield 5 is 37% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 30−35 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 17% more, than GeForce 840A. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 35−40 |
| QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | 21−24 |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 65−70 | 60−65 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 5% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 80−85 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 50−55 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 20−22 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Dota 2 is 8% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 10−11 |
| medium / 1080p | 6−7 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Far Cry 5 is 75% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 10−11 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Fortnite is 13% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 20−22 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 9−10 | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Forza Horizon 4 is 20% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| high / 1080p | 8−9 | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 40−45 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Grand Theft Auto V is 23% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 4−5 |
| medium / 1080p | 4−5 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Metro Exodus is 66% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | 85−90 | 80−85 |
| ultra / 1080p | 80−85 | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | 85−90 | 85−90 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Minecraft is 3% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| GeForce 840A and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 16−18 | 9−10 |
| medium / 768p | 12−14 | 7−8 |
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 1−2 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 66% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 12−14 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in World of Tanks is 2% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce 840A | Radeon R7 M270DX | |
| Architecture | Maxwell | GCN 3.0 |
| Code name | GM108 | Topaz |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 17 March 2014 | 11 June 2014 |
| Pipelines | 384 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1124 MHz | 940 MHz |
| Transistor count | 1,550 million | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 17.98 | 22.56 |
| Floating-point performance | 863.2 gflops | |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | |