GeForce 840A vs Radeon R9 270X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840A and Radeon R9 270X. 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 R9 270X. 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.

GeForce 840A

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Main Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon R9 270X
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	180 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2 x 6-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 270X has 445% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 840A and Radeon R9 270X have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 270X - with GCN.
GeForce 840A and Radeon R9 270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	24−27
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	5−6	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	40−45
ultra / 1080p	7−8	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−12
low / 720p	18−20	80−85
medium / 1080p	8−9	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Battlefield 5 is 390% 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 R9 270X 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	140−150
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	18−20	60−65
high / 768p	65−70	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 159% 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 R9 270X.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	50−55	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Dota 2 is 111% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	5−6	30−35
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	2−3	10−11
low / 720p	14−16	60−65
medium / 1080p	6−7	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Far Cry 5 is 385% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	12−14	40−45
ultra / 1080p	7−8	30−35
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	50−55	140−150
medium / 1080p	14−16	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Fortnite is 245% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	7−8	40−45
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 720p	20−22	80−85
medium / 1080p	9−10	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 375% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	110−120
medium / 768p	−	100−110
high / 1080p	8−9	50−55
ultra / 1080p	5−6	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−12
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 215% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	3−4	16−18
ultra / 1080p	1−2	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	8−9	45−50
medium / 1080p	4−5	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Metro Exodus is 525% 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 R9 270X in Minecraft is 37% more, than GeForce 840A.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	80−85
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 111% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	18−20
ultra / 1080p	7−8	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	8−9	45−50
medium / 1080p	−	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 275% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	16−18	90−95
medium / 768p	12−14	55−60
high / 1080p	6−7	30−35
ultra / 1080p	5−6	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 400% 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 R9 270X in World of Tanks is 66% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon R9 270X
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN
Code name	GM108	Curacao XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 March 2014	8 October 2013
Pipelines	384	1280
Core clock speed	1029 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz	1050 MHz
Transistor count		2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	17.98	84.00
Floating-point performance	863.2 gflops	2,688 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB/s	179.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
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 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		318 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		30 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		163 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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GeForce 840A vs Radeon R9 270X

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