GeForce 840A vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840A and Radeon RX 480 mobile. 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 RX 480 mobile. 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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Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

Radeon RX 480 mobile Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	100 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Radeon RX 480 mobile has 203% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 480 mobile has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce 840A.
GeForce 840A is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
GeForce 840A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 5998 MHz higher, than GeForce 840A.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	12−14
ultra / 1080p	2−3	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	27−30
medium / 1080p	5−6	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	20−22
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	8−9	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 163% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	30−35	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 25% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	120−130	190−200
medium / 768p	90−95	160−170
ultra / 1080p	40−45	85−90
QHD / 1440p	24−27	45−50
4K / 2160p	18−20	24−27
high / 768p	65−70	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 72% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	80−85	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	35−40
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 13% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	50−55	85−90
ultra / 1080p	27−30	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Dota 2 is 59% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	5−6	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
4K / 2160p	2−3	4−5
low / 720p	14−16	30−35
medium / 1080p	6−7	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 142% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	12−14	21−24
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
low / 720p	50−55	90−95
medium / 1080p	14−16	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Fortnite is 100% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	7−8	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	5−6
low / 720p	20−22	45−50
medium / 1080p	9−10	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 158% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	75−80
medium / 768p	−	70−75
high / 1080p	8−9	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 85% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	3−4	7−8
ultra / 1080p	1−2	6−7
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	24−27
medium / 1080p	4−5	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	100−110
medium / 1080p	85−90	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Minecraft is 23% more, than GeForce 840A.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	50−55
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 55% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	10−12
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	16−18	45−50
medium / 768p	12−14	27−30
high / 1080p	6−7	16−18
ultra / 1080p	5−6	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 150% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	55−60
ultra / 1080p	16−18	30−35
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in World of Tanks is 48% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture	Maxwell	Polaris
Code name	GM108	Polaris
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 March 2014	1 August 2016
Pipelines	384	2304
Core clock speed	1029 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz	1077 MHz
Transistor count		5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Texture fill rate	17.98	155.1
Floating-point performance	863.2 gflops	4,963 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	5.0
Laptop size		large
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GeForce 840A vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

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