FirePro S9050 vs GeForce 840M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro S9050 and GeForce 840M. 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 FirePro S9050 and GeForce 840M. 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 840M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 840M 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 GeForce 840M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce 840M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro S9050 has 581% more power consumption, than GeForce 840M.
  • FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 840M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro S9050 has 8 GB more memory, than GeForce 840M.
  • FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 840M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce 840M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 840M is 129 MHz higher, than FirePro S9050.
  • FirePro S9050 and GeForce 840M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro S9050 is 3500 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 1−2
ultra / 1080p 12−14 0−1
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 12−14
medium / 1080p 24−27 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 366% more, than GeForce 840M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce 840M
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti N15S-GT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2014 12 March 2014
Pipelines 1792 384
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 17.98
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 863.2 gflops
Length 254 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 16.02 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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