FirePro W4300 vs GeForce 840M

In this comparison between FirePro W4300 and GeForce 840M you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W4300 will be the best choice, for others GeForce 840M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 W4300 GeForce 840M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W4300 has 51% more power consumption, than GeForce 840M.
  • FirePro W4300 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 840M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro W4300 and GeForce 840M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 840M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce 840M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 840M is 99 MHz higher, than FirePro W4300.
  • FirePro W4300 and GeForce 840M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 1−2
ultra / 1080p 8−9 0−1
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 12−14
medium / 1080p 18−20 3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than GeForce 840M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 GeForce 840M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Bonaire N15S-GT
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 December 2015 12 March 2014
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 930 MHz 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 17.98
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 863.2 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 16.02 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s 92 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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