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    GeForce 840M vs GeForce GTX 470M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840M and GeForce GTX 470M. 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 840M and GeForce GTX 470M. 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.
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    GeForce 840M and GeForce GTX 470M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 840M and GeForce GTX 470M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or GeForce GTX 470M here:

    GeForce 840M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 470M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 840M GeForce GTX 470M
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 470M has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 840M.
    • GeForce 840M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 470M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 470M has 1532 GB more memory, than GeForce 840M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 470M - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470M is 71 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.
    • GeForce 840M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 470M - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 840M is 750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 9−10
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 12−14 21−24
    medium / 1080p 3−4 10−12
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce 840M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 840M GeForce GTX 470M
    Architecture Maxwell Fermi
    Code name N15S-GT N11E-GT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 1 November 2010
    Pipelines 384 288
    Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 1124 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.98 19.7 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 616.3 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 60.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA + +
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Optimus +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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