GeForce 840M vs Radeon 540X
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840M and Radeon 540X. 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 Radeon 540X. 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 and Radeon 540X are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 840M and Radeon 540X 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 Radeon 540X here:
Main Specs
GeForce 840M
Radeon 540X
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon 540X has 51% more power consumption, than GeForce 840M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce 840M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon 540X.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon 540X - with GCN 4.0.
GeForce 840M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon 540X - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 540X is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
1−2
6−7
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
3−4
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Battlefield 5 is 55% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
120−130
120−130
medium / 768p
90−95
100−110
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
QHD / 1440p
24−27
27−30
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
high / 768p
65−70
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
16−18
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 22% more, than Radeon 540X.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Dota 2 is 7% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
2−3
7−8
ultra / 1080p
2−3
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
16−18
medium / 1080p
3−4
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−11
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
low / 720p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
10−12
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Fortnite is 36% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
4−5
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Forza Horizon 4 is 77% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
−
40−45
high / 1080p
5−6
10−12
ultra / 1080p
2−3
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Grand Theft Auto V is 27% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
1−2
4−5
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
10−12
medium / 1080p
3−4
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Metro Exodus is 133% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
high / 1080p
85−90
85−90
ultra / 1080p
70−75
75−80
medium / 1080p
90−95
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Minecraft is 1% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−33
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 16% more, than GeForce 840M.
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
10−12
medium / 1080p
−
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
12−14
21−24
medium / 768p
9−10
14−16
high / 1080p
4−5
8−9
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 85% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
40−45
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon 540X in World of Tanks is 12% more, than GeForce 840M.
Full Specs
GeForce 840M
Radeon 540X
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 4.0
Code name
N15S-GT
Lexa
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2014
12 August 2019
Pipelines
384
512
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
1219 MHz
Transistor count
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
17.98
33.47
Floating-point performance
863.2 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
16.02 GB/s
112.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.4
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.2.131
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
92 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Optimus
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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