GeForce 840M vs Radeon HD 5870
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 840M and Radeon HD 5870, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 840M stacks up against Radeon HD 5870, check out specs charts below.
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
GeForce 840M
Radeon HD 5870
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
188 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5870 has 469% more power consumption, than GeForce 840M.
GeForce 840M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 5870 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 840M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce 840M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce 840M is 179 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
GeForce 840M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5870 is 2800 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
10−12
ultra / 1080p
0−1
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
24−27
medium / 1080p
3−4
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
35−40
medium / 1080p
5−6
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Battlefield 5 is 177% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 840M and Radeon HD 5870 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
180−190
medium / 768p
90−95
150−160
ultra / 1080p
40−45
75−80
QHD / 1440p
24−27
45−50
4K / 2160p
18−20
30−33
high / 768p
65−70
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 62% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 5870.
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
medium / 768p
50−55
80−85
ultra / 1080p
24−27
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Dota 2 is 50% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
2−3
12−14
ultra / 1080p
2−3
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
12−14
30−33
medium / 1080p
3−4
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Far Cry 5 is 260% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
10−11
20−22
ultra / 1080p
5−6
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
low / 720p
50−55
80−85
medium / 1080p
10−12
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Fortnite is 105% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
4−5
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
40−45
medium / 1080p
7−8
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 211% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
45−50
70−75
medium / 768p
−
60−65
high / 1080p
5−6
21−24
ultra / 1080p
2−3
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
1−2
7−8
ultra / 1080p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
5−6
21−24
medium / 1080p
3−4
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Metro Exodus is 333% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
95−100
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Minecraft is 20% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
12−14
16−18
low / 720p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
14−16
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 61% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
21−24
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 200% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
12−14
40−45
medium / 768p
9−10
24−27
high / 1080p
4−5
14−16
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 228% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
medium / 768p
35−40
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
27−30
high / 768p
30−35
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in World of Tanks is 39% more, than GeForce 840M.
Full Specs
GeForce 840M
Radeon HD 5870
Architecture
Maxwell
TeraScale 2
Code name
N15S-GT
Cypress
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
12 March 2014
23 September 2009
Pipelines
384
1600
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
Transistor count
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
17.98
68.00
Floating-point performance
863.2 gflops
2,720.0 gflops
Length
282 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
16.02 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
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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