GeForce 840M vs Radeon R7 M380
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 M380. 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 R7 M380. 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 R7 M380 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 M380 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 R7 M380 here:
Main Specs
GeForce 840M
Radeon R7 M380
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
DDR3
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce 840M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 M380 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 M380 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce 840M is 114 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.
GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 M380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 840M is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.
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
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
16−18
medium / 1080p
3−4
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
5−6
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Battlefield 5 is 77% 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 R7 M380 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
120−130
130−140
medium / 768p
90−95
100−110
ultra / 1080p
40−45
50−55
QHD / 1440p
24−27
27−30
4K / 2160p
18−20
27−30
high / 768p
65−70
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 16% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p
75−80
75−80
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Dota 2 is 7% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
2−3
8−9
ultra / 1080p
2−3
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
18−20
medium / 1080p
3−4
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 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
60−65
medium / 1080p
10−12
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Fortnite is 42% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
4−5
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Forza Horizon 4 is 88% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
5−6
12−14
ultra / 1080p
2−3
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 33% 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
12−14
medium / 1080p
3−4
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Metro Exodus is 166% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
high / 1080p
85−90
85−90
ultra / 1080p
70−75
80−85
medium / 1080p
90−95
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Minecraft is 2% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than GeForce 840M.
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
10−12
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
12−14
24−27
medium / 768p
9−10
16−18
high / 1080p
4−5
9−10
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% 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 R7 M380 in World of Tanks is 12% more, than GeForce 840M.
Full Specs
GeForce 840M
Radeon R7 M380
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
N15S-GT
Tropo
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2014
7 May 2015
Pipelines
384
640
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
915 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
915 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.98
36.60
Floating-point performance
863.2 gflops
1,171 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
16.02 GB/s
32 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Not Listed
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
92 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
medium sized
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Compute units
10
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
AppAcceleration
+
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