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    GeForce 840M vs Radeon RX 5500M

    When choosing between GeForce 840M and Radeon RX 5500M, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce 840M and Radeon RX 5500M.
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    GeForce 840M and Radeon RX 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 840M and Radeon RX 5500M 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 RX 5500M here:

    GeForce 840M Laptops
    Radeon RX 5500M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 840M Radeon RX 5500M
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 85 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR6
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon RX 5500M has 157% more power consumption, than GeForce 840M.
    • GeForce 840M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce 840M and Radeon RX 5500M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 298 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.
    • GeForce 840M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 12000 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 12−14 40−45
    medium / 1080p 3−4 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than GeForce 840M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 840M Radeon RX 5500M
    Architecture Maxwell Navi / RDNA
    Code name N15S-GT Navi 14 / R19M-E85
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 29 September 2019
    Pipelines 384 1408
    Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1327 MHz
    Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1645 MHz
    Transistor count 6,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.98 144.8
    Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 14000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.5
    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 medium sized
    Optimus +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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