GeForce 840M vs Radeon Vega 11 mobile

In this comparison between GeForce 840M and Radeon Vega 11 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 840M will be the best choice, for others Radeon Vega 11 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 840M and Radeon Vega 11 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 840M and Radeon Vega 11 mobile 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 Vega 11 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 840M Radeon Vega 11 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 IGP
Memory type DDR3 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 840M has 120% more power consumption, than Radeon Vega 11 mobile.
  • GeForce 840M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon Vega 11 mobile uses IGP interface.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Vega 11 mobile - with GCN 5.0.
  • GeForce 840M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Vega 11 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 3−4
ultra / 1080p 0−1 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 14−16
medium / 1080p 3−4 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Vega 11 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than GeForce 840M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 840M Radeon Vega 11 mobile
Architecture Maxwell GCN 5.0
Code name N15S-GT Picasso
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2014 6 January 2019
Pipelines 384 704
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1400 MHz
Transistor count 4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 61.60
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
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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