GeForce 840A vs Quadro 500M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 840A and Quadro 500M, 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 840A stacks up against Quadro 500M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 840A
Quadro 500M
Main Specs
| GeForce 840A | Quadro 500M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
- Quadro 500M has 6% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
- GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
- GeForce 840A has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
- Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 329 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
- GeForce 840A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce 840A is 202 MHz higher, than Quadro 500M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 30−35 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro 500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 25% more, than GeForce 840A. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 90−95 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | − |
| high / 768p | 65−70 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 189% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 80−85 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 50−55 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Dota 2 is 124% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Fortnite is 136% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 18−20 |
| high / 1080p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 40−45 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Grand Theft Auto V is 181% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | 85−90 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 80−85 | − |
| medium / 1080p | 85−90 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Minecraft is 64% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 12−14 | − |
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in World of Tanks is 88% more, than Quadro 500M. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce 840A | Quadro 500M | |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Fermi |
| Code name | GM108 | GF108 |
| Type | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 17 March 2014 | 22 February 2011 |
| Pipelines | 384 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1124 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 585 million | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 17.98 | 11.20 |
| Floating-point performance | 863.2 gflops | 268.8 gflops |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 28.8 GB/s |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 2.1 |