GeForce 840A vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 6850 X2. 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 840A and Radeon HD 6850 X2. 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 840A

Radeon HD 6850 X2

Main Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	254 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort

Radeon HD 6850 X2 has 669% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 229 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
GeForce 840A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 2198 MHz higher, than GeForce 840A.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	12−14
ultra / 1080p	2−3	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	14−16	27−30
medium / 1080p	5−6	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	7−8	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	8−9	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Battlefield 5 is 163% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	30−35	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	120−130	190−200
medium / 768p	90−95	160−170
ultra / 1080p	40−45	85−90
QHD / 1440p	24−27	45−50
4K / 2160p	18−20	30−33
high / 768p	65−70	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 74% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	80−85	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	35−40
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	75−80	100−110
medium / 768p	50−55	85−90
ultra / 1080p	27−30	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Dota 2 is 59% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	5−6	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
4K / 2160p	2−3	5−6
low / 720p	14−16	30−35
medium / 1080p	6−7	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 142% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	12−14	21−24
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	50−55	85−90
medium / 1080p	14−16	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Fortnite is 95% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	7−8	21−24
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	7−8
low / 720p	20−22	45−50
medium / 1080p	9−10	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 158% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	75−80
medium / 768p	−	65−70
high / 1080p	8−9	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 85% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	3−4	8−9
ultra / 1080p	1−2	6−7
4K / 2160p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	8−9	24−27
medium / 1080p	4−5	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	85−90	100−110
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	95−100
medium / 1080p	85−90	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Minecraft is 20% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
low / 720p	27−30	50−55
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 66% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 112% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	16−18	45−50
medium / 768p	12−14	27−30
high / 1080p	6−7	16−18
ultra / 1080p	5−6	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 150% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	70−75	95−100
medium / 768p	35−40	55−60
ultra / 1080p	16−18	30−35
high / 768p	30−35	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in World of Tanks is 53% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture	Maxwell	TeraScale 2
Code name	GM108	Barts
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 March 2014	19 September 2011
Pipelines	384	960
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	800 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz
Transistor count		1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	17.98	38.40
Floating-point performance	863.2 gflops	2x 1,536.0 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	5.0

GeForce 840A vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

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