GeForce 840A vs Radeon HD 7690M XT

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 7690M XT. 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 7690M XT. 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.

Radeon HD 7690M XT is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7690M XT is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Radeon HD 7690M XT here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon HD 7690M XT
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 840A has 32% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
  • GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7690M XT uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 7690M XT have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 840A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 304 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
  • GeForce 840A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7690M XT is 1598 MHz higher, than GeForce 840A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 2−3
ultra / 1080p 2−3 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 5−6 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.

Full Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon HD 7690M XT
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name GM108 Thames XTX
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 March 2014 7 June 2011
Pipelines 384 480
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 17.40
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 696.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 57.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
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
Laptop size medium sized
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