GeForce 840M vs Radeon HD 7990

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840M and Radeon HD 7990. 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 840M and Radeon HD 7990. 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 840M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 840M 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 GeForce 840M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 840M Radeon HD 7990
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 375 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7990 has 1036% more power consumption, than GeForce 840M.
  • GeForce 840M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7990 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 840M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7990.
  • GeForce 840M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7990 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 840M is 79 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7990.
  • GeForce 840M and Radeon HD 7990 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 3−4 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than GeForce 840M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 840M Radeon HD 7990
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N15S-GT Malta
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 24 April 2013
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 128.0
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 2x 4,096 gflops
Length 307 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 288.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s 459 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 44 Mh/s
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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