GeForce 840A vs Radeon Pro 555

In this comparison between GeForce 840A and Radeon Pro 555 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 840A will be the best choice, for others Radeon Pro 555 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon Pro 555 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 555 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 Pro 555 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon Pro 555
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 555 has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce 840A and Radeon Pro 555 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 840A is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 555 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 555 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 840A is 174 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 555.
  • GeForce 840A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 555 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 555 is 3078 MHz higher, than GeForce 840A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 16−18
ultra / 1080p 2−3 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 30−35
medium / 1080p 5−6 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 555 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon Pro 555
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM108 Polaris 21
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 17 March 2014 5 June 2017
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 855 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 40.80
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 1,306 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 81.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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