GeForce 840M vs Radeon Pro 560X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 840M and Radeon Pro 560X, 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 840M stacks up against Radeon Pro 560X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 840M and Radeon Pro 560X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 840M and Radeon Pro 560X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon Pro 560X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 840M Radeon Pro 560X
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 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon Pro 560X has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 840M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce 840M and Radeon Pro 560X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce 840M is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 560X - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 560X - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 840M is 122 MHz higher, than Radeon Pro 560X.
  • GeForce 840M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 560X - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 560X is 3080 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 18−20
ultra / 1080p 0−1 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 3−4 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 560X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 333% more, than GeForce 840M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 840M Radeon Pro 560X
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name N15S-GT Polaris 21
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 5 June 2017
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 907 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 64.26
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 81.28 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 92 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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