GeForce 840M vs Radeon R7 Carrizo
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 Carrizo, 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 R7 Carrizo, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 R7 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
GeForce 840M
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
12-35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce 840M has 175% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 Carrizo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
1−2
2−3
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
12−14
medium / 1080p
3−4
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
−
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
16−18
medium / 1080p
5−6
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Battlefield 5 is 11% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
110−120
medium / 768p
90−95
90−95
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
24−27
24−27
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
high / 768p
65−70
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
85−90
70−75
ultra / 1080p
16−18
18−20
medium / 1080p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
low / 768p
75−80
70−75
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
ultra / 1080p
24−27
27−30
GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
2−3
3−4
ultra / 1080p
2−3
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
3−4
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Far Cry 5 is 20% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
10−11
10−12
ultra / 1080p
5−6
6−7
QHD / 1440p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
50−55
55−60
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Fortnite is 12% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
4−5
7−8
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
20−22
medium / 1080p
7−8
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Forza Horizon 4 is 44% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
5−6
7−8
ultra / 1080p
2−3
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
1−2
1−2
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
6−7
medium / 1080p
3−4
3−4
GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
high / 1080p
85−90
65−70
ultra / 1080p
70−75
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840M in Minecraft is 16% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 Carrizo have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
6−7
GeForce 840M and Radeon R7 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
12−14
14−16
medium / 768p
9−10
10−12
high / 1080p
4−5
5−6
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 Carrizo in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 28% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
75−80
70−75
medium / 768p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
high / 768p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840M in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
Full Specs
GeForce 840M
Radeon R7 Carrizo
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
N15S-GT
Carrizo
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2014
4 June 2015
Pipelines
384
512
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
800 MHz
Transistor count
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.98
Floating-point performance
863.2 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
16.02 GB/s
Shared memory
-
+
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
92 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
medium sized
Optimus
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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