GeForce 840A vs Radeon R9 280

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840A and Radeon R9 280. 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 R9 280. 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 840A

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Main Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280 has 506% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 840A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce 840A and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 840A is 752 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	35−40
ultra / 1080p	2−3	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	14−16	60−65
medium / 1080p	5−6	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	7−8	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	18−20	100−110
medium / 1080p	8−9	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Battlefield 5 is 545% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	30−35	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	120−130	250−260
medium / 768p	90−95	220−230
ultra / 1080p	40−45	180−190
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	18−20	70−75
high / 768p	65−70	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 185% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	80−85	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 840A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon R9 280.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	50−55	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Dota 2 is 121% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	5−6	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	2−3	14−16
low / 720p	14−16	80−85
medium / 1080p	6−7	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Far Cry 5 is 585% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	12−14	60−65
ultra / 1080p	7−8	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	50−55	180−190
medium / 1080p	14−16	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Fortnite is 363% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	7−8	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	20−22	100−110
medium / 1080p	9−10	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Forza Horizon 4 is 550% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	45−50	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	8−9	70−75
ultra / 1080p	5−6	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Grand Theft Auto V is 315% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	3−4	24−27
ultra / 1080p	1−2	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	8−9	65−70
medium / 1080p	4−5	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Metro Exodus is 800% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 49% more, than GeForce 840A.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than GeForce 840A.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	8−9	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 425% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	16−18	130−140
medium / 768p	12−14	85−90
high / 1080p	6−7	45−50
ultra / 1080p	5−6	24−27
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 630% more, than GeForce 840A.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	50−55
high / 768p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 840A	Radeon R9 280
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM108	Tahiti
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	17 March 2014	4 March 2014
Pipelines	384	1792
Core clock speed	1029 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz	933 MHz
Transistor count		4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	17.98	104.5
Floating-point performance	863.2 gflops	3,344 gflops
Length		275 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB/s	240 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	5.0
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		408 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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GeForce 840A vs Radeon R9 280

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