GeForce 840A vs Radeon R9 380
In this comparison between GeForce 840A and Radeon R9 380 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 R9 380 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce 840A
Main Specs
GeForce 840A
Radeon R9 380
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
190 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2 x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 380 has 475% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 380 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 840A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
GeForce 840A and Radeon R9 380 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 840A is 1032 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.
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
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 380 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 380 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 380 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 380 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 380.
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 380 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 380 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 380 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 380 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 380 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 380 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 380 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 380 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 380 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 380 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 380 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than GeForce 840A.
Full Specs
GeForce 840A
Radeon R9 380
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
GM108
Tonga Pro
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
17 March 2014
26 June 2015
Pipelines
384
1792
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
970 MHz
Transistor count
5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.98
108.6
Floating-point performance
863.2 gflops
3,476 gflops
Length
221 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2002 MHz
970 MHz
Memory bandwidth
16.02 GB/s
182.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
2.0
Vulkan
1.1.126
+
CUDA
5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.48 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
404 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Mantle
+
Design
reference
Bridgeless CrossFire
+
Number of Eyefinity displays
6
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
VCE
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.66 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
18 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
168.45 Sol/s
Compute units
28
Form factor
full height / full length / dual slot
High bandwidth memory (HBM)
-
LiquidVR
+
FRTC
+
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