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    GeForce 840M vs Radeon RX 460

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840M and Radeon RX 460. 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 840M and Radeon RX 460. 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.
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    GeForce 840M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce 840M 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 GeForce 840M here:

    GeForce 840M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 840M Radeon RX 460
    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 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon RX 460 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 RX 460 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce 840M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 460 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 61 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.
    • GeForce 840M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 is 5000 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 12−14 40−45
    medium / 1080p 3−4 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than GeForce 840M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 840M Radeon RX 460
    Architecture Maxwell Polaris
    Code name N15S-GT Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2014 8 August 2016
    Pipelines 384 896
    Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1090 MHz
    Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1200 MHz
    Transistor count 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 17.98 67.20
    Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 2,150 gflops
    Length 170 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 112.0 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 240 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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