GeForce 840M vs Radeon RX 480 mobile
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 840M and Radeon RX 480 mobile. 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 480 mobile. 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 840M and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 840M and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:
Main Specs
GeForce 840M
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon RX 480 mobile has 203% more power consumption, than GeForce 840M.
GeForce 840M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 480 mobile has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce 840M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 840M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
GeForce 840M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 6000 MHz higher, than GeForce 840M.
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
12−14
ultra / 1080p
0−1
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
27−30
medium / 1080p
3−4
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
45−50
medium / 1080p
5−6
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 222% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
120−130
190−200
medium / 768p
90−95
160−170
ultra / 1080p
40−45
85−90
QHD / 1440p
24−27
45−50
4K / 2160p
18−20
24−27
high / 768p
65−70
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 72% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
85−90
60−65
ultra / 1080p
16−18
35−40
medium / 1080p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 6% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
85−90
ultra / 1080p
24−27
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Dota 2 is 62% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
2−3
14−16
ultra / 1080p
2−3
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
12−14
30−35
medium / 1080p
3−4
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 280% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
10−11
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
16−18
QHD / 1440p
2−3
10−12
low / 720p
50−55
90−95
medium / 1080p
10−12
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Fortnite is 137% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
4−5
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
16−18
45−50
medium / 1080p
7−8
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 244% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
45−50
75−80
medium / 768p
−
70−75
high / 1080p
5−6
24−27
ultra / 1080p
2−3
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 105% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
1−2
7−8
ultra / 1080p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
24−27
medium / 1080p
3−4
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Metro Exodus is 366% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
70−75
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Minecraft is 23% more, than GeForce 840M.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
50−55
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 55% more, than GeForce 840M.
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
24−27
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 220% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
12−14
45−50
medium / 768p
9−10
27−30
high / 1080p
4−5
16−18
ultra / 1080p
3−4
9−10
4K / 2160p
0−1
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 257% more, than GeForce 840M.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
high / 768p
30−35
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in World of Tanks is 41% more, than GeForce 840M.
Full Specs
GeForce 840M
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture
Maxwell
Polaris
Code name
N15S-GT
Polaris
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2014
1 August 2016
Pipelines
384
2304
Core clock speed
1029 MHz
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
1077 MHz
Transistor count
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
17.98
155.1
Floating-point performance
863.2 gflops
4,963 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
16.02 GB/s
256.0 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
+
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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