GeForce 840A vs Radeon RX 5600M

In this comparison between GeForce 840A and Radeon RX 5600M 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 RX 5600M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 5600M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 5600M 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 Radeon RX 5600M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon RX 5600M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 5600M has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce 840A.
  • GeForce 840A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 5600M uses PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon RX 5600M has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce 840A.
  • GeForce 840A is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5600M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 840A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 5600M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • GeForce 840A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5600M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5600M is 9998 MHz higher, than GeForce 840A.

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 RX 5600M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce 840A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 840A Radeon RX 5600M
Architecture Maxwell Navi / RDNA
Code name GM108 Navi 10
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 17 March 2014 7 January 2020
Pipelines 384 2304
Core clock speed 1029 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1265 MHz
Transistor count 10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 182.2
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 288.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.5
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2
CUDA 5.0
Laptop size medium sized
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