Radeon HD 8770M vs GeForce 840A

840M 920MX 930MX 940M MX130
VS
Radeon HD 8530M Radeon HD 8730M Radeon HD 8750M Radeon HD 8770M Radeon HD 8790M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 8770M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 840A
2014
2 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
2.92

HD 8770M outperforms 840A by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GeForce 840A GeForce 840A
HD 8770M HD 8770M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking788779
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.09no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGM108Mars
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date17 March 2014 (10 years ago)1 April 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384384
Core clock speed1029 MHz775 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz825 MHz
Number of transistorsno data950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Wattno data
Texture fill rate17.9819.80
Floating-point processing power0.8632 TFLOPS0.6336 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs1624

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s72 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA5.0-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD50−55
−8%
54
+8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Elden Ring 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Elden Ring 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
World of Tanks 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Elden Ring 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
World of Tanks 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Elden Ring 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Valorant 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how GeForce 840A and HD 8770M compete in popular games:

  • HD 8770M is 8% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.92 3.00
Recency 17 March 2014 1 April 2013

GeForce 840A has an age advantage of 11 months.

HD 8770M, on the other hand, has a 2.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 840A and Radeon HD 8770M.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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