GeForce RTX 3080 vs 840M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 840M with GeForce RTX 3080, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 840M
2014
4 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
2.83

RTX 3080 outperforms 840M by a whopping 2212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking79526
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data46.29
Power efficiency5.8814.01
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM108GA102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores3848704
Core clock speed1029 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistorsno data28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate17.98465.1
Floating-point processing power0.8632 TFLOPS29.77 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs16272
Tensor Coresno data272
Ray Tracing Coresno data68

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data285 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin

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 typeDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB10 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s760.3 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA+8.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 840M 2.83
RTX 3080 65.44
+2212%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 840M 1092
RTX 3080 25210
+2209%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GeForce 840M 2340
RTX 3080 53713
+2195%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GeForce 840M 7191
RTX 3080 91747
+1176%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GeForce 840M 1573
RTX 3080 39257
+2396%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce 840M 8724
RTX 3080 188064
+2056%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GeForce 840M 5748
RTX 3080 167014
+2806%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce 840M 119888
RTX 3080 529548
+342%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GeForce 840M 4992
RTX 3080 145176
+2808%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GeForce 840M 5561
RTX 3080 202162
+3535%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04

GeForce 840M 7
RTX 3080 165
+2296%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03

GeForce 840M 5
RTX 3080 69
+1170%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02

GeForce 840M 1
RTX 3080 13
+908%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04

GeForce 840M 9
RTX 3080 121
+1261%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01

GeForce 840M 18
RTX 3080 70
+280%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01

GeForce 840M 2
RTX 3080 44
+2339%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01

GeForce 840M 10
RTX 3080 190
+1763%

SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01

GeForce 840M 13
RTX 3080 17
+30.8%

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:

900p45
−2122%
1000−1050
+2122%
Full HD17
−882%
167
+882%
1440p5−6
−2440%
127
+2440%
4K3−4
−2733%
85
+2733%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.19
1440pno data5.50
4Kno data8.22

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2420%
120−130
+2420%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−1400%
130−140
+1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−11000%
111
+11000%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−5125%
200−210
+5125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1557%
110−120
+1557%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2660%
138
+2660%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−2200%
110−120
+2200%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−1888%
150−160
+1888%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1453%
230−240
+1453%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1350%
116
+1350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−1000%
240−250
+1000%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−4700%
144
+4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1771%
131
+1771%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−2158%
270−280
+2158%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−553%
248
+553%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−1400%
130−140
+1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−9500%
96
+9500%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−5125%
200−210
+5125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1557%
110−120
+1557%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2580%
134
+2580%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−2200%
110−120
+2200%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−1888%
150−160
+1888%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1453%
230−240
+1453%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1375%
118
+1375%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−1000%
240−250
+1000%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−4700%
144
+4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−2617%
326
+2617%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
−504%
130−140
+504%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−526%
238
+526%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−1400%
130−140
+1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−8700%
88
+8700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1557%
110−120
+1557%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2520%
131
+2520%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−2200%
110−120
+2200%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−1453%
230−240
+1453%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1275%
110
+1275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−727%
182
+727%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−2292%
287
+2292%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−2383%
149
+2383%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−166%
101
+166%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1771%
131
+1771%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−2920%
150−160
+2920%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−2475%
100−110
+2475%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−3700%
75−80
+3700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3750%
75−80
+3750%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8500%
86
+8500%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2467%
75−80
+2467%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1300%
112
+1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−2057%
151
+2057%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−5700%
110−120
+5700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−1353%
247
+1353%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−2067%
130
+2067%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−7800%
75−80
+7800%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2550%
50−55
+2550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−5100%
52
+5100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−4700%
45−50
+4700%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4500%
45−50
+4500%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 100−110
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−5300%
54
+5300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2275%
95
+2275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+0%
76
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 107
+0%
107
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 219
+0%
219
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 57
+0%
57
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 142
+0%
142
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
+0%
115
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 43
+0%
43
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 135
+0%
135
+0%

This is how GeForce 840M and RTX 3080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 is 2122% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3080 is 882% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 is 2440% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 is 2733% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 3080 is 11000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 is ahead in 61 test (86%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.83 65.44
Recency 12 March 2014 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 320 Watt

GeForce 840M has 869.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080, on the other hand, has a 2212.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 840M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 840M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3080 is a desktop one.


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