NVIDIA GeForce 840M - Specs & Benchmarks

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card NVIDIA GeForce 840M, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating:		627
Architecture:		Maxwell
Code name:		GM108
Type:		Laptop
Release date:		12 March 2014 (7 years ago)
Price now:		$743
Value for money:		0.18
GPU code name:		N15S-GT
Market segment:		Laptop

Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card NVIDIA GeForce 840M. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines:		384
Core clock speed:		1029 MHz
Boost Clock:		1124 MHz
Manufacturing process technology:		28 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		33 Watt
Texture fill rate:		17.98
Floating-point performance:		863.2 gflops
Pipelines / CUDA cores:		384
Boost clock speed:		1124 MHz
Thermal design power (TDP):		33 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

Interface:		PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size:		medium sized
Bus support:		PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0

Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip NVIDIA GeForce 840M.

Memory type:		DDR3
Maximum RAM amount:		4 GB
Memory bus width:		64 Bit
Memory clock speed:		2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth:		16.02 GB/s
Shared memory:		-

Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

Display Connectors:		No outputs

Technologies

Additional technologies that the vendor integrates into its devices. They do not directly affect the performance, but can have a nice addition to the graphics card functionality both in games and at work.

GPU Boost:		2.0
CUDA:		+
GeForce Experience:		+
Optimus:		+
GameWorks:		+

API support

Supported by the video card NVIDIA GeForce 840M API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

DirectX:		12 (11_0)
OpenGL:		4.5
Vulkan:		1.1.126
Shader Model:		5.1
OpenCL:		1.2

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce 840M may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).

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Horizon Zero Dawn (2020)

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Death Stranding (2020)

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F1 2020 (2020)

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Gears Tactics (2020)

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Doom Eternal (2020)

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Legend
5	Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
	May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
	May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
?	Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
	Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

AMD equivalent

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NVIDIA GeForce 840M in Benchmarks

The performance of the graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 840M is presented in popular modern benchmarks. Testing at maximum loads gives us an idea of the real power of the graphics processor and allows us to compare the model with other popular graphics cards. You can find benchmark descriptions and results on their pages.