Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7870 XT outperforms GeForce 840M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7870 XT is 478 days older than GeForce 840M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 840M
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT - 33 vs 185 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT
- Performs up to 26% better in Apex Legends than GeForce 840M - 78 vs 62 FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce 840M
Mobile • Mar 12th, 2014
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Desktop • Nov 19th, 2012
Pixel Fillrate
31.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
93.6 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce 840M | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT |
|---|---|---|
Mar 12th, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 19th, 2012 |
| GeForce 800M | Generation | Southern Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $270 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 2x 6-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 16.02 GB/s | Bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
1029 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 925 MHz |
1124 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 975 MHz |
| 1001 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
