Radeon 550 vs GeForce 840A
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 840A with Radeon 550, including specs and performance data.
550 outperforms 840A by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 861 | 675 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.37 |
| Power efficiency | 6.03 | 7.83 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | Lexa |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 17 March 2014 (11 years ago) | 20 April 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $79 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 384 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | 1183 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.98 | 37.86 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8632 TFLOPS | 1.211 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 256 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 145 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1001 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 56 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.59 | 5.09 |
| Recency | 17 March 2014 | 20 April 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 50 Watt |
GeForce 840A has 51.5% lower power consumption.
Radeon 550, on the other hand, has a 96.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon 550 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 840A in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 840A is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 550 is a desktop one.
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