NVIDIA GeForce 840A vs ATI Radeon HD 5770

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Combined performance score

ATI HD 5770
4.40
+44.7%

Radeon HD 5770 outperforms GeForce 840A by 45% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking622725
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.66no data
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameJuniperGM108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 October 2009 (14 years old)17 March 2014 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data
Current price$103 (0.6x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores800384
Core clock speed850 MHz1029 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1124 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rate34.0017.98
Floating-point performance1,360.0 gflops863.2 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length208 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed4800 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s16.02 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDAno data5.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

ATI HD 5770 4.40
+44.7%
GeForce 840A 3.04

Radeon HD 5770 outperforms GeForce 840A by 45% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

ATI HD 5770 1705
+44.6%
GeForce 840A 1179

Radeon HD 5770 outperforms GeForce 840A by 45% in Passmark.

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:

900p24
+50%
16−18
−50%
Full HD50
+66.7%
30−35
−66.7%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how ATI HD 5770 and GeForce 840A compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • ATI HD 5770 is 50% faster than GeForce 840A

1080p resolution:

  • ATI HD 5770 is 66.7% faster than GeForce 840A

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.40 3.04
Recency 13 October 2009 17 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 33 Watt

The Radeon HD 5770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 840A in performance tests.


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