GeForce 840A vs GTX 570M

Place in the ranking	637	779
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	4.49	6.27
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	GF114	GM108
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	28 June 2011 (13 years ago)	17 March 2014 (10 years ago)

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	336	384
Core clock speed	575 MHz	1029 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1124 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	33 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.20	17.98
Floating-point processing power	0.7728 TFLOPS	0.8632 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	8
TMUs	56	16

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR5	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1001 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72.0 GB/s	16.02 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	+	5.0

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.

GTX 570M 4.83
+62.6%

GeForce 840A 2.97

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.

GTX 570M 1863
+62.7%

GeForce 840A 1145

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:

900p	37 +76.2%	21−24 −76.2%
Full HD	52 +73.3%	30−35 −73.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9
+100%

4−5

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Hitman 3	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +70.4%	27−30 −70.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Hitman 3	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +70.4%	27−30 −70.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +85.7%	7−8 −85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Hitman 3	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +70.4%	27−30 −70.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+85.7%

7−8
−85.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Hitman 3	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+80%

5−6

−80%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

This is how GTX 570M and GeForce 840A compete in popular games:

GTX 570M is 76% faster in 900p
GTX 570M is 73% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.83	2.97
Recency	28 June 2011	17 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	33 Watt

GTX 570M has a 62.6% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce 840A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 127.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 570M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 840A in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.