Radeon 840M vs GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile and Radeon 840M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5090 Mobile outperforms 840M by a whopping 623% 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 | 10 | 446 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 58.92 | no data |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) | RDNA 3+ (2024) |
| GPU code name | GB203 | Krackan Point |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 27 March 2025 (recently) | 2 June 2024 (less than a year 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 | 10496 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 990 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1515 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 45,600 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 496.9 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 31.8 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 112 | no data |
| TMUs | 328 | no data |
| Tensor Cores | 328 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 82 | no data |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | no data |
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 | GDDR7 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 896.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | no data |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | - |
| CUDA | 12.0 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
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55−60
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
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45−50
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
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55−60
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| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
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35−40
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| Fortnite | 60−65
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60−65
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
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45−50
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
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35−40
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| Valorant | 95−100
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95−100
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Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
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45−50
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
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55−60
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 150−160
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150−160
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| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
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35−40
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| Fortnite | 60−65
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60−65
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
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45−50
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
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40−45
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| Metro Exodus | 21−24
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21−24
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
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35−40
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
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27−30
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| Valorant | 95−100
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95−100
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+0%
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45−50
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| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+0%
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35−40
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
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45−50
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
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35−40
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
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27−30
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Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 60−65
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60−65
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1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
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20−22
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
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80−85
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
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16−18
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| Metro Exodus | 12−14
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12−14
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| Valorant | 110−120
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110−120
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1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
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27−30
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| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
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21−24
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
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24−27
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
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16−18
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1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24
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21−24
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4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
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5−6
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
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21−24
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| Metro Exodus | 6−7
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6−7
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
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12−14
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| Valorant | 55−60
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55−60
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4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
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14−16
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| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
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10−12
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
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18−20
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
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10−11
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4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−11
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10−11
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All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 45 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 75.00 | 10.37 |
| Recency | 27 March 2025 | 2 June 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
RTX 5090 Mobile has a 623.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 9 months.
Radeon 840M, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 840M in performance tests.
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