Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
NVIDIA GeForce 840A vs AMD Radeon HD 7730
Price now
229$
Games supported
60%
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 800 MHz
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 4500 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
- Core clock speed 1029 MHz
- Max video memory 2 GB
- Memory type DDR3
- Memory clock speed 2002 MHz
- Maximum resolution
Price now
no data
Games supported
58%
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance rating | 653 | 669 |
| Value for money | 0.21 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Maxwell (2014−2018) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | GM108 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 May 2013 (9 years old) | 17 March 2014 (9 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59 | no data |
| Current price | $229 (3.9x MSRP) | no data |
Value for money
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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 cores | 384 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 1029 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1124 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 47 Watt | 33 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.20 | 17.98 |
| Floating-point performance | 614.4 gflops | 863.2 gflops |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 16.02 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | no data |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | no data | 5.0 |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.
- Passmark
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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: 24%
Radeon HD 7730 outperforms GeForce 840A by 4% in Passmark.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 3.10 | 2.98 |
| Recency | 1 May 2013 | 17 March 2014 |
| Memory bus width | 128 | 64 |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 | 16.02 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 47 Watt | 33 Watt |
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Competitors of Radeon HD 7730 by NVIDIA
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon HD 7730 from NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 260, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon HD 7730:
Competitors of GeForce 840A by AMD
According to our data, the closest equivalent to GeForce 840A by AMD is Hainan, which is slower by 1% and lower by 5 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce 840A:
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