NVIDIA GeForce 840M vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GM108 | GF117 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N15S-GT | N14M-GE |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | unknown | 585 million |
| Die size | unknown | 116 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Mar 12th, 2014 | Apr 1st, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 800M | GeForce 700M |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | GeForce 700M | GeForce 600M |
| Successor | GeForce 900M | GeForce 800M |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1029 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1124 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1001 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 775 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1250 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 12.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 384 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| SMM count | 3 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SMM) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 1024 KB | 128 KB |
| SM count | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.992 GPixel/s | 3.100 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 17.98 GTexel/s | 12.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 863.2 GFLOPS | 240.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 26.98 GFLOPS (1:32) | 20.00 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 33 W | 33 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | — |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
