NVIDIA GeForce 840M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GM108 | GP106 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N15S-GT | GP106-300-A1 |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Pascal |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Number of transistors | unknown | 4,400 million |
| Die size | unknown | 200 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Mar 12th, 2014 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 800M | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 700M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 900M | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1029 MHz | 1506 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1124 MHz | 1708 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1001 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 2002 MHz 8 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 3 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 192.2 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 384 | 1152 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 72 |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| SMM count | 3 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SMM) | 48 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 1024 KB | 1536 KB |
| SM count | — | 9 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.992 GPixel/s | 81.98 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 17.98 GTexel/s | 123.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 863.2 GFLOPS | 3.935 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 26.98 GFLOPS (1:32) | 123.0 GFLOPS (1:32) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 61.49 GFLOPS (1:64) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | IGP | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 33 W | 120 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Length | — | 250 mm 9.8 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 300 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | — | PG410 SKU 20 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 6.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Aug 18th, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 10 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 900 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 20 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 199 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 117 in our database |
