AMD Radeon 840M vs AMD Radeon RX 9060 Comparison

The Verdict

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is the clear performance leader in this comparison, with the database showing an average benchmark score of 16014 against a percentile rank of 59 among all GPUs. The AMD Radeon 840M, by contrast, records a percentile rank of 50 and an average benchmark score of 0, indicating that it has no recorded benchmark submissions in the database. The RX 9060 sits within 0.7% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (average score 16129) and 1% ahead of both the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862) and AMD Radeon RX 7700 (15852). The 840M is an integrated graphics processor designed for portable devices, while the RX 9060 is a dual-slot discrete card requiring a 300 W suggested power supply and a single 8-pin connector. Any user seeking measurable graphics performance must choose the RX 9060; the 840M offers no recorded benchmark data to compare.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 9060 wins in every measurable category because it is the only one of the two with benchmark results. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3322 and Geekbench OpenCL score of 88183 demonstrate strong synthetic performance. The PassMark G3D score of 17631 and PassMark GPU Compute score of 9919 further confirm its advantage in both rasterization and compute workloads. The 840M has no recorded wins in any benchmark test, as the database lists zero benchmark entries for it and a wins count of 0. The RX 9060 also wins in memory configuration, using 8 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, whereas the 840M relies on system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth. The RX 9060 delivers 21.43 TFLOPS FP32 performance versus 1,484.8 GFLOPS for the 840M, a 14.4x difference in raw floating-point throughput. For any application that depends on GPU compute, dedicated VRAM, or sustained rendering, the RX 9060 is the only viable option in this pairing.

Architecture Differences

The 840M uses the Krackan Point chip with RDNA 3.5 architecture, part of the Navi III IGP generation for Strix Point Mobile. The RX 9060 uses the Navi 44 chip with RDNA 4.0 architecture, part of the Navi IV generation in the RX 9000 series. Both are manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC, but the RX 9060 has a transistor count of 29,700 million on a 199 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 149.2M per mm². The 840M has unknown transistor and die size figures. The RX 9060 uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface, while the 840M uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The RX 9060 has 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 28 ray tracing cores. The 840M has 256 shading units, 16 TMUs, 8 ROPs, and 4 ray tracing cores. The RX 9060 has a base clock of 1700 MHz, a boost clock of 2990 MHz, and a game clock of 2400 MHz; the 840M has a base clock of 400 MHz and a boost clock of 2900 MHz. The RX 9060 memory runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the 840M memory clock is listed as system shared. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 9060 has a 132 W TDP, while the 840M is rated at 15 W. The 840M is an IGP with no power connectors and portable-device-dependent display outputs; the RX 9060 is dual-slot with 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a outputs.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher FP32 performance?

A: The RX 9060 delivers 21.43 TFLOPS FP32, which is 14.4x the 1,484.8 GFLOPS of the 840M.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same DirectX version?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), along with OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What is the memory configuration of each GPU?

A: The RX 9060 has 8 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The 840M uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth.

Q: How does the RX 9060 compare to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti?

A: The RX 9060 average benchmark score is 16014, which is 0.7% lower than the RTX 3060 Ti average score of 16129.

Q: What is the power requirement difference?

A: The RX 9060 has a 132 W TDP and a suggested power supply of 300 W with a single 8-pin connector. The 840M is a 15 W IGP with no power connectors.

Q: What are the ray tracing core counts?

A: The RX 9060 has 28 ray tracing cores, while the 840M has 4 ray tracing cores.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains benchmark results only for the RX 9060, so the head-to-head comparison is one-sided. The RX 9060 scores 3322 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 88183 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 39476 in Geekbench Vulkan. In PassMark tests, it scores 104 in DirectX 10, 182 in DirectX 11, 44 in DirectX 12, 280 in DirectX 9, 1002 in G2D, 17631 in G3D, and 9919 in GPU Compute. The 840M has zero recorded benchmark scores in the database, and its average benchmark score is 0. The RX 9060's closest rival in the database is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti at 16129 average score, a 0.7% difference. It is 1% ahead of the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15862) and AMD Radeon RX 7700 (15852), and 2.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15679). These deltas place the RX 9060 in a competitive position among established discrete GPUs, while the 840M lacks any comparable data points. The pixel rate of the RX 9060 is 191.4 GPixel/s versus 23.20 GPixel/s for the 840M, and its texture rate is 334.9 GTexel/s versus 46.40 GTexel/s. The RX 9060 also has a 2990 MHz boost clock versus 2900 MHz for the 840M, and its game clock of 2400 MHz is a specification the 840M does not list.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every specification field. The RX 9060 uses the Navi 44 chip with RDNA 4.0 architecture and belongs to the Radeon RX 9000 series; the 840M uses the Krackan Point chip with RDNA 3.5 architecture and has no series designation. The RX 9060 has 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die with a density of 149.2M per mm², while the 840M has unknown transistor count, die size, and density. Clock speeds differ significantly: the RX 9060 has a 1700 MHz base clock, 2990 MHz boost clock, and 2400 MHz game clock; the 840M has a 400 MHz base clock and 2900 MHz boost clock with no game clock listed. Memory differs completely: the RX 9060 uses 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth and a 2250 MHz memory clock (18 Gbps effective); the 840M uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth. The compute unit configuration shows the RX 9060 with 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 28 ray tracing cores versus the 840M's 256 shading units, 16 TMUs, 8 ROPs, and 4 ray tracing cores. Pixel and texture rates are 191.4 GPixel/s and 334.9 GTexel/s for the RX 9060 versus 23.20 GPixel/s and 46.40 GTexel/s for the 840M. FP32 and FP16 performance are both 21.43 TFLOPS for the RX 9060 and 1,484.8 GFLOPS for the 840M, with both listed as 1:1 ratios. Power and physical specifications diverge: the RX 9060 has a 132 W TDP, dual-slot width, a single 8-pin power connector, and a 300 W suggested PSU; the 840M has a 15 W TDP, IGP slot width, and no power connectors. The bus interface is PCIe 5.0 x16 for the RX 9060 versus PCIe 4.0 x8 for the 840M. Display outputs are 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a for the RX 9060 versus portable-device-dependent outputs for the 840M. The RX 9060 has a release date of 2025-08-04 and lists its predecessor as Navi III; the 840M has a release date of 2025-02-28 and lists its predecessor as Navi II IGP. The RX 9060 has a production status of Active and the 840M also has a production status of Active. The RX 9060 does not list a launch MSRP, and neither does the 840M.