AMD Radeon 840M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no overlapping benchmark scores for the AMD Radeon 840M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile. The Radeon 840M has no recorded benchmark entries, while the RTX 4060 Mobile has nine recorded results spanning OpenCL, Vulkan, and Passmark suites. Direct numeric comparison is therefore impossible from the recorded data. What can be established is the absolute performance tier of the RTX 4060 Mobile and its position relative to other GPUs in the database.

The RTX 4060 Mobile records an average benchmark score of 22,729 across all tests. Its percentile versus all GPUs is 67, placing it above the median. The nearest rivals in the database provide context. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22,895, which is 0.7% higher than the RTX 4060 Mobile. The Intel Arc B580 scores 23,021, 1.3% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT scores 22,549, 0.8% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile scores 22,435, 1.3% lower. These deltas are all within a narrow band, indicating that the RTX 4060 Mobile sits in a tightly contested performance cluster.

Looking at individual benchmark results for the RTX 4060 Mobile, the Geekbench Vulkan score of 89,569 slightly exceeds the OpenCL score of 89,420. The Passmark G3D score of 17,469 is the most substantial single metric, while the Passmark GPU compute score of 6,816 reflects a separate compute-oriented workload. The DirectX 10, 11, 12, and 9 scores are 107, 157, 73, and 216 respectively. The G2D score of 730 measures 2D graphics throughput, a different workload category entirely.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs diverge fundamentally in their design philosophy and implementation. The AMD Radeon 840M is an integrated graphics processor built on the Krackan Point chip, using the RDNA 3.5 architecture. It belongs to the Navi III IGP (Strix Point Mobile) generation and is fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The RTX 4060 Mobile is a discrete mobile GPU using the AD107 chip, built on Ada Lovelace architecture, belonging to the GeForce 40 Mobile generation, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC.

Transistor counts and die sizes differ dramatically. The Radeon 840M has an unknown transistor count and die size. The RTX 4060 Mobile contains 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 118.9 million per square millimeter. This density figure is recorded for the NVIDIA part only.

Clock behavior also contrasts sharply. The Radeon 840M has a base clock of 400 MHz and a boost clock of 2,900 MHz. The RTX 4060 Mobile has a base clock of 1,545 MHz and a boost clock of 1,890 MHz. The AMD part relies on a much higher boost multiplier relative to its base, while the NVIDIA part operates from a higher floor.

Memory configurations are entirely different classes. The Radeon 840M uses system shared memory, with system-dependent bandwidth and a system shared bus width. The RTX 4060 Mobile has 8 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The memory clock for the RTX 4060 Mobile is 2,000 MHz, stated as 16 Gbps effective.

Compute resources reveal the scale gap. The Radeon 840M has 256 shading units, 16 texture mapping units, and 8 render output units. It includes 4 ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The RTX 4060 Mobile has 3,072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, with 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores. Pixel rate for the AMD part is 23.20 GPixel/s, texture rate is 46.40 GTexel/s, and FP32 performance is 1,484.8 GFLOPS, with FP16 also at 1,484.8 GFLOPS in a 1:1 ratio. The RTX 4060 Mobile delivers 90.72 GPixel/s, 181.4 GTexel/s, and 11.61 TFLOPS FP32, with FP16 also at 11.61 TFLOPS in a 1:1 ratio.

Power envelopes differ by a factor that the recorded TDP values make explicit. The Radeon 840M is rated at 15 W, while the RTX 4060 Mobile is rated at 115 W. Both are listed with a slot width of IGP and no power connectors, and both use a PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface. Display outputs for both are portable device dependent.

API support is identical on paper. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Radeon 840M has a production status of Active and was released on 2025-02-28. The RTX 4060 Mobile is also Active, released on 2023-01-02, with a predecessor of GeForce 30 Mobile and a successor of GeForce 50 Mobile. The Radeon 840M lists its predecessor as Navi II IGP.

Where Each One Wins

The recorded data supports a clear separation of use cases, though the absence of benchmarks for the Radeon 840M limits direct confirmation. The RTX 4060 Mobile occupies the higher performance tier across all measured workloads. Its average benchmark score of 22,729 and 67th percentile ranking indicate that it competes with desktop GPUs such as the RTX 2080 and RX 7700 XT, as shown by the nearest rivals data.

The RTX 4060 Mobile wins decisively in raw throughput categories. Its FP32 compute of 11.61 TFLOPS is roughly eight times the 1,484.8 GFLOPS of the Radeon 840M. The pixel rate of 90.72 GPixel/s versus 23.20 GPixel/s gives the RTX part a 3.9x advantage. The texture rate of 181.4 GTexel/s versus 46.40 GTexel/s is a 3.9x gap. These are the metrics that drive high-resolution gaming and GPU-accelerated rendering.

The RTX 4060 Mobile also wins on memory resources. Dedicated 8 GB GDDR6 with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth is a fixed, predictable resource. The Radeon 840M relies on system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth, meaning performance scales with the host platform's memory configuration. For workloads that require sustained memory throughput, the RTX part has a structural advantage.

The Radeon 840M wins on power efficiency as expressed by TDP. At 15 W, it draws a fraction of the 115 W allocated to the RTX 4060 Mobile. This makes it suitable for thin-and-light portable devices where sustained load power draw is constrained. The 840M also has a higher boost clock relative to its base, reaching 2,900 MHz, which indicates it can ramp quickly when thermal headroom allows.

The Radeon 840M wins on release recency. Released on 2025-02-28, it is newer than the RTX 4060 Mobile's 2023-01-02 launch. This means it incorporates a more recent architecture generation (RDNA 3.5 versus Ada Lovelace) and a newer process node at 4 nm versus 5 nm. These factors support efficiency and feature completeness but do not overcome the compute resource gap.

FAQ

Q: How does the RTX 4060 Mobile compare to its nearest rivals in the database?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 22,729. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 scores 22,895, which is 0.7% higher. The Intel Arc B580 scores 23,021, 1.3% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT scores 22,549, 0.8% lower. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile scores 22,435, 1.3% lower.

Q: What is the performance percentile of the RTX 4060 Mobile?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile sits at the 67th percentile versus all GPUs in the database, meaning it outperforms the majority of recorded graphics processors.

Q: Does the Radeon 840M have any benchmark scores in the database?

A: No. The Radeon 840M has zero recorded benchmark entries and an average benchmark score of 0. Its percentile versus all GPUs is 50, which is the default median placement for unmeasured parts.

Q: What memory configuration does each GPU use?

A: The Radeon 840M uses system shared memory with a system shared bus width and system dependent bandwidth. The RTX 4060 Mobile uses 8 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How do the compute resources compare?

A: The Radeon 840M has 256 shading units, 16 TMUs, 8 ROPs, and 4 ray tracing cores. The RTX 4060 Mobile has 3,072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 24 ray tracing cores, and 96 tensor cores. FP32 throughput is 1,484.8 GFLOPS for the AMD part versus 11.61 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA part.

Q: What are the power ratings for each GPU?

A: The Radeon 840M is rated at 15 W TDP. The RTX 4060 Mobile is rated at 115 W TDP. Both are classified as IGP slot width with no power connectors.

The Verdict

The data presents an unambiguous performance hierarchy. The RTX 4060 Mobile delivers roughly eight times the FP32 compute of the Radeon 840M, nearly four times the pixel rate, and nearly four times the texture rate. It has 12 times the shading units, 6 times the TMUs, 6 times the ROPs, and 6 times the ray tracing cores. It has dedicated memory with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth versus system shared memory that is system dependent. Its average benchmark score of 22,729 and 67th percentile placement confirm that it operates in a competitive tier alongside desktop GPUs like the RTX 2080 and RX 7700 XT.

The Radeon 840M holds advantages in power draw, process node, and release recency. At 15 W TDP, it uses less than one-eighth the power budget of the RTX 4060 Mobile. It is fabricated on a newer 4 nm process versus 5 nm, and it was released later. These attributes make it appropriate for portable devices where power limits are strict and where the host system's shared memory can be leveraged.

For workloads that demand maximum throughput, the RTX 4060 Mobile is the clear choice based on every measured compute metric. For constrained portable environments where power draw is the primary limitation, the Radeon 840M's 15 W envelope is the decisive factor. The performance gap is wide enough that no workload category in the recorded data would favor the integrated part, but the power difference is equally definitive. The choice rests on whether the use case prioritizes compute capability or power efficiency.