AMD Radeon 840M vs NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Comparison

The AMD Radeon 840M is an integrated graphics processor built on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, designed for thin and light laptops where power efficiency is paramount. The NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation is a discrete workstation graphics card based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, engineered for professional applications requiring sustained performance and large memory allocations. The recorded data shows a fundamental divide between the two: one is a low-power IGP sharing system memory, while the other is a dual-slot add-in card with dedicated VRAM and a 70 W power envelope. This analysis compares their benchmark results, architectural traits, and specification differences as recorded in the database.

Where Each One Wins

The NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation wins across every recorded benchmark category. The database lists ten benchmark entries for the RTX 2000 Ada Generation, while the AMD Radeon 840M has no recorded benchmark scores, resulting in a head-to-head win count of zero for the AMD part and zero for the NVIDIA part in the direct comparison field. The absence of scores for the Radeon 840M means the data cannot show a single test where the integrated part outperforms the discrete workstation card. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation holds a percentile rank of 63 against all GPUs in the database, while the Radeon 840M holds a percentile rank of 50. This places the NVIDIA card in the upper-middle tier of all recorded graphics processors, whereas the AMD IGP sits at the exact median.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation delivers its strongest results in compute-oriented workloads. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, it scores 78074, and in the Geekbench Vulkan test, it scores 83360. These two scores represent the highest raw numbers in its recorded benchmark suite, indicating that the card is particularly well suited for general-purpose GPU compute and modern graphics APIs. The Passmark G3D score of 16927 further confirms its dominance in traditional 3D rendering workloads. The AMD Radeon 840M, with no benchmark entries, cannot be positioned in any specific workload category beyond its architectural role as an integrated solution.

The use-case split is therefore straightforward: the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation is the only part with measurable performance data, and it wins in every test category where data exists. The AMD part wins no recorded categories. The Radeon 840M remains a capable integrated option for portable devices, but the database contains no evidence of it outperforming the discrete card in any scenario. The nearest rivals to the RTX 2000 Ada Generation include the NVIDIA Quadro K6000 with an average score of 19030, the AMD Radeon RX 6600 with 19036, the NVIDIA Tesla K80 with 18866, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile with 19049. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation sits within 0.5 percent of all these cards, showing that its performance is competitive with a range of older professional and newer mobile discrete GPUs.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon 840M uses the Krackan Point chip with the RDNA 3.5 architecture, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It belongs to the Navi III IGP generation for Strix Point Mobile. The NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation uses the AD107 chip with the Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The manufacturing process difference gives the AMD part a smaller transistor geometry, which typically supports lower power consumption, but the database records no transistor count or die size for the AMD chip. The NVIDIA chip contains 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 118.9 million transistors per square millimeter. This data is absent for the AMD part, so a direct density comparison is not possible from the recorded facts.

The Radeon 840M is an integrated processor with no dedicated memory. Its memory size, type, and bus width are all listed as system shared, with bandwidth described as system dependent. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This distinction is critical: the NVIDIA card accesses its own high-speed VRAM, while the AMD IGP must share system memory with the CPU, making its effective bandwidth contingent on the host platform. The base clock of the Radeon 840M is 400 MHz with a boost clock of 2900 MHz, while the RTX 2000 Ada Generation runs at a base clock of 1620 MHz and a boost clock of 2130 MHz. The AMD part reaches a higher boost frequency, but this does not compensate for the massive differences in compute resources.

The Radeon 840M has 256 shading units, 16 texture mapping units, 8 render output units, and 4 ray tracing cores. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 2816 shading units, 88 texture mapping units, 48 render output units, and 22 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA card also includes 88 tensor cores, while the AMD part has no tensor core entries in the database. The shading unit count is 11 times higher on the NVIDIA card, and the ray tracing core count is 5.5 times higher. The NVIDIA card belongs to the GeForce 20-series family and the Workstation Ada generation, while the Radeon 840M is part of the Navi III IGP line. The predecessor of the Radeon 840M is listed as Navi II IGP, and the predecessor of the RTX 2000 Ada Generation is Workstation Ampere, with a successor of Blackwell PRO W.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records no direct head-to-head benchmark entries between the AMD Radeon 840M and the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation. The AMD part has no benchmark scores in any test, so there are no exact numbers to compare across the two products. The only recorded performance data belongs exclusively to the NVIDIA card. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation achieves a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1767, a Passmark DirectX 10 score of 82, a Passmark DirectX 11 score of 138, a Passmark DirectX 12 score of 71, a Passmark DirectX 9 score of 216, a Passmark G2D score of 1072, a Passmark G3D score of 16927, and a Passmark GPU Compute score of 7834.

The absence of AMD scores means every win in a head-to-head comparison goes to the NVIDIA card by default. The largest recorded wins for the RTX 2000 Ada Generation come in the Geekbench tests, where the Vulkan score of 83360 and the OpenCL score of 78074 are substantially higher than any of its Passmark results. The Passmark G3D score of 16927 is the third highest recorded number, indicating strong traditional 3D performance. The Passmark G2D score of 1072 is the lowest score in the NVIDIA suite, which is expected for a 2D workload that does not stress the GPU compute units. The average benchmark score for the RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 18954, with an average benchmark score of 0 for the Radeon 840M due to the lack of recorded data.

The nearest rival data provides context for the NVIDIA card's position. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 0.4 percent behind the NVIDIA Quadro K6000, 0.4 percent behind the AMD Radeon RX 6600, 0.5 percent ahead of the NVIDIA Tesla K80, and 0.5 percent behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile. These deltas are all within half a percentage point, meaning the workstation card performs on par with a range of discrete GPUs from different eras and market segments. The Radeon 840M has no nearest rival data and no percentile comparison beyond its median rank of 50.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher boost clock?

A: The AMD Radeon 840M has a boost clock of 2900 MHz, while the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation has a boost clock of 2130 MHz. The AMD part boosts 770 MHz higher despite having far fewer compute resources.

Q: How much memory does each GPU have?

A: The AMD Radeon 840M uses system shared memory with no dedicated VRAM, while the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?

A: The average benchmark score is 18954, placing it at the 63rd percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6600, has an average score of 19036, which is 0.4 percent higher.

Q: Does the AMD Radeon 840M have any recorded benchmark scores?

A: No. The database lists no benchmark entries for the AMD Radeon 840M, and its average benchmark score is recorded as 0. Its percentile rank against all GPUs is 50.

Q: What is the power consumption of each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 840M has a TDP of 15 W and is an integrated processor, while the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation has a TDP of 70 W and is a dual-slot card with a suggested PSU of 250 W.

Q: Which GPU has more ray tracing cores?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 22 ray tracing cores, while the AMD Radeon 840M has 4 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA card also has 88 tensor cores, while the AMD part has no tensor core entries.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ across nearly every recorded specification field. The AMD Radeon 840M uses the RDNA 3.5 architecture on a 4 nm TSMC process, while the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation uses Ada Lovelace on a 5 nm TSMC process. The NVIDIA chip has a recorded transistor count of 18,900 million and a die size of 159 mm², while the AMD chip has no transistor or die size data. The Radeon 840M has a base clock of 400 MHz and a boost clock of 2900 MHz, versus 1620 MHz base and 2130 MHz boost for the NVIDIA card. Memory differs fundamentally: the AMD part uses system shared memory with system dependent bandwidth, while the NVIDIA card uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Compute unit counts show a large gap. The Radeon 840M has 256 shading units, 16 TMUs, 8 ROPs, and 4 RT cores. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 2816 shading units, 88 TMUs, 48 ROPs, and 22 RT cores, plus 88 tensor cores. The pixel rate of the Radeon 840M is 23.20 GPixel/s, while the NVIDIA card reaches 102.2 GPixel/s. Texture rates are 46.40 GTexel/s for the AMD part and 187.4 GTexel/s for the NVIDIA card. FP32 performance is 1,484.8 GFLOPS for the Radeon 840M and 12.00 TFLOPS for the RTX 2000 Ada Generation, with FP16 at the same ratio for both. The TDP is 15 W for the integrated AMD part and 70 W for the discrete NVIDIA card.

Physical and interface differences are also recorded. The Radeon 840M is an IGP with no slot width requirement, no power connectors, and display outputs that are portable device dependent. The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is a dual-slot card measuring 168 mm in length and 69 mm in height, with no power connectors and a suggested PSU of 250 W. It has four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. Both cards use a PCIe 4.0 x8 bus interface. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Radeon 840M was released on 2025-02-28, while the RTX 2000 Ada Generation was released on 2024-02-11. The launch MSRP of the RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 649 USD; the Radeon 840M has no recorded launch MSRP. The AMD part lists its predecessor as Navi II IGP with no successor, while the NVIDIA card lists Workstation Ampere as its predecessor and Blackwell PRO W as its successor.