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AMD Radeon 840M vs AMD Radeon 860M

AMD Radeon 840M

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The Radeon 840M is a fairly powerful RDNA 3.5 architecture iGPU that debuted in early 2025 in Krakan Point APUs and a direct successor to the Radeon 740M. It packs just a few differences under the hood, such as faster caches; its 4CUs/WGPs (256 unified shaders) run at up to 2,900 MHz.

DX12 Ultimate, ray tracing, AI image generation and other modern features are all supported here, as are many popular video codecs including first and foremost AVC, HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The latest addition to that list, the VVC codec, is not HW-supported unlike it is with Intel Lunar Lake chips. Miracast and FreeSync support is present. The iGPU can drive up to 4 monitors simultaneously with resolutions as high as SUHD 4320p60.

RDNA 3.5-based GPUs are projected to be fully supported by AMD until some time in 2027.

Performance

Its gaming performance is good enough for playing 2024 games in low graphics settings. Looking at the specs, the 840M should be slightly faster than the average Radeon 740M.

Power consumption

Krakan Point chips are a single-die design, meaning the iGPU is built with the same TSMC N4P process as the CPU cores for above average, as of late 2024, power efficiency.

AMD Radeon 860M

► remove from comparison AMD Radeon 860M

The Radeon 860M is a fairly powerful RDNA 3.5 architecture iGPU that debuted in early 2025 in Krakan Point APUs and a direct successor to the Radeon 760M. It packs just a few differences under the hood, such as faster caches; its 8 CUs/WGPs (512 unified shaders) run at up to 3,000 MHz.

DX12 Ultimate, ray tracing, AI image generation and other modern features are all supported here, as are many popular video codecs including first and foremost AVC, HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The latest addition to that list, the VVC codec, is not HW-supported unlike it is with Intel Lunar Lake chips. Miracast and FreeSync support is present. The iGPU can drive up to 4 monitors simultaneously with resolutions as high as SUHD 4320p60.

RDNA 3.5-based GPUs are projected to be fully supported by AMD until some time in 2027.

Performance

Its gaming performance is good enough for playing 2024 games in low graphics settings.

Power consumption

Krakan Point chips are a single-die design, meaning the iGPU is built with the same TSMC N4P process as the CPU cores for above average, as of late 2024, power efficiency.

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AMD Radeon 840MAMD Radeon 860M
AMD Radeon 800M Series
Radeon 890M compare 1024 @ 2.9 GHz? Bit @ 7500 MHz
Radeon 880M compare 768 @ 2.9 GHz? Bit @ 7500 MHz
Radeon 860M 512 @ 2.9 GHz? Bit @ 7500 MHz
Radeon 840M 256 @ 2.9 GHz? Bit @ 7500 MHz
Radeon 890M compare 1024 @ 2.9 GHz? Bit @ 7500 MHz
Radeon 880M compare 768 @ 2.9 GHz? Bit @ 7500 MHz
Radeon 860M 512 @ 2.9 GHz? Bit @ 7500 MHz
Radeon 840M 256 @ 2.9 GHz? Bit @ 7500 MHz
CodenameKrackan PointKrackan Point
ArchitectureRDNA 3+RDNA 3+
Pipelines256 - unified512 - unified
Raytracing Cores48
Core Speed2900 (Boost) MHz2900 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed7500 MHz7500 MHz
Shared Memoryyesyes
APIDirectX 12_2DirectX 12_2
technology4 nm4 nm
PCIe44
Displays4 Displays (max.), HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.14 Displays (max.), HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1
FeaturesFreeSync, Miracast, SUHD 4320p60 resolution support, AVC/HEVC/VP9/AV1 encoding and decodingFreeSync, Miracast, SUHD 4320p60 resolution support, AVC/HEVC/VP9/AV1 encoding and decoding
Notebook Sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement02.06.2024 02.06.2024
PredecessorRadeon 740MRadeon 760M
CPU in Radeon 840MGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD Ryzen AI 5 3406 x 2000 MHz, 28 W? MHz2900 MHz
AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 3406 x 2000 MHz, 28 W? MHz2900 MHz
min. - max.? MHz2900 MHz
CPU in Radeon 860MGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD Ryzen AI 7 3508 x 2000 MHz, 28 W? MHz3000 MHz
AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 3508 x 2000 MHz, 28 W? MHz3000 MHz
min. - max.? MHz3000 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon 860M
3 pt (9%)
AMD Radeon HD 8180
0.05426 -98%
...
AMD FirePro W7170M
2.6 -12%
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870
2.74 -7%
AMD Radeon Pro WX Vega M GL
2.74 -7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q
2.74 -7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
2.79 -6%
NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU
2.84 -4%
NVIDIA Quadro M4000M
2.89 -2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile
2.9 -2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
2.91 -2%
AMD Radeon 860M
2.96
NVIDIA T600 Laptop GPU
2.97 0%
AMD Radeon 780M
2.99 1%
Intel Arc 7-Core iGPU
3.04 3%
Intel Arc Graphics 130V
3.13 6%
NVIDIA GeForce MX570
3.17 7%
Intel Arc A310
3.17 7%
Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU
3.19 8%
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
3.27 10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
3.35 13%
...
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
18.4 522%
max:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
33.3 1025%
0%
100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 1883     avg: 2857     median: 3342 (9%)     max: 3347 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 1656     avg: 2542     median: 2983 (6%)     max: 2987 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
22791 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
24614 Points (6%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 3999     avg: 6156     median: 7229 (11%)     max: 7241 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 4449     avg: 6769     median: 7923 (7%)     max: 7935 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
210628 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
min: 6020     avg: 6023     median: 6022.5 (7%)     max: 6025 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 6804     avg: 10398     median: 12124 (15%)     max: 12267 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 6901     avg: 10338     median: 11965 (9%)     max: 12149 Points
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon 860M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
24821 Points (7%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + AMD Radeon 860M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
20346 Points (11%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon 860M
3DMark 06
15774 Points (21%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x720 + AMD Radeon 860M
3DMark 06
14855 Points (19%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1024x768 + AMD Radeon 860M
3DMark 06
14920 Points (19%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon 860M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
4517 Points (3%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon 860M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 145.7     avg: 216.7     median: 234 (14%)     max: 253 fps
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon 860M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
97.9 % (98%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
16.9 fps (6%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
35.2 fps (6%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
81.5 fps (6%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
97.2 fps (9%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
229.4 fps (5%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
289.7 fps (12%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon 860M
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
494.5 fps (4%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
min: 104.6     avg: 209.8     median: 209.8 (5%)     max: 315 fps
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU OpenCL
min: 22403     avg: 24555     median: 24342 (6%)     max: 27133 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU Vulkan
min: 26038     avg: 34866     median: 37263.5 (9%)     max: 38899 Points
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
536 Samples/s (2%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
974 Samples/s (2%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
6397 Points (5%)
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 47     avg: 57.3     median: 59.1 (8%)     max: 65.9 Watt
Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 65     avg: 78.4     median: 84.8 (27%)     max: 85.3 Watt
Power Consumption - Cyberpunk 2077 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 58     avg: 75.4     median: 83.5 (11%)     max: 84.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cyberpunk 2077 ultra
min: 0.181     avg: 0.2     median: 0.2 (32%)     max: 0.2373 fps per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon 860M → 0% n=0

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 24

F1 24

2024
low 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
61.3 77.2 ~ 69 fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
54.1 69.6 ~ 62 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
51.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
10.6  fps
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty

Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty

2023
low 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
24.3 37.1 40.4 42.8 ~ 36 fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
18.9 28.3 31 32.8 ~ 28 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
12.3 22.4 24.3 25.5 ~ 21 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
11.1 17.9 19.9 20.9 ~ 17 fps
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

2023
low 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
23.6 36.9 37 ~ 33 fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
17.9 29.9 30.1 ~ 26 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
14.6 23.5 23.6 ~ 21 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
14.3 22.9 23.1 ~ 20 fps
Strange Brigade

Strange Brigade

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon 860M:
88.5 171.3 177.3 ~ 146 fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
34.7 68.2 70.8 ~ 58 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
29.3 55.7 58.7 ~ 48 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
25.2 45.5 48.5 ~ 40 fps
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon 860M:
104  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
47  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
43  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
40  fps
X-Plane 11.11

X-Plane 11.11

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon 860M:
52.9 66.3 73.6 77.2 ~ 68 fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
41.6 52.3 58.4 59.7 ~ 53 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
34.9 43.4 47.7 47.8 ~ 43 fps
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon 860M:
40.6 66.7 83.9 85.6 ~ 69 fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
21.6 35.5 39.2 41.5 ~ 34 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
15.5 23.7 27.4 28.6 ~ 24 fps
Dota 2 Reborn

Dota 2 Reborn

2015
low 1280x720
Radeon 860M:
78.2 164.8 166.4 167.5 ~ 144 fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon 860M:
50.9 122.6 137.9 139.5 ~ 113 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
50.7 80.4 83.4 84.8 ~ 75 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
39.8 74.2 78.1 78.7 ~ 68 fps
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
Radeon 860M:
125.1 172.5 173.8 ~ 157 fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon 860M:
113.6 153.3 160.5 ~ 142 fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
33.6 74.7 76 ~ 61 fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon 860M:
13.5 28 30.7 ~ 24 fps
AMD Radeon 840MAMD Radeon 860M
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
F1 24696251.810.6
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty36282117
Baldur's Gate 333262120
Strange Brigade146584840
Far Cry 5104474340
X-Plane 11.11685343
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark693424
Dota 2 Reborn1441137568
GTA V1571426124
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