Intel HD Graphics P530 vs NVIDIA GeForce 840M

Comparative analysis of Intel HD Graphics P530 and NVIDIA GeForce 840M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics P530

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 33 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1155 vs 1086
  • Around 84% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 274 vs 149
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 12 March 2014
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 33 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1155 vs 1086
PassMark - G2D Mark 274 vs 149

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 840M

  • 2.9x more core clock speed: 1029 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • Around 12% higher boost clock speed: 1124 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • 16x more pipelines: 384 vs 24
  • 2.4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1740 MB
  • Around 22% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5617 vs 4610
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2736 vs 767
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2736 vs 767
  • 2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3191 vs 1158
  • 2.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3191 vs 1158
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2085 vs 2014
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2085 vs 2014
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1029 MHz vs 350 MHz
Boost clock speed 1124 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 24
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1740 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 5617 vs 4610
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2736 vs 767
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2736 vs 767
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3191 vs 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3191 vs 1158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2085 vs 2014
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2085 vs 2014

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel HD Graphics P530
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 840M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1155
1086
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
274
149
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4610
5617
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
767
2736
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
767
2736
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1158
3191
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1158
3191
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2014
2085
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2014
2085
Name Intel HD Graphics P530 NVIDIA GeForce 840M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1155 1086
PassMark - G2D Mark 274 149
Geekbench - OpenCL 4610 5617
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 767 2736
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 767 2736
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1158 3191
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1158 3191
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2014 2085
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2014 2085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.848
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 162.594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 95.545
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 503

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel HD Graphics P530 NVIDIA GeForce 840M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Maxwell
Code name Skylake GT2 GM108
Launch date 1 September 2015 12 March 2014
Place in performance rating 1188 1268
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1000 MHz 1124 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz 1029 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 24 384
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 33 Watt
Transistor count 189 million
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops
Texture fill rate 17.98 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x8
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1740 MB 4 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 DDR3
Shared memory 1 0
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB / s
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz

Technologies

Quick Sync
CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus