NVIDIA GeForce 840M vs NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 840M and NVIDIA Quadro K2100M 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 840M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 54% higher core clock speed: 1029 MHz vs 667 MHz
  • Around 12% better floating-point performance: 863.2 gflops vs 768.4 gflops
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 55 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 26% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5771 vs 4566
  • Around 85% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 22.848 vs 12.383
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.237 vs 1.107
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 95.545 vs 40.703
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 March 2014 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed 1029 MHz vs 667 MHz
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops vs 768.4 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt vs 55 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 5771 vs 4566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.848 vs 12.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.237 vs 1.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 95.545 vs 40.703

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

  • Around 78% higher texture fill rate: 32.02 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 576 vs 384
  • Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 3008 MHz vs 2002 MHz
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1363 vs 1096
  • Around 90% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 287 vs 151
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 358.892 vs 162.594
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 21.761 vs 21.15
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2294 vs 2085
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3605 vs 2736
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3362 vs 3191
  • Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2294 vs 2085
  • Around 32% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3605 vs 2736
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3362 vs 3191
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 32.02 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
Pipelines 576 vs 384
Memory clock speed 3008 MHz vs 2002 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1363 vs 1096
PassMark - G2D Mark 287 vs 151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 358.892 vs 162.594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.761 vs 21.15
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2294 vs 2085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3605 vs 2736
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3362 vs 3191
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2294 vs 2085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3605 vs 2736
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3362 vs 3191

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 840M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1096
1363
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
151
287
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
5771
4566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
22.848
12.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
162.594
358.892
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.237
1.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.15
21.761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
95.545
40.703
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2085
2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2736
3605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3191
3362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2085
2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2736
3605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3191
3362
Name NVIDIA GeForce 840M NVIDIA Quadro K2100M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1096 1363
PassMark - G2D Mark 151 287
Geekbench - OpenCL 5771 4566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 22.848 12.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 162.594 358.892
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.237 1.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.15 21.761
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 95.545 40.703
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2085 2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2736 3605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3191 3362
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2085 2294
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2736 3605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3191 3362
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 503 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 840M NVIDIA Quadro K2100M

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 GK106
Launch date 12 March 2014 23 July 2013
Place in performance rating 1235 1101
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $84.95
Price now $159.99
Value for money (0-100) 10.91

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1124 MHz
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 667 MHz
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 768.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 576
Texture fill rate 17.98 GTexel / s 32.02 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt 55 Watt
Transistor count 2,540 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
Display Port 1.2

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-A (3.0)
Laptop size medium sized medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Shader Model 5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB / s 48.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 3008 MHz
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management