AMD Radeon 860M vs AMD Radeon 840M
AMD Radeon 860M
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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.
AMD Radeon 840M
► remove from comparisonThe 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.
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| Codename | Krackan Point | Krackan Point | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | RDNA 3+ | RDNA 3+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 512 - unified | 256 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raytracing Cores | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 2900 (Boost) MHz | 2900 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 7500 MHz | 7500 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12_2 | DirectX 12_2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 4 nm | 4 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PCIe | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Displays | 4 Displays (max.), HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1 | 4 Displays (max.), HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | FreeSync, Miracast, SUHD 4320p60 resolution support, AVC/HEVC/VP9/AV1 encoding and decoding | FreeSync, Miracast, SUHD 4320p60 resolution support, AVC/HEVC/VP9/AV1 encoding and decoding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | medium sized | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 02.06.2024 | 02.06.2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Radeon 760M | Radeon 740M |
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Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + AMD Radeon 860M
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon 860M
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon 860M
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon 860M → 100% n=24
Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon 840M → 88% n=24
- 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.
Borderlands 4
2025
F1 25
2025
Doom: The Dark Ages
2025
Civilization 7
2025
Stalker 2
2024
Until Dawn
2024
Space Marine 2
2024
Star Wars Outlaws
2024
F1 24
2024
Ghost of Tsushima
2024
Dragon's Dogma 2
2024
Helldivers 2
2024
Counter-Strike 2
2023
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
The Witcher 3 v4
2023
Strange Brigade
2018
Far Cry 5
2018
X-Plane 11.11
2018
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
GTA V
2015Average Gaming AMD Radeon 860M → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming AMD Radeon 840M → 70%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 81%
| AMD Radeon 860M | AMD Radeon 840M | |||||||||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |||
| Borderlands 4 | 13.6 | 11.1 | 8.52 | |||||||||||
| F1 25 | 65 | 50 | 39 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Doom: The Dark Ages | 16.7 | 13 | 11.7 | |||||||||||
| The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered | 15.8 | 14.5 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||
| Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 | 31 | 24.1 | 20.5 | 23.8 | 17.1 | 13.9 | ||||||||
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 22.7 | 14.5 | 13.8 | |||||||||||
| Stalker 2 | 19.3 | 16.7 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 8.1 | ||||||||
| Until Dawn | 44.5 | 27.1 | 17.6 | 25.9 | 16.1 | 10.5 | ||||||||
| Space Marine 2 | 24.9 | 20.5 | 18.9 | 15.9 | 13.8 | 12.2 | ||||||||
| Star Wars Outlaws | 14.9 | 14 | 11.5 | 7.5 | 6.63 | 5.29 | ||||||||
| F1 24 | 67 | 60 | 45 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 27 | |||||||
| Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 | 18.4 | 14.6 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 8.78 | 6.43 | ||||||||
| Ghost of Tsushima | 33.5 | 26.4 | 22.4 | 20.1 | 15.9 | 13.2 | ||||||||
| Horizon Forbidden West | 26.7 | 23.2 | 15.9 | 18.2 | 15.4 | 10.6 | ||||||||
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | 36 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 24.8 | 18.4 | 15.2 | 12.2 | ||||||
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 33 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 23.1 | 18.6 | 13.3 | 12.8 | ||||||
| The Witcher 3 v4 | 52.1 | 40.2 | 33.9 | 28.1 | ||||||||||
| Strange Brigade | 152 | 60 | 50 | 41 | 131.9 | 50.6 | 41.1 | 34.2 | ||||||
| Far Cry 5 | 101 | 50 | 45 | 42 | ||||||||||
| X-Plane 11.11 | 66 | 51 | 42 | 59 | 42 | 36.5 | ||||||||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 71 | 35 | 24 | 18.4 | 61.1 | 25.6 | 16.7 | |||||||
| Dota 2 Reborn | 154 | 123 | 80 | 72 | 167.5 | 124.5 | 73.7 | 66 | ||||||
| The Witcher 3 | 143.3 | 90.9 | 45.6 | 28.4 | ||||||||||
| GTA V | 164 | 151 | 61 | 24 | 163.2 | 151.5 | 45.4 | 18.3 | ||||||
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| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 10 6 5 4 | 14 5 3 2 | 16 7 2 | 7 2 1 | 1 | | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 12 2 1 3 | 12 3 2 | 13 3 1 | 3 1 1 | | |
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