GeForce 8400M GS vs ATI FireGL 9600 T2-64S
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1433 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.90 |
| Architecture | Rage 8 (2002−2007) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | RV350 | G86 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2003 (22 years ago) | 9 May 2007 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $14.99 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 324 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 60 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 11 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.296 | 3.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0256 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 16 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | AGP 8x | MXM-I |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 203 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.496 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x LFH60 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2003 | 9 May 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 80 nm |
8400M GS has an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 63% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireGL 9600 T2-64S and GeForce 8400M GS. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL 9600 T2-64S is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 8400M GS is a notebook one.
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