GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 vs FirePro S9300 X2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Capsaicin | GT218S |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 31 March 2016 (10 years ago) | 12 July 2010 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,999 | no data |
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 | 4096 ×2 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,900 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 217.6 ×2 | 4.160 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.963 TFLOPS ×2 | 0.03936 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 ×2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 256 ×2 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 32 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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 170 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
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 | HBM | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB ×2 | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit ×2 | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s ×2 | 6.4 GB/s |
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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 March 2016 | 12 July 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 25 Watt |
S9300 X2 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.
8400 GS Rev. 3, on the other hand, has 1100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro S9300 X2 and GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro S9300 X2 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 is a desktop one.
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