GeForce 8400 GS PCI vs 7800 GTX
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1267 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.58 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | G70 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 June 2005 (21 years ago) | 17 April 2007 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
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Performance to price scatter graph
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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 | 430 MHz | 520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 86 Watt | 40 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.32 | 4.160 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.03936 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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 1.0 x16 | PCI |
| Length | 228 mm | 170 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 8 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 June 2005 | 17 April 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 86 Watt | 40 Watt |
8400 GS PCI has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 175% more advanced lithography process, and 115% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7800 GTX and GeForce 8400 GS PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
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