GeForce 8400 GS PCI vs 9400M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1445 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.55 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | C79 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 October 2008 (17 years ago) | 17 April 2007 (19 years ago) |
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 | 16 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 580 MHz | 520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 40 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.640 | 4.160 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0448 TFLOPS | 0.03936 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 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 2.0 x16 | PCI |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | no data | 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 | System Shared | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 8 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 | No outputs | 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 | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 October 2008 | 17 April 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 40 Watt |
GeForce 9400M has an age advantage of 1 year, and 233% lower power consumption.
8400 GS PCI, on the other hand, has a 63% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9400M and GeForce 8400 GS PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9400M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8400 GS PCI is a desktop one.
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