GeForce 9300 GS vs ATI Radeon HD 4200
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 4200 and GeForce 9300 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 4200 outperforms 9300 GS by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1434 | 1443 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | RS880 | G98 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 August 2009 (17 years ago) | 1 June 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $59.95 |
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 | 40 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 567 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 181 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 2.000 | 4.536 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.04 TFLOPS | 0.0224 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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Width | IGP | 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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 333 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 5.328 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 | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Palworld | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Palworld | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+19%
|
21−24
−19%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Palworld | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+19%
|
21−24
−19%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+19%
|
21−24
−19%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Palworld | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Palworld | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.27 | 0.24 |
| Recency | 1 August 2009 | 1 June 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 65 nm |
ATI HD 4200 has a 13% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 18% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9300 GS in performance tests.
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