GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost vs 6200

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	no data
GPU code name	NV43 A2	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	11 October 2004 (19 years ago)	3 June 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$39.99	no data
Current price	$154 (3.9x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	no data	24
Core clock speed	300 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	146 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	65 nm
Texture fill rate	1.200	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 6200 and GeForce 9400M GeForceBoost compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	no data
Length	191 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory type	DDR	no data
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	8.8 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

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API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	10
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 October 2004	3 June 2008
Chip lithography	110 nm	65 nm

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