Radeon HD 8400 vs GeForce 800A
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 800A with Radeon HD 8400, including specs and performance data.
800A outperforms HD 8400 by an impressive 61% 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 | 1139 | 1239 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.32 | 1.98 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | Kalindi |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 17 March 2014 (11 years ago) | 23 November 2013 (12 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 48 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 1,178 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.800 | 3.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0912 TFLOPS | 0.1024 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
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 | IGP |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | DDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
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.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 16−18
+60%
| 10
−60%
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FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Escape from Tarkov | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
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Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 19
+0%
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19
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 9
+0%
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9
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 8
+0%
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8
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
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1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Valorant | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
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This is how GeForce 800A and HD 8400 compete in popular games:
- GeForce 800A is 60% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 30 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.03 | 0.64 |
| Recency | 17 March 2014 | 23 November 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 25 Watt |
GeForce 800A has a 60.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
HD 8400, on the other hand, has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce 800A is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8400 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 800A is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 8400 is a desktop one.
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