GeForce G205M vs 8400 GS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8400 GS with GeForce G205M, including specs and performance data.
8400 GS outperforms G205M by a substantial 33% 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 | 1330 | 1392 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.77 | 1.65 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G86 | C79 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 17 April 2007 (19 years ago) | 8 January 2009 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $29.99 | no data |
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 | 16 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 459 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 14 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.672 | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.02938 TFLOPS | 0.0352 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | 16 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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | DDR2 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | System Shared |
| Standard memory config per GPU | 256 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
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_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.40 | 0.30 |
| Recency | 17 April 2007 | 8 January 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 14 Watt |
8400 GS has a 33% higher aggregate performance score.
GeForce G205M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 23% more advanced lithography process, and 186% lower power consumption.
The GeForce 8400 GS is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G205M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 8400 GS is a desktop graphics card while GeForce G205M is a notebook one.
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