GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB vs 8400 GS
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1320 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.75 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G86 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 17 April 2007 (18 years ago) | 6 July 2022 (3 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 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 459 MHz | 622 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 990 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.672 | 63.36 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.02938 TFLOPS | 4.055 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 16 KB | 2 MB |
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 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 170 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 6 GB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | 256 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 144.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 April 2007 | 6 July 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 35 Watt |
RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB has an age advantage of 15 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8400 GS and GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8400 GS is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB is a notebook one.
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