RTX 3080 Ti vs 8400 GS

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General info

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated16
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data14.89
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameG86Ampere GA102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 April 2007 (16 years old)24 September 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$29.99 $1,199
Current price$125 (4.2x MSRP)$1135 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores1610240
Core clock speed459 MHz1370 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1667 MHz
Number of transistors210 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt350 Watt
Texture fill rate3.6 billion/sec532.8
Floating-point performance29.376 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length170 mm285 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeDDR2GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount256 MB12 GB
Standard memory config per GPU256 MBno data
Memory bus width64 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz19000 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s912.4 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.18.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

8400 GS 148
RTX 3080 Ti 27246
+18309%

RTX 3080 Ti outperforms 8400 GS by 18309% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 17 April 2007 24 September 2020
Cost $29.99 $1199
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 350 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce 8400 GS and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. We've got no test results to judge.


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