GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile vs 8400 GS

Place in the ranking	1264	75
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Power efficiency	0.70	27.47
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G86	AD107
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 April 2007 (17 years ago)	3 January 2023 (2 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	3072
Core clock speed	459 MHz	1545 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1890 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.672	181.4
Floating-point processing power	0.02938 TFLOPS	11.61 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	8	96
Tensor Cores	no data	96
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	24

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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Standard memory config per GPU	256 MB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
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

Portable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8400 GS 0.39

RTX 4060 Mobile 44.20
+11233%

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.

8400 GS 155

RTX 4060 Mobile 17599
+11254%

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	0−1	112
1440p	0−1	60
4K	-0−1	40

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	96 +0%	96 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	126 +0%	126 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	81 +0%	81 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +0%	50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	267 +0%	267 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	145 +0%	145 +0%
Metro Exodus	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	80 +0%	80 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	42 +0%	42 +0%
Dota 2	149 +0%	149 +0%
Far Cry 5	101 +0%	101 +0%
Fortnite	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	215 +0%	215 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	142 +0%	142 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	58 +0%	58 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 +0%	39 +0%
Dota 2	156 +0%	156 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	187 +0%	187 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	112 +0%	112 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	85 +0%	85 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	85 +0%	85 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
World of Tanks	290−300 +0%	290−300 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	34 +0%	34 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24 +0%	24 +0%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	127 +0%	127 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +0%	76 +0%
Valorant	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	25 +0%	25 +0%
Dota 2	76 +0%	76 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	76 +0%	76 +0%
Metro Exodus	37 +0%	37 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +0%	76 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Dota 2	126 +0%	126 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Fortnite	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	62 +0%	62 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Valorant	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.39	44.20
Recency	17 April 2007	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	115 Watt

8400 GS has 187.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 11233.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400 GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8400 GS is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.