ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 vs GeForce 8400 GS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8400 GS with Mobility Radeon HD 4330, including specs and performance data.
8400 GS outperforms ATI Mobility HD 4330 by a moderate 18% 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 | 1298 | 1343 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.69 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | G86 | M92 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 17 April 2007 (18 years ago) | 9 January 2009 (16 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 | 80 |
| Core clock speed | 459 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 242 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 3.672 | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.02938 TFLOPS | 0.072 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
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 2.0 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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | 256 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 9.6 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 | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
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| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
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Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Dota 2 | 10−11
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10−11
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
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| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
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| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 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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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
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1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
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1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dead Island 2 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
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1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Dead Island 2 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
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16−18
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| Valorant | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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4K
Ultra Preset
| Dead Island 2 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 27 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.39 | 0.33 |
| Recency | 17 April 2007 | 9 January 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 55 nm |
8400 GS has a 18.2% higher aggregate performance score.
ATI Mobility HD 4330, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce 8400 GS is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 4330 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 8400 GS is a desktop card while Mobility Radeon HD 4330 is a notebook one.
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