NVS 5100M vs GeForce 8400 GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8400 GS with NVS 5100M, including specs and performance data.

8400 GS
2007
256 MB DDR2, 40 Watt
0.40

NVS 5100M outperforms 8400 GS by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12561230
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.691.02
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameG86GT216
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date17 April 2007 (17 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 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 cores1648
Core clock speed459 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors210 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate3.6728.800
Floating-point processing power0.02938 TFLOPS0.1162 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs816

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16MXM-A (3.0)
Length170 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB1 GB
Standard memory config per GPU256 MBno data
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s25.6 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.11.2

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 0.40
NVS 5100M 0.52
+30%

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 154
NVS 5100M 199
+29.2%

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 0.52
Recency 17 April 2007 7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 35 Watt

NVS 5100M has a 30% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The NVS 5100M 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 NVS 5100M is a mobile workstation one.


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

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