Radeon RX 560X Mobile vs GeForce 8400 GS

Place in the ranking	1256	426
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.69	11.46
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	G86	Polaris 21
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 April 2007 (17 years ago)	11 April 2018 (6 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	1024
Core clock speed	459 MHz	1275 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1202 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	65 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.672	81.60
Floating-point processing power	0.02938 TFLOPS	2.611 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	16
TMUs	8	64

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	MXM-B (3.0)
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Standard memory config per GPU	256 MB	no data
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	1450 MHz
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	92.8 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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	4.0	6.4
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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.

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

1−2

−3300%

34
+3300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

29.99

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 +0%	25 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30 +0%	30 +0%
Battlefield 5	49 +0%	49 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +0%	17 +0%
Far Cry 5	35 +0%	35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	42 +0%	42 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	109 +0%	109 +0%
Hitman 3	24 +0%	24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Metro Exodus	45 +0%	45 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	47 +0%	47 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	56 +0%	56 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	49 +0%	49 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21 +0%	21 +0%
Battlefield 5	36 +0%	36 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +0%	15 +0%
Far Cry 5	29 +0%	29 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	28 +0%	28 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	105 +0%	105 +0%
Hitman 3	23 +0%	23 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Metro Exodus	36 +0%	36 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	42 +0%	42 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16 +0%	16 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 +0%	13 +0%
Far Cry 5	21 +0%	21 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	38 +0%	38 +0%
Hitman 3	21 +0%	21 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	37 +0%	37 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22 +0%	22 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	11 +0%	11 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Hitman 3	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+0%

18−20

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+0%

10−11

+0%

This is how 8400 GS and RX 560X Mobile compete in popular games:

RX 560X Mobile is 3300% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.40	10.87
Recency	17 April 2007	11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	65 Watt

8400 GS has 62.5% lower power consumption.

RX 560X Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2617.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 560X 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 Radeon RX 560X 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.