Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce 8400M GS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8400M GS with RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.
Nvidia 500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms 8400M GS by a whopping 9232% 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 | 1401 | 251 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.83 | 53.67 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | G86 | AD107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 9 May 2007 (18 years ago) | 26 February 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $14.99 | 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 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2025 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 18,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 129.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0256 TFLOPS | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L2 Cache | 16 KB | 12 MB |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | MXM-I | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
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 | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8900%
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90−95
+8900%
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−8900%
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450−500
+8900%
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Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8900%
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90−95
+8900%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−8900%
|
270−280
+8900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−8900%
|
450−500
+8900%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−9186%
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650−700
+9186%
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| Valorant | 24−27
−9131%
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2400−2450
+9131%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−9131%
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1200−1250
+9131%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
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| Dota 2 | 9−10
−8789%
|
800−850
+8789%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−8900%
|
270−280
+8900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−8900%
|
450−500
+8900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−9186%
|
650−700
+9186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−8900%
|
450−500
+8900%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−9131%
|
2400−2450
+9131%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−8789%
|
800−850
+8789%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−8900%
|
270−280
+8900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−8900%
|
450−500
+8900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−9186%
|
650−700
+9186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−8900%
|
450−500
+8900%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−9131%
|
2400−2450
+9131%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
−8900%
|
180−190
+8900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−8900%
|
270−280
+8900%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−8900%
|
1350−1400
+8900%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−8900%
|
180−190
+8900%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−8900%
|
90−95
+8900%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−8900%
|
180−190
+8900%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.25 | 23.33 |
| Recency | 9 May 2007 | 26 February 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | 35 Watt |
8400M GS has 218.2% lower power consumption.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 9232% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1500% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400M GS in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 8400M GS is a notebook graphics card while RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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