Radeon RX 6800M vs GeForce 8400M GS

Place in the ranking	1339	148
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	16.53
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G86	Navi 22
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	9 May 2007 (17 years ago)	31 May 2021 (3 years 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	2560
Core clock speed	400 MHz	2116 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2390 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	145 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.200	382.4
Floating-point processing power	0.0256 TFLOPS	12.24 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	8	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	MXM-I	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	384.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

No outputs

API 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	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	-

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.

8400M GS 0.28

RX 6800M 34.39
+12182%

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.

8400M GS 109

RX 6800M 13263
+12068%

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	109
1440p	0−1	74
4K	-0−1	44

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−6050%

123
+6050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2367%	70−75 +2367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −5400%	110 +5400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1700%	70−75 +1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1750%	140−150 +1750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −2950%	120−130 +2950%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −332%	120−130 +332%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2367%	70−75 +2367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −5000%	102 +5000%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1700%	70−75 +1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1750%	140−150 +1750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −5175%	211 +5175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −700%	70−75 +700%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −332%	120−130 +332%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2367%	70−75 +2367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3400%	70−75 +3400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4800%	98 +4800%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1700%	70−75 +1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2050%	172 +2050%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4400%	180 +4400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1111%	109 +1111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −146%	69 +146%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	51
Hitman 3	6−7 −617%	40−45 +617%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −6250%	127 +6250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−4550%

93
+4550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2100%	21−24 +2100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	38

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−2400%

50
+2400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	109 +0%	109 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	98 +0%	98 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	90 +0%	90 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	83 +0%	83 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +0%	78 +0%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	63 +0%	63 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	83 +0%	83 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	145 +0%	145 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Hitman 3	56 +0%	56 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +0%	60 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 +0%	23 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	77 +0%	77 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 +0%	33 +0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 6800M is 6250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 6800M is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.28	34.39
Recency	9 May 2007	31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	145 Watt

8400M GS has 1218.2% lower power consumption.

RX 6800M, on the other hand, has a 12182.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1042.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400M GS in performance tests.

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