GeForce 8800 GTS 320 vs 8400M GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1461not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.87no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG86G80
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date9 May 2007 (18 years ago)12 February 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$269

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 cores1696
Core clock speed450 MHz513 MHz
Number of transistors210 million681 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Watt143 Watt
Texture fill rate3.60024.62
Floating-point processing power0.0288 TFLOPS0.2281 TFLOPS
ROPs420
TMUs824

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 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB320 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz792 MHz
Memory bandwidth19.2 GB/s63.36 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 May 2007 12 February 2007
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 320 MB
Chip lithography 80 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 14 Watt 143 Watt

8400M GT has an age advantage of 2 months, a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 921.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 8400M GT and GeForce 8800 GTS 320. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 8400M GT is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8800 GTS 320 is a desktop one.

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