ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 vs GeForce 8400M GT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 8400M GT and Mobility Radeon HD 3470, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Mobility HD 3470 outperforms 8400M by a substantial 38% 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 | 1486 | 1444 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.88 | 1.41 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | G86 | M82 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 9 May 2007 (19 years ago) | 7 January 2008 (18 years ago) |
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 | 40 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 181 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 12 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.600 | 2.720 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0288 TFLOPS | 0.0544 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| L2 Cache | 32 KB | 64 KB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | MXM-II |
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 | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 19.2 GB/s | 6.4 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 10.1 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
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| Valorant | 24−27
−4.2%
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24−27
+4.2%
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Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10−12
−9.1%
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12−14
+9.1%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
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5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−4.2%
|
24−27
+4.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−4.2%
|
24−27
+4.2%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 3470 is 13% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 3470 performs better in 6 tests (23%)
- there's a draw in 20 tests (77%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 0.22 |
| Recency | 9 May 2007 | 7 January 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 14 Watt | 12 Watt |
8400M GT has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
ATI Mobility HD 3470, on the other hand, has a 38% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, a 45% more advanced lithography process, and 17% lower power consumption.
The Mobility Radeon HD 3470 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400M GT in performance tests.
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