Radeon RX Vega 9 vs GeForce 8400M GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8400M GT and Radeon RX Vega 9, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8400M GT
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 14 Watt
0.16

RX Vega 9 outperforms 8400M by a whopping 3044% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1477670
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.8825.86
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameG86Vega Raven Ridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 May 2007 (18 years ago)26 October 2017 (8 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 cores16576
Core clock speed450 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1300 MHz
Number of transistors210 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology80 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate3.600no data
Floating-point processing power0.0288 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs8no data
L2 Cache32 KBno data

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 x16no data

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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed600 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth19.2 GB/sno data
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 outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12_1
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA1.1-

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 HD0−118

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%
Valorant 24−27
−158%
60−65
+158%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−12
−691%
85−90
+691%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Dota 2 8−9
−438%
40−45
+438%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−160%
13
+160%
Valorant 24−27
−158%
60−65
+158%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Dota 2 8−9
−438%
40−45
+438%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−186%
20−22
+186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8
+60%
Valorant 24−27
−158%
60−65
+158%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1700%
35−40
+1700%

1440p
Ultra

Escape from Tarkov 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Valorant 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Fortnite 22
+0%
22
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Fortnite 16
+0%
16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 9
+0%
9
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
High

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

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

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega 9 is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 9 performs better in 27 tests (44%)
  • there's a draw in 34 tests (56%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.16 5.03
Recency 9 May 2007 26 October 2017
Chip lithography 80 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 14 Watt 15 Watt

8400M GT has 7.1% lower power consumption.

RX Vega 9, on the other hand, has a 3043.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega 9 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400M GT in performance tests.

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