RTX A400 vs GeForce 8500 GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8500 GT with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.

8500 GT
2007
256 MB GDDR3, 30 Watt
0.37

RTX A400 outperforms 8500 GT by a whopping 2949% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1270420
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.8515.47
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG86GA107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date17 April 2007 (17 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$129 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores16768
Core clock speed459 MHz727 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1762 MHz
Number of transistors210 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate3.67242.29
Floating-point processing power0.02938 TFLOPS2.706 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs824
Tensor Coresno data24
Ray Tracing Coresno data6

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 4.0 x8
Length229 mm163 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB4 GB
Standard memory config per GPU256 MBno data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s96 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.6

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.

8500 GT 0.37
RTX A400 11.28
+2949%

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.

8500 GT 144
RTX A400 4346
+2918%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 11.28
Recency 17 April 2007 16 April 2024
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 50 Watt

8500 GT has 66.7% lower power consumption.

RTX A400, on the other hand, has a 2948.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A400 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8500 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8500 GT is a desktop card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.


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

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