GeForce 8400 SE vs 8800 GTS 640
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1472 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.25 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G80 | G86S |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 November 2006 (19 years ago) | 1 August 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | 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 | 96 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 513 MHz | 459 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 681 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 143 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.62 | 3.672 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2281 TFLOPS | 0.02938 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 20 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | 80 KB | 16 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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 640 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 792 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 63.36 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 November 2006 | 1 August 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 640 MB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 143 Watt | 50 Watt |
8800 GTS 640 has a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount.
8400 SE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 186% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8800 GTS 640 and GeForce 8400 SE. We've got no test results to judge.
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