Radeon DDR VIVO SE vs GeForce 9400 GT Rev. 3

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Rage 6 (2000−2007)
GPU code nameGT218Rage 6
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 June 2012 (11 years ago)14 August 2001 (22 years ago)
Current price$284 no data

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores16no data
Core clock speed589 MHz187 MHz
Number of transistors260 million30 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate4.7121.122
Floating-point performance44.86 gflopsno 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 2.0 x16AGP 4x
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory typeDDR2DDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB64 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz360 MHz
Memory bandwidth9.6 GB/s5.76 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-Video1x VGA, 2x S-Video

API Compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)7.0
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.31.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.2no data

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 13 June 2012 14 August 2001
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 64 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 180 nm

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NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT Rev. 3
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