Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU vs GeForce 9400 GT

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	no data
GPU code name	G96C	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	27 August 2008 (15 years ago)	10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	no data
Current price	$128 (1.6x MSRP)	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 cores	16	16
CUDA cores	16	no data
Core clock speed	550 MHz	1296 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	10 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	4.4 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	29.376 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9400 GT and Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	6.6" (16.8 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	no 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 type	DDR2	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

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 Connectors	Dual Link DVI	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	no data
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 August 2008	10 November 2020
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	10 Watt

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