HD Graphics 405 vs GeForce 9400 GT

Place in the ranking	1259	1174
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.60	8.36
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Generation 8.0 (2014−2015)
GPU code name	G96C	Braswell GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	27 August 2008 (16 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	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	16	128
Core clock speed	550 MHz	200 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	600 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	6 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	4.400	9.600
Floating-point processing power	0.0448 TFLOPS	0.1536 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	2
TMUs	8	16

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).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	Ring Bus
Length	168 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
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 type	DDR2	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	System Shared
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	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.3
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	+	-

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 HD

9−10

−66.7%

15
+66.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

8.89

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how 9400 GT and HD Graphics 405 compete in popular games:

HD Graphics 405 is 67% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 32 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.38	0.63
Recency	27 August 2008	1 April 2015
Chip lithography	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	6 Watt

HD Graphics 405 has a 65.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics 405 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9400 GT is a desktop card while HD Graphics 405 is a notebook one.

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