ATI GameCube GPU vs GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1386 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.86 | no data |
| Architecture | no data | Rage 5 (2000) |
| GPU code name | MCP79MX | Flipper |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 October 2008 (17 years ago) | 24 August 2000 (25 years ago) |
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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 162 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 282 Million | 51 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.65 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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 | no data | IGP |
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 | no data | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 16 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 162 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1.296 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 | 6.0+ |
| OpenGL | no data | N/A |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 October 2008 | 24 August 2000 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 45 Watt |
9400M (G) / ION (LE) has an age advantage of 8 years, a 176.9% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) and GameCube GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
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