GeForce G102M vs 9400M (G) / ION (LE)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) and GeForce G102M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
G102M outperforms 9400M (G) / ION (LE) by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1385 | 1320 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.86 | 2.20 |
| Architecture | no data | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | MCP79MX | C79 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 October 2008 (17 years ago) | 8 January 2009 (16 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 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 282 Million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 14 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 3.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0352 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | no data | 48 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
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 | no data | PCI-E 1.0 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | Up to 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 | VGAHDMIDisplayPortSingle Link DVILVDS |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| 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.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−33.3%
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4−5
+33.3%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−28.6%
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9−10
+28.6%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−20%
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30−33
+20%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−23.1%
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16−18
+23.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−20%
|
30−33
+20%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−28.6%
|
9−10
+28.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−20%
|
30−33
+20%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 0.40 |
| Recency | 14 October 2008 | 8 January 2009 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 14 Watt |
9400M (G) / ION (LE) has 16.7% lower power consumption.
GeForce G102M, on the other hand, has a 37.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 months.
The GeForce G102M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) in performance tests.
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