GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs 9400M (G) / ION (LE)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) with GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3050 OEM outperforms 9400M (G) / ION (LE) by a whopping 9714% 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 | 1386 | 225 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.86 | 16.81 |
| Architecture | no data | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | MCP79MX | GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 October 2008 (17 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 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 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 1515 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1755 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 282 Million | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 130 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 140.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 8.986 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 224.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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
−9400%
|
95−100
+9400%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−9400%
|
95−100
+9400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−9567%
|
290−300
+9567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−9186%
|
650−700
+9186%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−9708%
|
2550−2600
+9708%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−9515%
|
1250−1300
+9515%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−9400%
|
95−100
+9400%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−9344%
|
850−900
+9344%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−9567%
|
290−300
+9567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−9186%
|
650−700
+9186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−8900%
|
450−500
+8900%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−9708%
|
2550−2600
+9708%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−9400%
|
95−100
+9400%
|
| Dota 2 | 9−10
−9344%
|
850−900
+9344%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−9567%
|
290−300
+9567%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−9186%
|
650−700
+9186%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−8900%
|
450−500
+8900%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−9708%
|
2550−2600
+9708%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−9567%
|
290−300
+9567%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−9567%
|
290−300
+9567%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−9400%
|
190−200
+9400%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−9400%
|
95−100
+9400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
−9400%
|
95−100
+9400%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−9543%
|
1350−1400
+9543%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−9400%
|
190−200
+9400%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−9400%
|
95−100
+9400%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−9400%
|
190−200
+9400%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 28.46 |
| Recency | 14 October 2008 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 130 Watt |
9400M (G) / ION (LE) has 983.3% lower power consumption.
RTX 3050 OEM, on the other hand, has a 9713.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is a desktop one.
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