GeForce GTX 1630 vs 9400M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9400M with GeForce GTX 1630, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 9400M
2008
12 Watt
0.26

GTX 1630 outperforms 9400M by a whopping 4869% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1352388
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.5112.01
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameC79TU117
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 October 2008 (16 years ago)28 June 2022 (2 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 cores16512
Core clock speed580 MHz1740 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1785 MHz
Number of transistors314 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate4.64057.12
Floating-point processing power0.0448 TFLOPS1.828 TFLOPS
ROPs416
TMUs832

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared4 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 9400M 0.26
GTX 1630 12.92
+4869%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 9400M 101
GTX 1630 4984
+4835%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.26 12.92
Recency 15 October 2008 28 June 2022
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 75 Watt

GeForce 9400M has 525% lower power consumption.

GTX 1630, on the other hand, has a 4869.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1630 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9400M is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1630 is a desktop one.


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