GeForce RTX 4090 D vs 9400M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9400M with GeForce RTX 4090 D, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 9400M
2008
12 Watt
0.26

RTX 4090 D outperforms 9400M by a whopping 35165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13502
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.27
Power efficiency1.4914.79
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameC79AD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 October 2008 (16 years ago)28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1614592
Core clock speed580 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors314 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate4.6401,149
Floating-point processing power0.0448 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs4176
TMUs8456
Tensor Coresno data456
Ray Tracing Coresno data114

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared24 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared384 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1313 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data1,008 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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9

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
RTX 4090 D 91.69
+35165%

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
RTX 4090 D 35333
+34883%

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 91.69
Recency 15 October 2008 28 December 2023
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 425 Watt

GeForce 9400M has 3441.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 35165.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9400M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.


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