T400 vs GeForce 9800M GS

Place in the ranking	1091	539
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.58	22.20
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G94	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 November 2008 (17 years ago)	6 May 2021 (4 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	64	384
Core clock speed	530 MHz	420 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	16.96	34.20
Floating-point processing power	0.1696 TFLOPS	1.094 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	254	no data
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	32	24
L1 Cache	no data	384 KB
L2 Cache	64 KB	1024 KB

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	80 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 outputs	3x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management

8.0

no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	7.5

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

9800M GS 1.23

T400 8.65
+603%

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.

9800M GS 488
Samples: 69

T400 3625
+643%

Samples: 266

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	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Resident Evil 4 Remake	0−1	0−1

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Fortnite	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −567%	60−65 +567%
Valorant	30−35 −597%	230−240 +597%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	27−30 −590%	200−210 +590%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Dota 2	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Fortnite	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −567%	60−65 +567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%
Valorant	30−35 −597%	230−240 +597%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Dota 2	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 −567%	60−65 +567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −543%	45−50 +543%
Valorant	30−35 −597%	230−240 +597%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

3−4
−600%

21−24

+600%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	8−9 −588%	55−60 +588%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%
Valorant	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

2−3
−600%

14−16

+600%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −579%	95−100 +579%
Valorant	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3
−600%

14−16

+600%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.23	8.65
Recency	1 November 2008	6 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	30 Watt

T400 has a 603% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 442% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The T400 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GS is a notebook graphics card while T400 is a workstation one.