GeForce 8400 vs 9800M GTS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800M GTS with GeForce 8400, including specs and performance data.
9800M GTS outperforms 8400 by a whopping 350% 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 | 1184 | 1449 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.87 | 0.58 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G94 | G98 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 July 2008 (17 years ago) | 4 December 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $69.78 |
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 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 540 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.20 | 4.320 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.192 TFLOPS | 0.0208 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 240 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 16 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 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.1 |
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.
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.
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 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+400%
|
6−7
−400%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
+360%
|
5−6
−360%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+400%
|
6−7
−400%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+400%
|
6−7
−400%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| Valorant | 4−5 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.81 | 0.18 |
| Recency | 29 July 2008 | 4 December 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 25 Watt |
9800M GTS has a 350% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GeForce 8400, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
The GeForce 9800M GTS is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTS is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8400 is a desktop one.
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