GeForce 9400M vs G 105M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce G 105M and GeForce 9400M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

G 105M
2009
512 MB GDDR2, GDDR3, 14 Watt
0.14

9400M outperforms G 105M by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14361373
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.791.52
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameN10M-GE1C79
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date8 January 2009 (16 years ago)15 October 2008 (16 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 cores816
Core clock speed640 MHz580 MHz
Number of transistorsno data314 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Watt12 Watt
Texture fill rateno data4.640
Floating-point processing powerno data0.0448 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16

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 typeGDDR2, GDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed700 MHzSystem Shared
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 dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1011.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

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.

G 105M 0.14
GeForce 9400M 0.23
+64.3%

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.

G 105M 62
GeForce 9400M 101
+62.9%

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 Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Valorant 24−27
−60%
40−45
+60%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 10−12
−63.6%
18−20
+63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Valorant 24−27
−60%
40−45
+60%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Valorant 24−27
−60%
40−45
+60%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−60%
24−27
+60%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.14 0.23
Recency 8 January 2009 15 October 2008
Power consumption (TDP) 14 Watt 12 Watt

G 105M has an age advantage of 2 months.

GeForce 9400M, on the other hand, has a 64.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 9400M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G 105M in performance tests.

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