GeForce 8400M GS vs GT 130M

Place in the ranking	1333	1401
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.16	1.83
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	G96C	G86
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	8 January 2009 (16 years ago)	9 May 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$14.99

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	32	16
Core clock speed	600 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	210 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	11 Watt
Texture fill rate	9.600	3.200
Floating-point processing power	0.096 TFLOPS	0.0256 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	144	no data
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	16	8
L2 Cache	32 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	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-I
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	2-way	-

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	Up to 1 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 (DDR2)/800 (GDDR3) MHz	400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 (DDR2)/25 (GDDR3)	6.4 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	Single Link DVIDisplayPortVGAHDMIDual Link DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
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)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	4.0
OpenGL	2.1	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.

GT 130M 0.33
+32%

8400M GS 0.25

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.

GT 130M 145
+33%

Samples: 188

8400M GS 109
Samples: 634

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	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	14−16 +7.7%	12−14 −7.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra

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

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 130M is 33% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GT 130M performs better in 7 tests (24%)
there's a draw in 22 tests (76%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.33	0.25
Recency	8 January 2009	9 May 2007
Chip lithography	55 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	11 Watt

GT 130M has a 32% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

8400M GS, on the other hand, has 109.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 130M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400M GS in performance tests.

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