Radeon HD 7400G vs GeForce GT 230M

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Aggregated performance score

GT 230M
2009
Up to 1 GB GDDR2, GDDR3
0.55

Radeon HD 7400G outperforms GeForce GT 230M by 25% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking11741132
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.090.01
ArchitectureGT2xx (2009−2012)Terascale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameN10P-GETrinity
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 June 2009 (14 years ago)1 September 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price$57 $338

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GT 230M has 800% better value for money than HD 7400G.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores48192
CUDA cores48no data
Core clock speed500 MHz327 MHz
Boost clock speedno data423 MHz
Number of transistors486 million1,303 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt17 Watt
Texture fill rate8.0005.088
Floating-point performance105.6 gflopsno data
Gigaflops158no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 230M and Radeon HD 7400G compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16IGP

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 amountUp to 1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedUp to 600 (DDR2), Up to 800 (GDDR3), Up to 1066 (GDDR3) MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth16 (DDR2), 25 (DDR3)no data
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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIVGADisplayPortHDMISingle Link DVINo outputs
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIHDAno data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.0
OpenGL2.14.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GT 230M 0.55
HD 7400G 0.69
+25.5%

Radeon HD 7400G outperforms GeForce GT 230M by 25% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 230M 212
HD 7400G 267
+25.9%

Radeon HD 7400G outperforms GeForce GT 230M by 26% in Passmark.

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 3−4
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3−4
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
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8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
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Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 7400G is 50% faster than the GT 230M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7400G is ahead in 3 tests (12%)
  • there's a draw in 22 tests (88%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 0.69
Recency 15 June 2009 1 September 2012
Chip lithography 40 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 17 Watt

The Radeon HD 7400G is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 230M in performance tests.


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