GeForce 8400M G vs GTX 1080 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile and GeForce 8400M G, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms 8400M G by a whopping 13038% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 144 | 1357 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 42.57 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 16.34 | 1.87 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | G86 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 9 May 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 2560 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1771 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 94 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 283.4 | 3.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.068 TFLOPS | 0.0128 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 4 |
| TMUs | 160 | 8 |
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 | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 10 GB/s | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.1 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 114 | 0−1 |
| 1440p | 70 | 0−1 |
| 4K | 56 | -0−1 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.39 | no data |
| 1440p | 7.14 | no data |
| 4K | 8.93 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+1100%
|
6−7
−1100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+2400%
|
3−4
−2400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 57 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+1100%
|
6−7
−1100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 32
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+5533%
|
3−4
−5533%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 90−95 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 89 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 92
+2200%
|
4−5
−2200%
|
| Valorant | 156
+15500%
|
1−2
−15500%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 103 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+1100%
|
6−7
−1100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27
+800%
|
3−4
−800%
|
| Dota 2 | 79 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 67
+857%
|
7−8
−857%
|
| Fortnite | 160
+15900%
|
1−2
−15900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+5533%
|
3−4
−5533%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 90−95 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 119 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 71 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 118
+1867%
|
6−7
−1867%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 51
+1175%
|
4−5
−1175%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 131
+3175%
|
4−5
−3175%
|
| Valorant | 94 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+2225%
|
12−14
−2225%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 53 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+1100%
|
6−7
−1100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+667%
|
3−4
−667%
|
| Dota 2 | 120 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 90−95
+1229%
|
7−8
−1229%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+5533%
|
3−4
−5533%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 90−95 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 101
+1583%
|
6−7
−1583%
|
| Valorant | 137
+13600%
|
1−2
−13600%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+17400%
|
1−2
−17400%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 32 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 220−230
+22600%
|
1−2
−22600%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 53 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+2750%
|
4−5
−2750%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 74 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
+1400%
|
4−5
−1400%
|
| Valorant | 94
+2250%
|
4−5
−2250%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 76
+407%
|
14−16
−407%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 76
+407%
|
14−16
−407%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 110 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 20 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 76
+407%
|
14−16
−407%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 42 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+353%
|
14−16
−353%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 51 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 50 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1080 Mobile is 17400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 1080 Mobile surpassed 8400M G in all 29 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 34.16 | 0.26 |
| Recency | 15 August 2016 | 9 May 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 10 Watt |
GTX 1080 Mobile has a 13038.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
8400M G, on the other hand, has 1400% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400M G in performance tests.
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