GeForce 9400M vs GTX 1660 Super
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 152 | not rated |
Place by popularity | 8 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 60.66 | no data |
Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
GPU code name | Turing TU116 | C79 |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 29 October 2019 (4 years ago) | 15 October 2008 (15 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 1408 | 16 |
Core clock speed | 1530 MHz | 580 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1785 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 6,600 million | 314 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 65 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 12 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 157.1 | 4.640 |
Floating-point performance | 5.027 gflops | 0.0448 gflops |
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).
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | 229 mm | no data |
Width | 2-slot | IGP |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR6 | System Shared |
Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | System Shared |
Memory bus width | 192 Bit | System Shared |
Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | System Shared |
Memory bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | no data |
Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
HDMI | + | - |
HDCP | + | - |
G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
NVENC | + | no data |
Ansel | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
Shader Model | 6.5 | 4.0 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
CUDA | 7.5 | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 29 October 2019 | 15 October 2008 |
Chip lithography | 12 nm | 65 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 12 Watt |
GTX 1660 Super has an age advantage of 11 years, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.
GeForce 9400M, on the other hand, has 941.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1660 Super and GeForce 9400M. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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