GeForce 9400 GT vs GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile with GeForce 9400 GT, including specs and performance data.
1660 Ti Mobile outperforms 9400 GT by a whopping 5472% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 250 | 1301 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 31.73 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 25.14 | 0.72 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | TU116 | G96C |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (6 years ago) | 27 August 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $79.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1536 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 1455 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1590 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 6,600 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | 152.6 | 4.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.884 TFLOPS | 0.0448 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 4 |
| TMUs | 96 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 1.5 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1536 KB | 32 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 | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| 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 | GDDR6 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | No outputs | Dual Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D 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 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | 7.5 | + |
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 | 88
+8700%
| 1−2
−8700%
|
| 1440p | 58
+5700%
| 1−2
−5700%
|
| 4K | 35 | 0−1 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.60
+2974%
| 79.99
−2974%
|
| 1440p | 3.95
+1926%
| 79.99
−1926%
|
| 4K | 6.54 | no data |
- GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 2974% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has 1926% lower cost per frame in 1440p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 147
+7250%
|
2−3
−7250%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 86
+8500%
|
1−2
−8500%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 74
+7300%
|
1−2
−7300%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 111
+11000%
|
1−2
−11000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 133
+6550%
|
2−3
−6550%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 68
+6700%
|
1−2
−6700%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 117
+5750%
|
2−3
−5750%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 93
+9200%
|
1−2
−9200%
|
| Fortnite | 120−130
+6250%
|
2−3
−6250%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 134
+6600%
|
2−3
−6600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 62
+6100%
|
1−2
−6100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+10500%
|
1−2
−10500%
|
| Valorant | 209
+6867%
|
3−4
−6867%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 103
+10200%
|
1−2
−10200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 101
+10000%
|
1−2
−10000%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 260−270
+6575%
|
4−5
−6575%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 54 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 121
+5950%
|
2−3
−5950%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 98
+9700%
|
1−2
−9700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 89
+8800%
|
1−2
−8800%
|
| Fortnite | 120−130
+6250%
|
2−3
−6250%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 125
+6150%
|
2−3
−6150%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 105
+10400%
|
1−2
−10400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 48 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 54 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+10500%
|
1−2
−10500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 103
+10200%
|
1−2
−10200%
|
| Valorant | 207
+6800%
|
3−4
−6800%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 94
+9300%
|
1−2
−9300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 52 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 116
+5700%
|
2−3
−5700%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 90
+8900%
|
1−2
−8900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 83
+8200%
|
1−2
−8200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 99
+9800%
|
1−2
−9800%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 109
+10800%
|
1−2
−10800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 125
+6150%
|
2−3
−6150%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 107
+10600%
|
1−2
−10600%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 55−60
+5800%
|
1−2
−5800%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 180−190
+6167%
|
3−4
−6167%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 30 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+5733%
|
3−4
−5733%
|
| Valorant | 197
+6467%
|
3−4
−6467%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 69
+6800%
|
1−2
−6800%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 25 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 52 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 60
+5900%
|
1−2
−5900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+6900%
|
1−2
−6900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 30−33 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 69
+6800%
|
1−2
−6800%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50−55 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 19 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 152
+7500%
|
2−3
−7500%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 38 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 85
+8400%
|
1−2
−8400%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 26 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 31 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−33 | 0−1 |
This is how GTX 1660 Ti Mobile and 9400 GT compete in popular games:
- GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 8700% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is 5700% faster in 1440p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 26.19 | 0.47 |
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 27 August 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 50 Watt |
GTX 1660 Ti Mobile has a 5472.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.
9400 GT, on the other hand, has 60% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 9400 GT is a desktop one.
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