GeForce 8400 GS PCI Rev. 2 vs GTX 295

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	818	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	no data
Power efficiency	0.78	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	GT200B	GT218
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2009 (17 years ago)	17 April 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	no data

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	480 ×2	16
CUDA cores per GPU	240	no data
Core clock speed	576 MHz	520 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	260 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	289 Watt	40 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	46.08 ×2	4.160
Floating-point processing power	0.5962 TFLOPS ×2	0.03936 TFLOPS
ROPs	28 ×2	4
TMUs	80 ×2	8
L2 Cache	224 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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCI
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	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	GDDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB ×2	512 MB
Standard memory config per GPU	896 MB	no data
Memory bus width	896 Bit ×2	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	999 MHz	500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	223.8 GB/s ×2	8 GB/s
Memory interface width per GPU	448 Bit	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	Two Dual Link DVIHDMI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)

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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_1)
Shader Model	4.0	4.1
OpenGL	2.1	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	1.2

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 January 2009	17 April 2007
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB	512 MB
Chip lithography	55 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	289 Watt	40 Watt

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