GeForce 8400 GS vs GTX 460 768MB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460 768MB and GeForce 8400 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 460 768MB
4.36
+990%

GTX 460 768MB outperforms 8400 GS by a whopping 990% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6861266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.69
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameno dataG86
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release dateno data17 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$29.99

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 cores33616
Core clock speed675 MHz459 MHz
Number of transistorsno data210 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data40 Watt
Texture fill rateno data3.672
Floating-point processing powerno data0.02938 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data170 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Standard memory config per GPUno data256 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-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 HD47
+1075%
4−5
−1075%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data7.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11 0−1
Battlefield 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Fortnite 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Valorant 55−60
+1000%
5−6
−1000%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11 0−1
Battlefield 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
+1100%
6−7
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Dota 2 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Fortnite 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Metro Exodus 7−8 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Valorant 55−60
+1000%
5−6
−1000%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Dota 2 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Valorant 55−60
+1000%
5−6
−1000%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+1050%
2−3
−1050%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+1350%
2−3
−1350%
Valorant 40−45
+1000%
4−5
−1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−11 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Valorant 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5 0−1

This is how GTX 460 768MB and 8400 GS compete in popular games:

  • GTX 460 768MB is 1075% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.36 0.40

GTX 460 768MB has a 990% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 460 768MB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400 GS in performance tests.

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