GeForce 9400 GT vs GTX 560 SE

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560 SE and GeForce 9400 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 560 SE
2012
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
4.97
+1083%

GTX 560 SE outperforms 9400 GT by a whopping 1083% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6351250
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.13no data
Power efficiency2.270.58
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGF114G96C
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 February 2012 (12 years ago)27 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$89.99 $79.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores28816
Core clock speed736 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate35.334.400
Floating-point processing power0.8479 TFLOPS0.0448 TFLOPS
ROPs244
TMUs488

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).

Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length210 mm168 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone
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 amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed957 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth91.87 GB/s12.8 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMIDual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.1+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 560 SE 4.97
+1083%
9400 GT 0.42

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 560 SE 1914
+1089%
9400 GT 161

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.97 0.42
Recency 20 February 2012 27 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt

GTX 560 SE has a 1083.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

9400 GT, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 560 SE is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400 GT in performance tests.


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Community ratings

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