GeForce 9400 GT Rev. 3 vs GTX 660
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 491 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.06 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.30 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GK106 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 September 2012 (13 years ago) | 13 June 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | 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 | 960 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 980 MHz | 589 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1033 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,540 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 82.56 | 4.712 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.981 TFLOPS | 0.04486 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 4 |
| TMUs | 80 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 80 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 384 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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 168 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-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 | GDDR5 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 192-bit GDDR5 | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6.0 GB/s | 600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 144.2 GB/s | 9.6 GB/s |
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 | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | - |
| 3D Gaming | + | - |
| 3D Vision | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 September 2012 | 13 June 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 50 Watt |
GTX 660 has an age advantage of 2 months, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
9400 GT Rev. 3, on the other hand, has 180% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 660 and GeForce 9400 GT Rev. 3. We've got no test results to judge.
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