T400 4 GB vs GeForce GTX 950M

Place in performance ranking	529	425
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.82	8.65
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	N16P-GT	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)	6 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$797	$216

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

T400 4 GB has 955% better value for money than GTX 950M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	384
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	914 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	1425 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	30 Watt
Texture fill rate	44.96	34.20
Floating-point performance	1,439 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 950M and T400 4 GB compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	no data

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	DDR3 or GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 or 2500 MHz	10 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	32 or 80 GB/s	80 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	No outputs	3x mini-DisplayPort
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	+	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 950M 6.68

T400 4 GB 9.62
+44%

T400 4 GB outperforms GeForce GTX 950M by 44% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 950M 2585

T400 4 GB 3723
+44%

T400 4 GB outperforms GeForce GTX 950M by 44% in Passmark.

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	30 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
1440p	21 −42.9%	30−35 +42.9%
4K	16 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12

−27.3%

14−16
+27.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	23 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Battlefield 5	31 −29%	40−45 +29%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Far Cry 5	23 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	22 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Hitman 3	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Battlefield 5	26 −34.6%	35−40 +34.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Far Cry 5	21 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	20 −35%	27−30 +35%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Hitman 3	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Metro Exodus	5 −40%	7−8 +40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 −40%	21−24 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Battlefield 5	20 −35%	27−30 +35%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Far Cry 5	19 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 −42.1%	27−30 +42.1%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Hitman 3	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	12 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	6 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%