GeForce 9400M vs GTX 980M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980M SLI and GeForce 9400M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 980M SLI
2014
2x 8 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
24.66
+9385%

GTX 980M SLI outperforms 9400M by a whopping 9385% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2261352
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.511.49
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameno dataC79
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)15 October 2008 (16 years ago)

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 cores307216
Core clock speed1038 MHz580 MHz
Boost clock speed1127 MHzno data
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million314 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt12 Watt
Texture fill rateno data4.640
Floating-point processing powerno data0.0448 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width2x 256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed5000 MHzSystem Shared
Shared memory-+

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 dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA+-

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:

900p135
+13400%
1−2
−13400%
Full HD110
+10900%
1−2
−10900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 0−1
Elden Ring 80−85 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+10700%
1−2
−10700%
Metro Exodus 65−70 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55 0−1
Valorant 95−100
+9800%
1−2
−9800%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 0−1
Dota 2 85−90 0−1
Elden Ring 80−85 0−1
Far Cry 5 75−80 0−1
Fortnite 120−130
+12300%
1−2
−12300%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+10700%
1−2
−10700%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90 0−1
Metro Exodus 65−70 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+15500%
1−2
−15500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+10200%
1−2
−10200%
Valorant 95−100
+9800%
1−2
−9800%
World of Tanks 250−260
+12700%
2−3
−12700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 45−50 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 0−1
Dota 2 85−90 0−1
Far Cry 5 75−80 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+10700%
1−2
−10700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+15500%
1−2
−15500%
Valorant 95−100
+9800%
1−2
−9800%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 40−45 0−1
Elden Ring 40−45 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+17400%
1−2
−17400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24 0−1
World of Tanks 160−170
+16200%
1−2
−16200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 21−24 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24 0−1
Far Cry 5 70−75 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 65−70 0−1
Metro Exodus 55−60 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40 0−1
Valorant 65−70 0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24 0−1
Dota 2 40−45 0−1
Elden Ring 18−20 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45 0−1
Metro Exodus 18−20 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 21−24 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Dota 2 40−45 0−1
Far Cry 5 30−35 0−1
Fortnite 30−35 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 0−1
Valorant 30−35 0−1

This is how GTX 980M SLI and GeForce 9400M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980M SLI is 13400% faster in 900p
  • GTX 980M SLI is 10900% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.66 0.26
Recency 7 October 2014 15 October 2008
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 12 Watt

GTX 980M SLI has a 9384.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 9400M, on the other hand, has 1566.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M in performance tests.


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