GeForce 9400 GT vs Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) with GeForce 9400 GT, including specs and performance data.
Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) outperforms 9400 GT by a whopping 1911% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 501 | 1309 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.72 |
| Architecture | Xe LPG (2023−2025) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Meteor Lake iGPU | G96C |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (2 years ago) | 27 August 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $79.99 |
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 cores | 4 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 550 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1950 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 4.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.0448 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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 | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 12.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 | no data | Dual Link DVI |
| Multi monitor support | no data | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| 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:
| Full HD | 20 | 0−1 |
Cost per frame, $
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+2450%
|
2−3
−2450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 18−20 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+2000%
|
2−3
−2000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+2450%
|
2−3
−2450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 24
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+2800%
|
2−3
−2800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+2000%
|
2−3
−2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+3300%
|
1−2
−3300%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+2200%
|
4−5
−2200%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+2000%
|
2−3
−2000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+2450%
|
2−3
−2450%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+1971%
|
7−8
−1971%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 22
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+2800%
|
2−3
−2800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+2000%
|
2−3
−2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 15 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+3300%
|
1−2
−3300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+2200%
|
4−5
−2200%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+2000%
|
2−3
−2000%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 21
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+2000%
|
2−3
−2000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+3300%
|
1−2
−3300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
+2800%
|
2−3
−2800%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 70−75
+2333%
|
3−4
−2333%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 100−110
+2020%
|
5−6
−2020%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 20−22 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 50−55
+2400%
|
2−3
−2400%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.45 | 0.47 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 27 August 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 55 nm |
Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) has a 1911% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.
The Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 9400 GT is a desktop one.
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