GeForce 9400M vs ATI Radeon HD 4670

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4670 with GeForce 9400M, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 4670
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 59 Watt
0.98
+277%

ATI HD 4670 outperforms 9400M by a whopping 277% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11101350
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency1.141.49
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameRV730C79
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 September 2008 (16 years ago)15 October 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$67 no data

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 cores32016
Core clock speed750 MHz580 MHz
Number of transistors514 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)59 Watt12 Watt
Texture fill rate24.004.640
Floating-point processing power0.48 TFLOPS0.0448 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs328

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length193 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.14.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

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.

ATI HD 4670 0.98
+277%
GeForce 9400M 0.26

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.

ATI HD 4670 379
+275%
GeForce 9400M 101

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 0.98 0.26
Recency 10 September 2008 15 October 2008
Chip lithography 55 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 59 Watt 12 Watt

ATI HD 4670 has a 276.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 9400M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 391.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 4670 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 4670 is a desktop card while GeForce 9400M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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