GeForce 9400 vs ATI Radeon HD 5770

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5770 and GeForce 9400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 5770
2009
1 GB GDDR5, 108 Watt
3.86
+1070%

HD 5770 outperforms 9400 by a whopping 1070% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7161330
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.74no data
Power efficiency2.880.66
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameJuniperC79
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date13 October 2009 (15 years ago)18 June 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores80016
Core clock speed850 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors1,040 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate34.003.600
Floating-point processing power1.36 TFLOPS0.0352 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs408
L1 Cache80 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KBno data

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 x16PCI
Length208 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed4800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.04.0
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

ATI HD 5770 3.86
+1070%
GeForce 9400 0.33

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 5770 1705
+1068%
Samples: 7708
GeForce 9400 146
Samples: 91

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:

900p24
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Full HD50
+1150%
4−5
−1150%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.18no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Fortnite 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Valorant 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
+1117%
6−7
−1117%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Dota 2 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Fortnite 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10 0−1
Metro Exodus 8−9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Valorant 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Dota 2 35−40
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Valorant 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 8−9 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5 0−1
Metro Exodus 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Valorant 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−11 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 8−9 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Valorant 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5 0−1

This is how ATI HD 5770 and GeForce 9400 compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5770 is 1100% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 5770 is 1150% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.86 0.33
Recency 13 October 2009 18 June 2008
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 40 Watt

ATI HD 5770 has a 1069.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce 9400, on the other hand, has 170% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 5770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400 in performance tests.

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