GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) vs Radeon HD 6250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6250 with GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE), including specs and performance data.

HD 6250
2011
512 MB GDDR3, 19 Watt
0.24

9400M (G) / ION (LE) outperforms HD 6250 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13761331
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.891.81
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)no data
GPU code nameCedarMCP79MX
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date31 January 2011 (14 years ago)14 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 cores8016
Core clock speed650 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors292 million282 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt12 Watt
Texture fill rate5.200no data
Floating-point processing power0.104 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs8no 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 x16no data
Length168 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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth8 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMIno data
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)10.0
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.4no data
OpenCL1.2no data
VulkanN/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.

HD 6250 0.24
9400M (G) / ION (LE) 0.31
+29.2%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 6250 422
9400M (G) / ION (LE) 607
+43.8%

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 HD6
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 0−1

This is how HD 6250 and 9400M (G) / ION (LE) compete in popular games:

  • 9400M (G) / ION (LE) is 17% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Atomic Heart, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the 9400M (G) / ION (LE) is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • 9400M (G) / ION (LE) is ahead in 10 tests (30%)
  • there's a draw in 23 tests (70%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.24 0.31
Recency 31 January 2011 14 October 2008
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 12 Watt

HD 6250 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.

9400M (G) / ION (LE), on the other hand, has a 29.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 58.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6250 is a desktop card while GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) is a notebook one.

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