GeForce 8400M GS vs Radeon HD 6470M

Place in the ranking	1206	1355
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Power efficiency	no data	1.62
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Seymour	G86
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)	9 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$569.99	$14.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	160	16
Core clock speed	700 MHz	400 MHz
Number of transistors	370 million	210 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	11 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.600	3.200
Floating-point processing power	0.224 TFLOPS	0.0256 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	4
TMUs	8	8

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).

Interface

PCIe 2.0 x16

MXM-I

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	DDR3	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	6.4 GB/s
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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.0	4.0
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	-	1.1

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.

HD 6470M 0.59
+127%

8400M GS 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.

HD 6470M 227
+127%

8400M GS 100

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:

900p	10 +150%	4−5 −150%
Full HD	13 +160%	5−6 −160%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

43.85

3.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +7.1%	27−30 −7.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +7.1%	27−30 −7.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +7.1%	27−30 −7.1%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how HD 6470M and 8400M GS compete in popular games:

HD 6470M is 150% faster in 900p
HD 6470M is 160% faster in 1080p

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the HD 6470M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 6470M is ahead in 26 tests (90%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.59	0.26
Recency	4 January 2011	9 May 2007
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	80 nm

HD 6470M has a 126.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6470M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400M GS in performance tests.

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