GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) vs Radeon HD 6510G2

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6510G2 and GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6510G2
2011
1.20
+314%

HD 6510G2 outperforms 9400M (G) / ION (LE) by a whopping 314% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10801370
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.84
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)no data
GPU code nameno dataMCP79MX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 June 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 cores40016
Core clock speedno data450 MHz
Number of transistorsno data282 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data12 Watt

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno 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.

Shared memory-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1110.0

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
God of War 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Fortnite 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
God of War 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Valorant 30−35
+32%
24−27
−32%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
+115%
12−14
−115%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Fortnite 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
God of War 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Valorant 30−35
+32%
24−27
−32%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
God of War 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Valorant 30−35
+32%
24−27
−32%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Valorant 3−4 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 1−2 0−1
God of War 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6510G2 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6510G2 performs better in 27 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.20 0.29
Recency 14 June 2011 14 October 2008
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm

HD 6510G2 has a 313.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6510G2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) in performance tests.

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AMD Radeon HD 6510G2
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