GeForce 6800 vs Radeon HD 7400G

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7400G with GeForce 6800, including specs and performance data.

HD 7400G
2012
17 Watt
0.68
+143%

HD 7400G outperforms 6800 by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11851344
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.81no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameScrapperNV41
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)8 November 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39.99

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 cores192no data
Core clock speed327 MHz325 MHz
Boost clock speed424 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,303 million190 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)17 Wattno data
Texture fill rate5.0883.900
Floating-point processing power0.1628 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48
TMUs1212

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
InterfaceIGPPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedDDR
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared300 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data19.2 GB/s
Shared memory+no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.42.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL1.2N/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.

HD 7400G 0.68
+143%
GeForce 6800 0.28

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 7400G 267
+138%
GeForce 6800 112

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

Atomic Heart 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Valorant 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Valorant 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Valorant 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Valorant 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.28
Recency 2 October 2012 8 November 2004
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm

HD 7400G has a 142.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 7400G is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 6800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7400G is a notebook card while GeForce 6800 is a desktop one.

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