GeForce 9400M vs Radeon HD 7870M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7870M and GeForce 9400M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 7870M outperforms 9400M by a whopping 1400% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 746 | 1403 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.10 | 1.52 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Heathrow | C79 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 April 2012 (13 years ago) | 15 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 cores | 640 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 314 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 12 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.00 | 4.640 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.024 TFLOPS | 0.0448 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 40 | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/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.
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.
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
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Sons of the Forest | 3−4 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Sons of the Forest | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 50−55
+1600%
|
3−4
−1600%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
+1550%
|
4−5
−1550%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Sons of the Forest | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 50−55
+1600%
|
3−4
−1600%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+1550%
|
2−3
−1550%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Sons of the Forest | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 50−55
+1600%
|
3−4
−1600%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+1400%
|
2−3
−1400%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+1750%
|
2−3
−1750%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Sons of the Forest | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+1500%
|
1−2
−1500%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Sons of the Forest | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.60 | 0.24 |
| Recency | 24 April 2012 | 15 October 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 12 Watt |
HD 7870M has a 1400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.
GeForce 9400M, on the other hand, has 275% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 7870M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M in performance tests.
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