GeForce 8600 GS vs Radeon HD 8400

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8400 and GeForce 8600 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8400
2013
25 Watt
0.68
+196%

HD 8400 outperforms 8600 GS by a whopping 196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11841378
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.910.34
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameKalindiG84
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 November 2013 (11 years ago)17 April 2007 (17 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 cores12816
Core clock speed400 MHz540 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million289 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt47 Watt
Texture fill rate3.2004.320
Floating-point processing power0.1024 TFLOPS0.03808 TFLOPS
ROPs48
TMUs88

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 1.0 x16
WidthIGP1-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 SharedDDR2
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data12.8 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.

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.34.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

HD 8400 0.68
+196%
8600 GS 0.23

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 8400 267
+193%
8600 GS 91

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 HD10
+233%
3−4
−233%

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
+300%
2−3
−300%
Valorant 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 19
+217%
6−7
−217%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Valorant 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Valorant 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%

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
+200%
5−6
−200%
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

This is how HD 8400 and 8600 GS compete in popular games:

  • HD 8400 is 233% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.23
Recency 23 November 2013 17 April 2007
Chip lithography 28 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 47 Watt

HD 8400 has a 195.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 88% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 8400 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8600 GS in performance tests.

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