GeForce 7800 GTX vs Radeon HD 8400E

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8400E with GeForce 7800 GTX, including specs and performance data.

HD 8400E
2013
25 Watt
0.71

7800 GTX outperforms HD 8400E by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11691156
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiency1.950.60
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameKalindiG70
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date23 April 2013 (11 years ago)22 June 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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 cores128no data
Core clock speed600 MHz430 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt86 Watt
Texture fill rate4.80010.32
Floating-point processing power0.1536 TFLOPSno data
ROPs416
TMUs824

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
Lengthno data228 mm
Widthno data1-slot

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 SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared600 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data38.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.33.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/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. 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 8400E 0.71
7800 GTX 0.75
+5.6%

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 8400E 275
7800 GTX 290
+5.5%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.71 0.75
Recency 23 April 2013 22 June 2005
Chip lithography 28 nm 110 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 86 Watt

HD 8400E has an age advantage of 7 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 244% lower power consumption.

7800 GTX, on the other hand, has a 5.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 8400E and GeForce 7800 GTX.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8400E is a notebook card while GeForce 7800 GTX is a desktop one.


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

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