GeForce 8400 GS vs Radeon R4 (Kaveri)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R4 (Kaveri) with GeForce 8400 GS, including specs and performance data.
R4 (Kaveri) outperforms 8400 GS by a whopping 100% 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 | 1202 | 1323 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.76 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Kaveri | G86 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 June 2014 (11 years ago) | 17 April 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $29.99 |
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 cores | 192 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 533 MHz | 459 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 40 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 3.672 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.02938 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 16 KB |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | - | + |
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 | no data | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 256 MB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | no data | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
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 HD | 8
+100%
| 4−5
−100%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 7.50 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 13
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+117%
|
6−7
−117%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
This is how R4 (Kaveri) and 8400 GS compete in popular games:
- R4 (Kaveri) is 100% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.78 | 0.39 |
| Recency | 4 June 2014 | 17 April 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 80 nm |
R4 (Kaveri) has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon R4 (Kaveri) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400 GS in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R4 (Kaveri) is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8400 GS is a desktop one.
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