GeForce 8400 GS vs Radeon RX 570

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 570 and GeForce 8400 GS, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 570
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
17.70
+4438%

RX 570 outperforms 8400 GS by a whopping 4438% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3151265
Place by popularity16not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.81no data
Power efficiency10.360.68
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code namePolaris 20G86
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)17 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 $29.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores204816
Core clock speed1168 MHz459 MHz
Boost clock speed1244 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate159.23.672
Floating-point processing power5.095 TFLOPS0.02938 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs1288

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length241 mm170 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount8 GB256 MB
Standard memory config per GPUno data256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s6.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-

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 Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan+N/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.

RX 570 17.70
+4438%
8400 GS 0.39

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.

RX 570 6967
+4395%
8400 GS 155

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 HD85
+8400%
1−2
−8400%
1440p48
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
4K300−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p1.99
+1408%
29.99
−1408%
1440p3.52
+752%
29.99
−752%
4K5.63no data
  • RX 570 has 1408% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 570 has 752% lower cost per frame in 1440p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 30−35 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45 0−1
Battlefield 5 88
+8700%
1−2
−8700%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1
Far Cry 5 77
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Fortnite 238
+4660%
5−6
−4660%
Forza Horizon 4 100
+4900%
2−3
−4900%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 96
+4700%
2−3
−4700%
Valorant 130−140
+6550%
2−3
−6550%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 40−45 0−1
Battlefield 5 75
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+5300%
4−5
−5300%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1
Dota 2 100−110
+4950%
2−3
−4950%
Far Cry 5 70
+6900%
1−2
−6900%
Fortnite 95
+4650%
2−3
−4650%
Forza Horizon 4 94
+4600%
2−3
−4600%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Grand Theft Auto V 73
+7200%
1−2
−7200%
Metro Exodus 43 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 87
+8600%
1−2
−8600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 77
+7600%
1−2
−7600%
Valorant 130−140
+6550%
2−3
−6550%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 68
+6700%
1−2
−6700%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40 0−1
Dota 2 100−110
+4950%
2−3
−4950%
Far Cry 5 65
+6400%
1−2
−6400%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+7400%
1−2
−7400%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 69
+6800%
1−2
−6800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43 0−1
Valorant 130−140
+6550%
2−3
−6550%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 72
+7100%
1−2
−7100%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+6100%
2−3
−6100%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30 0−1
Metro Exodus 25 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+5400%
3−4
−5400%
Valorant 160−170
+5467%
3−4
−5467%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 52
+5100%
1−2
−5100%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18 0−1
Far Cry 5 46
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+5800%
1−2
−5800%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 30 0−1
Metro Exodus 16 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28 0−1
Valorant 95−100
+4650%
2−3
−4650%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 31 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8 0−1
Dota 2 55−60
+5800%
1−2
−5800%
Far Cry 5 24 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 39 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 14−16 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 23 0−1

This is how RX 570 and 8400 GS compete in popular games:

  • RX 570 is 8400% faster in 1080p
  • RX 570 is 4700% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.70 0.39
Recency 18 April 2017 17 April 2007
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 40 Watt

RX 570 has a 4438.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.

8400 GS, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400 GS in performance tests.

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