GeForce 8400 SE vs Radeon RX Vega Mobile
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1474 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.25 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Vega Mobile | G86S |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 January 2018 (7 years ago) | 1 August 2008 (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 cores | 1792 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 459 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 50 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | HBM2 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 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_1 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 January 2018 | 1 August 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 50 Watt |
RX Vega Mobile has an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
8400 SE, on the other hand, has 80% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX Vega Mobile and GeForce 8400 SE. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega Mobile is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8400 SE is a desktop one.
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