GeForce 8400 SE vs ATI Radeon X1800 GTO

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon X1800 GTO and GeForce 8400 SE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI X1800 GTO
2006
256 MB GDDR3, 48 Watt
0.32
+113%

X1800 GTO outperforms 8400 SE by a whopping 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13481466
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.540.24
ArchitectureR500 (2005−2007)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameR520G86S
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 March 2006 (19 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 coresno data16
Core clock speed500 MHz459 MHz
Number of transistors321 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)48 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate6.0003.672
Floating-point processing powerno data0.02938 TFLOPS
ROPs124
TMUs128
L2 Cacheno data16 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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount256 MB128 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed495 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth31.68 GB/s6.4 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model3.04.0
OpenGL2.03.3
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-1.1

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

ATI X1800 GTO 0.32
+113%
8400 SE 0.15

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.

ATI X1800 GTO 140
+106%
Samples: 13
8400 SE 68
Samples: 6

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 0.32 0.15
Recency 1 March 2006 1 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 48 Watt 50 Watt

ATI X1800 GTO has a 113.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 4.2% lower power consumption.

8400 SE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 12.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon X1800 GTO is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400 SE in performance tests.

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