GeForce 8400 SE vs ATI Radeon X800 XL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon X800 XL and GeForce 8400 SE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI X800 XL
2004
256 MB GDDR3, 49 Watt
0.18

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14021405
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.250.25
ArchitectureR400 (2004−2008)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameR430G86S
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 December 2004 (20 years ago)1 August 2008 (16 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 speed400 MHz459 MHz
Number of transistors160 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate6.4003.672
Floating-point processing powerno data0.02938 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs168

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 speed490 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth31.36 GB/s6.4 GB/s

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0b (9_2)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGL2.03.3
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/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. 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.

ATI X800 XL 0.18
8400 SE 0.18

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 X800 XL 69
+1.5%
8400 SE 68

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


Recency 1 December 2004 1 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 110 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 50 Watt

ATI X800 XL has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 2% lower power consumption.

8400 SE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon X800 XL and GeForce 8400 SE.


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