GeForce 8400 SE vs UHD Graphics 730

Place in the ranking	685	1403
Place by popularity	94	not in top-100
Power efficiency	19.33	0.25
Architecture	Generation 12.2 (2022−2023)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Raptor Lake GT1	G86S
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores	192	16
Core clock speed	300 MHz	459 MHz
Boost clock speed	1550 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	210 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	18.60	3.672
Floating-point processing power	0.5952 TFLOPS	0.02938 TFLOPS
ROPs	6	4
TMUs	12	8

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	Ring Bus	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	168 mm
Width	IGP	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	System Shared	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	128 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	6.4 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 Connectors

Motherboard Dependent

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.6	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	3.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.3	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. 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.

UHD Graphics 730 4.16
+2211%

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.

UHD Graphics 730 1603
+2257%

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

Performance score	4.16	0.18
Recency	3 January 2023	1 August 2008
Chip lithography	10 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt

UHD Graphics 730 has a 2211.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400 SE in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.