NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2 and NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
  • Around 42% higher core clock speed: 567 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • Around 42% higher texture fill rate: 4.54 GTexel / s vs 3.2 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 80 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
  • 14.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 568 vs 40
  • 14.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 568 vs 40
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 December 2007 vs 9 May 2007
Core clock speed 567 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate 4.54 GTexel / s vs 3.2 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 80 nm
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 256 MB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 568 vs 40
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 568 vs 40

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

  • 2x more pipelines: 16 vs 8
  • Around 14% better floating-point performance: 25.6 gflops vs 22.4 gflops
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 11 Watt vs 25 Watt
Pipelines 16 vs 8
Floating-point performance 25.6 gflops vs 22.4 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
568
40
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
568
40
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2 NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 568 40
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 568 40
PassMark - G3D Mark 101
PassMark - G2D Mark 34

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2 NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G98 G86
Launch date 4 December 2007 9 May 2007
Place in performance rating 1692 1693
Type Desktop Laptop
Launch price (MSRP) $14.99
Price now $14.99
Value for money (0-100) 7.22

Technical info

Core clock speed 567 MHz 400 MHz
Floating-point performance 22.4 gflops 25.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 8 16
Texture fill rate 4.54 GTexel / s 3.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 11 Watt
Transistor count 210 million 210 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-I
Length 170 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 6.4 GB / s 6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 800 MHz
Memory type DDR2 GDDR2 / GDDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0