NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 and NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), 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. 3

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 49% higher core clock speed: 520 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 3x more texture fill rate: 4.16 GTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 110 nm
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 64 MB
  • Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 800 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 5.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 496 vs 88
  • 5.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 496 vs 88
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 July 2010 vs 15 December 2004
Core clock speed 520 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 4.16 GTexel / s vs 1.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed 800 MHz vs 700 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 496 vs 88
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 496 vs 88

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
496
88
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
496
88
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 275
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 275
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 496 88
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 496 88
PassMark - G3D Mark 53
PassMark - G2D Mark 49

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache

Essentials

Architecture Tesla 2.0 Curie
Code name GT218 NV44 B2
Launch date 12 July 2010 15 December 2004
Place in performance rating 1687 1685
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 520 MHz 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 39.36 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 110 nm
Pipelines 16
Texture fill rate 4.16 GTexel / s 1.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt
Transistor count 260 million 75 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 AGP 4x
Length 170 mm 165 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 10.1 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 64 MB
Memory bandwidth 6.4 GB / s 5.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 700 MHz
Memory type DDR2 DDR