NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS and NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • Around 31% higher core clock speed: 459 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • Around 29% higher texture fill rate: 3.6 billion / sec vs 2.8 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
  • Around 23% higher memory clock speed: 800 MHz vs 650 MHz
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 155 vs 138
  • Around 82% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 445 vs 244
  • Around 82% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 445 vs 244
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 April 2007 vs 15 May 2006
Core clock speed 459 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 3.6 billion / sec vs 2.8 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 800 MHz vs 650 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 155 vs 138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 445 vs 244
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 445 vs 244

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 24 Watt vs 40 Watt
  • Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 29 vs 24
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 24 Watt vs 40 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 29 vs 24

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
155
138
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
24
29
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
445
244
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
445
244
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 155 138
PassMark - G2D Mark 24 29
Geekbench - OpenCL 1791
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 224
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 224
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 445 244
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 445 244

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name G86 G73
Launch date 17 April 2007 15 May 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $29.99 $149.99
Place in performance rating 1694 1695
Price now $39.99 $149.99
Type Desktop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 3.68 0.94

Technical info

Core clock speed 459 MHz 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 29.376 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 90 nm
Pipelines 16
Texture fill rate 3.6 billion / sec 2.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 40 Watt 24 Watt
Transistor count 210 million 177 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 1.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 170 mm
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 6.4 GB / s 10.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 650 MHz
Memory type DDR2 DDR2
Standard memory config per GPU 256 MB

Technologies

SLI