NVIDIA GeForce 8400 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8400 and NVIDIA GeForce 8800 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce 8400

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8400

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
4.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 11% higher memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 900 MHz
3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 160 vs 53

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 December 2007 vs 29 October 2007
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 105 Watt
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz vs 900 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	160 vs 53

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

2.8x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 540 MHz
7.8x more texture fill rate: 33.6 billion / sec vs 4.32 GTexel / s
14x more pipelines: 112 vs 8
16.2x better floating-point performance: 336.0 gflops vs 20.8 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
5.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 469 vs 81
4.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3346 vs 733
4.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3346 vs 733

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1500 MHz vs 540 MHz
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion / sec vs 4.32 GTexel / s
Pipelines	112 vs 8
Floating-point performance	336.0 gflops vs 20.8 gflops
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	469 vs 81
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346 vs 733
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346 vs 733

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8400
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

469

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

160

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

733

3346

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

733

3346

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 8400	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	81	469
PassMark - G2D Mark	160	53
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	733	3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	733	3346

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 8400	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G98	G92
Launch date	4 December 2007	29 October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$69.78	$349
Place in performance rating	1389	1391
Price now	$69.78
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	1.87
Technical info
Core clock speed	540 MHz	1500 MHz
Floating-point performance	20.8 gflops	336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	8	112
Texture fill rate	4.32 GTexel / s	33.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	105 Watt
Transistor count	210 million	754 million
CUDA cores		112
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	6-pin & 8-pin
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
Length		9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	8 GB / s	57.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	900 MHz
Memory type	DDR2	GDDR3
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)		128bit