NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G vs NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G and NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 60% higher core clock speed: 400 MHz vs 250 MHz
  • 3.2x more texture fill rate: 3.2 GTexel / s vs 1 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 150 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
  • 2.4x more memory clock speed: 800 MHz vs 332 MHz
  • 11.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 59 vs 5
  • Around 84% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 241 vs 131
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 9 May 2007 vs 14 December 2003
Core clock speed 400 MHz vs 250 MHz
Texture fill rate 3.2 GTexel / s vs 1 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 150 nm
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 800 MHz vs 332 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 59 vs 5
PassMark - G2D Mark 241 vs 131

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
59
5
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
241
131
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000
PassMark - G3D Mark 59 5
PassMark - G2D Mark 241 131
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 542
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 542

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Celsius
Code name G86 NV18 A4
Launch date 9 May 2007 14 December 2003
Place in performance rating 1203 1205
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 400 MHz 250 MHz
Floating-point performance 12.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 150 nm
Pipelines 8
Texture fill rate 3.2 GTexel / s 1 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt
Transistor count 210 million 29 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors None None
Length 168 mm

API support

DirectX 10.0 8.0
OpenGL 3.3 1.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 6.4 GB / s 2.656 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 332 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 / GDDR2 DDR
Shared memory 0

Technologies

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