NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS and NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430 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 GS
- Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
- 3.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 109 vs 31
- 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 37 vs 16
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 9 May 2007 vs 11 October 2004 |
Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm vs 90 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 109 vs 31 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 37 vs 16 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430
- Around 6% higher core clock speed: 425 MHz vs 400 MHz
Core clock speed | 425 MHz vs 400 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS | NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 109 | 31 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 37 | 16 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 40 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 40 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS | NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE + nForce 430 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Tesla | Curie |
Code name | G86 | C61 |
Launch date | 9 May 2007 | 11 October 2004 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $14.99 | |
Place in performance rating | 1694 | 1697 |
Price now | $14.99 | |
Type | Laptop | Desktop |
Value for money (0-100) | 7.22 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 425 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 25.6 gflops | |
Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 90 nm |
Pipelines | 16 | |
Texture fill rate | 3.2 GTexel / s | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 11 Watt | |
Transistor count | 210 million | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | MXM-I | PCI |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.0 | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | |
Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB / s | |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | |
Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | |
Memory type | GDDR2 / GDDR3 | |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting) | ||
PCI-E 16x | ||
PowerMizer 7.0 |