NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 8400M 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, 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 11 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher core clock speed: 400 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • Around 14% higher texture fill rate: 3.2 GTexel / s vs 2.8 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 11 Watt vs 24 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
  • Around 23% higher memory clock speed: 800 MHz vs 650 MHz
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 34 vs 29
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 9 May 2007 vs 15 May 2006
Core clock speed 400 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 3.2 GTexel / s vs 2.8 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11 Watt vs 24 Watt
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 800 MHz vs 650 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 34 vs 29

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 138 vs 101
  • 6.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 244 vs 40
  • 6.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 244 vs 40
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 138 vs 101
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 244 vs 40
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 244 vs 40

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
101
138
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
34
29
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
40
244
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
40
244
Name NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 101 138
PassMark - G2D Mark 34 29
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 40 244
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 40 244

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name G86 G73
Launch date 9 May 2007 15 May 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $14.99 $149.99
Place in performance rating 1693 1695
Price now $14.99 $149.99
Type Laptop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 7.22 0.94

Technical info

Core clock speed 400 MHz 350 MHz
Floating-point performance 25.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 90 nm
Pipelines 16
Texture fill rate 3.2 GTexel / s 2.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11 Watt 24 Watt
Transistor count 210 million 177 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-I PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 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 GDDR2 / GDDR3 DDR2
Shared memory 0

Technologies

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