NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS vs NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS and NVIDIA GeForce 9400 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS

NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
3.6x more texture fill rate: 16 billion / sec vs 4.4 billion / sec
4x more pipelines: 64 vs 16
5.8x better floating-point performance: 169.6 gflops vs 29.376 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 80 nm
4x more memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 400 MHz
3.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 555 vs 145
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 57 vs 40
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2414 vs 1016
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2414 vs 1016

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 November 2008 vs 1 August 2008
Texture fill rate	16 billion / sec vs 4.4 billion / sec
Pipelines	64 vs 16
Floating-point performance	169.6 gflops vs 29.376 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 80 nm
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	555 vs 145
PassMark - G2D Mark	57 vs 40
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2414 vs 1016
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2414 vs 1016

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

2.6x more core clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 530 MHz
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 60 Watt

Core clock speed	1400 MHz vs 530 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 60 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

555

145

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2414

1016

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2414

1016

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS	NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	555	145
PassMark - G2D Mark	57	40
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2414	1016
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2414	1016
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1796
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1796

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS	NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G94	G86
Launch date	1 November 2008	1 August 2008
Place in performance rating	1461	1462
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$79.99
Price now		$79.99
Value for money (0-100)		3.05
Technical info
Core clock speed	530 MHz	1400 MHz
CUDA cores	64	16
Floating-point performance	169.6 gflops	29.376 gflops
Gigaflops	254
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	64	16
Texture fill rate	16 billion / sec	4.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	505 million	210 million
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		6.6" (16.8 cm)
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB / s	12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR2
Shared memory	0
Technologies
CUDA
Power management	8.0
SLI