NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M vs NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M 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 GTX 260M

NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
7x more texture fill rate: 31 billion / sec vs 4.4 billion / sec
7x more pipelines: 112 vs 16
10.5x better floating-point performance: 308 gflops vs 29.376 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 80 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 381 vs 169
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 41 vs 38
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3085 vs 1016
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3085 vs 1016

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 March 2009 vs 1 August 2008
Texture fill rate	31 billion / sec vs 4.4 billion / sec
Pipelines	112 vs 16
Floating-point performance	308 gflops vs 29.376 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 80 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	381 vs 169
PassMark - G2D Mark	41 vs 38
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3085 vs 1016
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3085 vs 1016

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

Around 2% higher core clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1375 MHz
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 65 Watt

Core clock speed	1400 MHz vs 1375 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

381

169

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3085

1016

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3085

1016

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M	NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark	381	169
PassMark - G2D Mark	41	38
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3085	1016
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3085	1016
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1796
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1796

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M	NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G92	G86
Launch date	3 March 2009	1 August 2008
Place in performance rating	1457	1460
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$79.99
Price now		$79.99
Value for money (0-100)		3.05
Technical info
Core clock speed	1375 MHz	1400 MHz
CUDA cores	112	16
Floating-point performance	308 gflops	29.376 gflops
Gigaflops	462
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	112	16
Texture fill rate	31 billion / sec	4.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	210 million
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	DisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVI
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
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
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B
SLI options	2-way
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		6.6" (16.8 cm)
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	61 GB / s	12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR2
Shared memory	0
Memory clock speed		400 MHz
Technologies
CUDA
HybridPower
Power management	8.0
PureVideo HD
SLI