NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 vs NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 and NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G 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, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285

NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
3.7x more core clock speed: 1476 MHz vs 400 MHz
16.2x more texture fill rate: 51.8 billion / sec vs 3.2 GTexel / s
30x more pipelines: 240 vs 8
55.4x better floating-point performance: 708.5 gflops vs 12.8 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 80 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 256 MB
Around 55% higher memory clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 800 MHz
25.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1513 vs 59
6.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3347 vs 542
6.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3347 vs 542

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 December 2008 vs 9 May 2007
Core clock speed	1476 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate	51.8 billion / sec vs 3.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	240 vs 8
Floating-point performance	708.5 gflops vs 12.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 80 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1242 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1513 vs 59
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3347 vs 542
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3347 vs 542

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G

20.4x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 204 Watt
3.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 241 vs 73

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 204 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	241 vs 73

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1513

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

241

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3347

542

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3347

542

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285	NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
PassMark - G3D Mark	1513	59
PassMark - G2D Mark	73	241
Geekbench - OpenCL	22124
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3347	542
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3347	542

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285	NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	Tesla
Code name	GT200B	G86
Launch date	23 December 2008	9 May 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$359
Place in performance rating	1200	1203
Price now	$179.99
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Value for money (0-100)	9.17
Technical info
Core clock speed	1476 MHz	400 MHz
CUDA cores	240
Floating-point performance	708.5 gflops	12.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	80 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	240	8
Texture fill rate	51.8 billion / sec	3.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	204 Watt	10 Watt
Transistor count	1,400 million	210 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI	No outputs
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options	2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	2.1	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	159.0 GB / s	6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	512 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1242 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3 / GDDR2
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)	128bit
SLI
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0