ATI Radeon HD 2400 vs GeForce 8300 GS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8300 GS and Radeon HD 2400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8300 GS
2007
128 MB DDR2, 40 Watt
0.30

ATI HD 2400 outperforms 8300 GS by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking13301320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.511.06
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG86RV610
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date17 April 2007 (17 years ago)19 February 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores840
Core clock speed459 MHz398 MHz
Number of transistors210 million180 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate3.6721.592
Floating-point processing power0.01469 TFLOPS0.03184 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs84

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR2DDR2
Maximum RAM amount128 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz495 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s7.92 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

8300 GS 0.30
ATI HD 2400 0.31
+3.3%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

8300 GS 115
ATI HD 2400 120
+4.3%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.30 0.31
Recency 17 April 2007 19 February 2008
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 80 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 20 Watt

ATI HD 2400 has a 3.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 23.1% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 8300 GS and Radeon HD 2400.


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