Quadro T600 Mobile vs GeForce 8400M G

Place in the ranking	1348	303
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.86	31.56
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G86	TU117
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	9 May 2007 (17 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 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 cores	8	896
Core clock speed	400 MHz	780 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1410 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	40 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.200	78.96
Floating-point processing power	0.0128 TFLOPS	2.527 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	8	56

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).

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	192.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	7.5

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.

8400M G 0.27

T600 Mobile 18.34
+6693%

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.

8400M G 105

T600 Mobile 7052
+6616%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −6150%	500−550 +6150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −6150%	500−550 +6150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1420%	75−80 +1420%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −975%	40−45 +975%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −6150%	500−550 +6150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −717%	49 +717%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1420%	75−80 +1420%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −2000%	120−130 +2000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −975%	40−45 +975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1200%	52 +1200%
World of Tanks	12−14 −1733%	220−230 +1733%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −6150%	500−550 +6150%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1700%	35−40 +1700%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −650%	45 +650%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −1420%	75−80 +1420%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −2000%	120−130 +2000%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

1−2

−6400%

65−70
+6400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −6567%	600−650 +6567%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1100%	45−50 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −6400%	130−140 +6400%
Valorant	4−5 −6650%	270−280 +6650%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −6567%	1000−1050 +6567%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −107%	30−35 +107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −6400%	65−70 +6400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −107%	30−35 +107%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	18−20
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Dota 2	14−16 −107%	30−35 +107%
Valorant	0−1	0−1

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Elden Ring	45 +0%	45 +0%
Far Cry 5	53 +0%	53 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Dota 2	116 +0%	116 +0%
Elden Ring	34 +0%	34 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	63 +0%	63 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Dota 2	107 +0%	107 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	28 +0%	28 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

45−50

+0%

45−50

+0%

4K
High Preset

Elden Ring	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Valorant	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the T600 Mobile is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

T600 Mobile is ahead in 21 test (38%)
there's a draw in 35 tests (63%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.27	18.34
Recency	9 May 2007	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	40 Watt

8400M G has 300% lower power consumption.

T600 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 6692.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro T600 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400M G in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8400M G is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T600 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.