Quadro RTX A6000 vs GeForce 8400M GS

Place in the ranking	1342	38
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	10.30
Power efficiency	1.77	13.52
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G86	GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	9 May 2007 (17 years ago)	5 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$14.99	$4,649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	16	10752
Core clock speed	400 MHz	1410 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1800 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.200	604.8
Floating-point processing power	0.0256 TFLOPS	38.71 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	112
TMUs	8	336
Tensor Cores	no data	336
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	84

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).

Interface	MXM-I	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	8-pin EPS

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	DDR2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	48 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	768.0 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

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	8.6

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 GS 0.28

RTX A6000 58.28
+20714%

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 GS 109

RTX A6000 22482
+20526%

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	176
1440p	0−1	131
4K	0−1	122

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	26.41
1440p	no data	35.49
4K	no data	38.11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−3600%

70−75
+3600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2833%	85−90 +2833%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4100%	80−85 +4100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3600%	70−75 +3600%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2125%	85−90 +2125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2038%	170−180 +2038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3750%	150−160 +3750%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −371%	130−140 +371%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2833%	85−90 +2833%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4100%	80−85 +4100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3600%	70−75 +3600%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2125%	85−90 +2125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2038%	170−180 +2038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −7225%	293 +7225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −856%	85−90 +856%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −371%	130−140 +371%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2833%	85−90 +2833%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −4100%	80−85 +4100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3600%	70−75 +3600%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2125%	85−90 +2125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −2700%	224 +2700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −7100%	288 +7100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1900%	180 +1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −371%	130−140 +371%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	30−35
Hitman 3	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −10400%	210 +10400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3500%

70−75
+3500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2800%	27−30 +2800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	27−30

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1750%

35−40
+1750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100

+0%

95−100

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	230−240 +0%	230−240 +0%
Metro Exodus	63 +0%	63 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	247 +0%	247 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	146 +0%	146 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	149 +0%	149 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A6000 is 10400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A6000 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.28	58.28
Recency	9 May 2007	5 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	48 GB
Chip lithography	80 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	300 Watt

8400M GS has 2627.3% lower power consumption.

RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 20714.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 19100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX A6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400M GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 8400M GS is a notebook card while Quadro RTX A6000 is a workstation one.

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