GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs 8400M GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 8400M GT and GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

8400M GT
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 14 Watt
0.17

RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms 8400M GT by a whopping 10871% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1408294
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Power efficiency0.8528.90
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG86GA107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 May 2007 (17 years ago)17 December 2021 (2 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 cores162048
Core clock speed450 MHz1185 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1477 MHz
Number of transistors210 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology80 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate3.60094.53
Floating-point processing power0.0288 TFLOPS6.05 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs864
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth19.2 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.6

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-0−143
1440p-0−136
4K-0−132

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2350%
49
+2350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1300%
40−45
+1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2000%
42
+2000%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1000%
44
+1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1038%
90−95
+1038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1425%
60−65
+1425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−214%
85−90
+214%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1300%
40−45
+1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30
+1400%
Hitman 3 4−5
−975%
43
+975%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1038%
90−95
+1038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1450%
62
+1450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−214%
85−90
+214%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1300%
40−45
+1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1150%
25
+1150%
Hitman 3 4−5
−875%
39
+875%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1038%
90−95
+1038%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1275%
55
+1275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−267%
33
+267%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+55.6%
18
−55.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 10−12
Hitman 3 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1450%
30−35
+1450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 9−10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42
+0%
42
+0%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
+0%
21
+0%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 47
+0%
47
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 8400M GT is 56% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 2350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • 8400M GT is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 28 tests (40%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 18.65
Recency 9 May 2007 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 80 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 14 Watt 45 Watt

8400M GT has 221.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 2050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 10870.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400M GT in performance tests.


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