GeForce 9300M GS vs 9400 GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG96CG98
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date27 August 2008 (16 years ago)4 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 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 cores168
Core clock speed550 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors314 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt13 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate4.4004.400
Floating-point processing power0.0448 TFLOPS0.0224 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data34
ROPs44
TMUs88

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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-I
Length168 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-

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 typeDDR2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s11.2 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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.

9400 GT 163
+63%
9300M GS 100

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 August 2008 4 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 13 Watt

9400 GT has an age advantage of 2 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.

9300M GS, on the other hand, has 284.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9400 GT and GeForce 9300M GS. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9400 GT is a desktop card while GeForce 9300M GS is a notebook one.


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