GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps vs 9400 GT

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1250not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.58no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameG96CGP104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date27 August 2008 (16 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$79.99 $499

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 cores162560
Core clock speed550 MHz1607 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1733 MHz
Number of transistors314 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt180 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate4.400277.3
Floating-point processing power0.0448 TFLOPS8.873 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs8160

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 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length168 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin
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 typeDDR2GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz1376 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s352.3 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.4
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 August 2008 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 180 Watt

9400 GT has 260% lower power consumption.

GTX 1080 11Gbps, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 243.8% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9400 GT and GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps. We've got no test results to judge.


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