Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) with Radeon RX 580 2048SP, including specs and performance data.
RX 580 2048SP outperforms 9400M (G) / ION (LE) by a whopping 6323% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1329 | 286 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 50 |
| Power efficiency | 1.79 | 9.18 |
| Architecture | no data | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | MCP79MX | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 October 2008 (16 years ago) | 15 October 2018 (6 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 | 16 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 1168 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1284 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 282 Million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 164.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 5.259 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 128 |
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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | no data | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 224.0 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 data | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−6264%
|
700−750
+6264%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−6264%
|
700−750
+6264%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−5733%
|
350−400
+5733%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−6264%
|
700−750
+6264%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−5614%
|
400−450
+5614%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−5733%
|
350−400
+5733%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−5733%
|
350−400
+5733%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−5900%
|
300−310
+5900%
|
| World of Tanks | 12−14
−6054%
|
800−850
+6054%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
−6264%
|
700−750
+6264%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−5614%
|
400−450
+5614%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−5733%
|
350−400
+5733%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−5733%
|
350−400
+5733%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−5900%
|
120−130
+5900%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−6233%
|
190−200
+6233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−6150%
|
250−260
+6150%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−6233%
|
950−1000
+6233%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−6233%
|
950−1000
+6233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−5900%
|
60−65
+5900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−6233%
|
950−1000
+6233%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5900%
|
120−130
+5900%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−6233%
|
950−1000
+6233%
|
| Valorant | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.30 | 19.27 |
| Recency | 14 October 2008 | 15 October 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 150 Watt |
9400M (G) / ION (LE) has 1150% lower power consumption.
RX 580 2048SP, on the other hand, has a 6323.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 580 2048SP is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) is a notebook card while Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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