UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)

Place in the ranking	1330	555
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.80	no data
Architecture	no data	Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code name	MCP79MX	Alder Lake Xe
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	14 October 2008 (16 years ago)	4 January 2022 (3 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	64
Core clock speed	450 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1400 MHz
Number of transistors	282 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	no data

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.

Shared memory

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX

10.0

12_1

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.

9400M (G) / ION (LE) 0.31

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 7.12
+2197%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

9400M (G) / ION (LE) 607

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 18749
+2989%

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	21
1440p	-0−1	11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18 +500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −133%	7 +133%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −433%	32 +433%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −400%	20−22 +400%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +37.5%	8 −37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6 +100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −286%	27 +286%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −333%	26 +333%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −867%	55−60 +867%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −400%	20−22 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −340%	21−24 +340%
World of Tanks	12−14 −746%	110−120 +746%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −357%	30−35 +357%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −233%	20 +233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −867%	55−60 +867%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −2067%	65−70 +2067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 −1850%	35−40 +1850%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Valorant	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	6−7
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 −20%	18−20 +20%
Valorant	0−1	7−8

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	19 +0%	19 +0%
Metro Exodus	19 +0%	19 +0%
Valorant	25 +0%	25 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	26 +0%	26 +0%
Fortnite	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	12 +0%	12 +0%
Metro Exodus	13 +0%	13 +0%
Valorant	18 +0%	18 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Dota 2	49 +0%	49 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	13 +0%	13 +0%
Valorant	22 +0%	22 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6 +0%	6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6 +0%	6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
World of Tanks	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Fortnite	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

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

in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the 9400M (G) / ION (LE) is 38% faster.
in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 2000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

9400M (G) / ION (LE) is ahead in 1 test (2%)
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is ahead in 28 tests (45%)
there's a draw in 33 tests (53%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.31	7.12
Recency	14 October 2008	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) has a 2196.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) in performance tests.

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