Radeon RX 6800M vs GeForce 9400M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9400M and Radeon RX 6800M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 9400M
2008
12 Watt
0.26

RX 6800M outperforms 9400M by a whopping 13165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1352150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.4816.30
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameC79Navi 22
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 October 2008 (16 years ago)31 May 2021 (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 cores162560
Core clock speed580 MHz2116 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2390 MHz
Number of transistors314 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt145 Watt
Texture fill rate4.640382.4
Floating-point processing power0.0448 TFLOPS12.24 TFLOPS
ROPs464
TMUs8160
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared12 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data384.0 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.3

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.

GeForce 9400M 0.26
RX 6800M 34.49
+13165%

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.

GeForce 9400M 101
RX 6800M 13286
+13054%

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 HD0−1109
1440p0−172
4K-0−144

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 123
+0%
123
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 109
+0%
109
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 110
+0%
110
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 98
+0%
98
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90
+0%
90
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 83
+0%
83
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 211
+0%
211
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+0%
78
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 98
+0%
98
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Hitman 3 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 172
+0%
172
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180
+0%
180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
+0%
109
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 69
+0%
69
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 94
+0%
94
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 63
+0%
63
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 51
+0%
51
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 127
+0%
127
+0%
Metro Exodus 83
+0%
83
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 145
+0%
145
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 93
+0%
93
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 56
+0%
56
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+0%
60
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 77
+0%
77
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+0%
33
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

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

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.26 34.49
Recency 15 October 2008 31 May 2021
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 145 Watt

GeForce 9400M has 1108.3% lower power consumption.

RX 6800M, on the other hand, has a 13165.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M in performance tests.


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