GeForce 8400M GS vs HD Graphics

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1149not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.53no data
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT1G86
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 April 2012 (12 years ago)9 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$14.99

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 cores4816
Core clock speed650 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHzno data
Number of transistors392 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt11 Watt
Texture fill rate6.3003.200
Floating-point processing power0.1008 TFLOPS0.0256 TFLOPS
ROPs14
TMUs68

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16MXM-I
WidthIGPno 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.

Memory typeSystem SharedDDR2
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data6.4 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 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.04.0
OpenGL4.03.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.80N/A
CUDA-1.1

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.

HD Graphics 298
+173%
8400M GS 109

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2012 9 May 2007
Chip lithography 22 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 11 Watt

HD Graphics has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 263.6% more advanced lithography process.

8400M GS, on the other hand, has 218.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between HD Graphics and GeForce 8400M GS. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that HD Graphics is a desktop card while GeForce 8400M GS is a notebook one.


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