GeForce 9400M vs NVS 2100M

Place in the ranking	1275	1352
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.28	1.51
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GT218	C79
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	15 October 2008 (16 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	16
Core clock speed	535 MHz	580 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	314 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	12 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.280	4.640
Floating-point processing power	0.03936 TFLOPS	0.0448 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	4
TMUs	8	8

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

PCIe 2.0 x16

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	GDDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	12.64 GB/s	no data
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 outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.1	4.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.2	-

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.

NVS 2100M 0.36
+38.5%

GeForce 9400M 0.26

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.

NVS 2100M 139
+37.6%

GeForce 9400M 101

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

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3
+100%

1−2

−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
+100%

1−2

−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
+100%

1−2

−100%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.36	0.26
Recency	7 January 2010	15 October 2008
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	12 Watt

NVS 2100M has a 38.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 9.1% lower power consumption.

The NVS 2100M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 2100M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce 9400M is a mobile workstation one.

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