GeForce 8400 GS vs Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics

Place in the ranking	806	1260
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	0.70
Architecture	no data	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	no data	G86
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 August 2013 (11 years ago)	17 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$29.99

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 cores	640	16
Core clock speed	720 / 825 MHz	459 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	210 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	40 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	3.672
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.02938 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	4
TMUs	no data	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	170 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	-	+

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	DDR3	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	no data	256 MB
Standard memory config per GPU	no data	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	6.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	-	1.1

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	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3	0−1
Metro Exodus	5−6	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Valorant	2−3	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Dota 2	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Fortnite	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Metro Exodus	5−6	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +767%	3−4 −767%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Valorant	2−3	0−1
World of Tanks	50−55 +614%	7−8 −614%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Dota 2	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +767%	3−4 −767%
Valorant	2−3	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
World of Tanks	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7	0−1
Valorant	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Dota 2	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Fortnite	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	1−2	0−1
Valorant	3−4	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.63	0.38
Recency	1 August 2013	17 April 2007
Chip lithography	28 nm	80 nm

HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics has a 592.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400 GS in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics is a notebook card while GeForce 8400 GS is a desktop one.

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