GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) vs Radeon R6 (Mullins)

Radeon R6 (Carrizo) Radeon R6 (Kaveri) Radeon R6 (Mullins) Radeon R6 M255DX Radeon R6 M335DX Radeon R6 M340DX Radeon R6 M435DX Radeon R6 Mobile Graphics
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9400M 9400M (G) / ION (LE) 9400M G 9400M GeForceBoost

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R6 (Mullins) and GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R6 (Mullins)
2014
0.64
+106%

R6 (Mullins) outperforms 9400M (G) / ION (LE) by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

R6 (Mullins) R6 (Mullins)
9400M (G) / ION (LE) 9400M (G) / ION (LE)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12061328
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.77
ArchitectureGCN 1.1 (2014)no data
GPU code nameMullinsMCP79MX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)14 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 cores12816
Core clock speed500 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistorsno data282 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data12 Watt

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 bus width64 Bitno data
Shared memory++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)10.0

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

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Valorant 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 27−30
+11.5%
24−27
−11.5%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the R6 (Mullins) is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R6 (Mullins) is ahead in 19 tests (58%)
  • there's a draw in 14 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.64 0.31
Recency 29 April 2014 14 October 2008
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

R6 (Mullins) has a 106.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R6 (Mullins) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) in performance tests.

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