GeForce 9400 GT vs Radeon R7 240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 240 and GeForce 9400 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 240
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.33
+455%

R7 240 outperforms 9400 GT by a whopping 455% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8501250
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Power efficiency5.320.58
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameOlandG96C
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)27 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$69 $79.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores32016
Core clock speedno data550 MHz
Boost clock speed780 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate14.004.400
Floating-point processing power0.448 TFLOPS0.0448 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs208

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length168 mm168 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsN/ANone
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 typeGDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1150 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s12.8 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGADual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1211.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-+

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.

R7 240 2.33
+455%
9400 GT 0.42

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.

R7 240 897
+457%
9400 GT 161

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.33 0.42
Recency 8 October 2013 27 August 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

R7 240 has a 454.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 240 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400 GT in performance tests.


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