GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 XT with GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE), including specs and performance data.

RX 5500 XT
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
23.70
+7545%

RX 5500 XT outperforms 9400M (G) / ION (LE) by a whopping 7545% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2351319
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation48.27no data
Power efficiency12.501.77
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)no data
GPU code nameNavi 14MCP79MX
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date12 December 2019 (5 years ago)14 October 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores140816
Core clock speed1607 MHz450 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,400 million282 Million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt12 Watt
Texture fill rate162.4no data
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs88no data

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 4.0 x8no data
Length180 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed14000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)10.0
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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.

RX 5500 XT 23.70
+7545%
9400M (G) / ION (LE) 0.31

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 5500 XT 68429
+11173%
9400M (G) / ION (LE) 607

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD760−1
1440p420−1
4K24-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.22no data
1440p4.02no data
4K7.04no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 78
+3800%
2−3
−3800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 72 0−1
Battlefield 5 75−80
+7700%
1−2
−7700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+2300%
2−3
−2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
Far Cry 5 55−60 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+13900%
1−2
−13900%
Hitman 3 64
+1500%
4−5
−1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+1275%
8−9
−1275%
Metro Exodus 132
+13100%
1−2
−13100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108
+10700%
1−2
−10700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+1900%
4−5
−1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+621%
27−30
−621%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 66
+2100%
3−4
−2100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58 0−1
Battlefield 5 75−80
+7700%
1−2
−7700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+2300%
2−3
−2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+2150%
2−3
−2150%
Far Cry 5 55−60 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+13900%
1−2
−13900%
Hitman 3 62
+1450%
4−5
−1450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+1275%
8−9
−1275%
Metro Exodus 94
+9300%
1−2
−9300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+2600%
4−5
−2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+478%
9−10
−478%
Watch Dogs: Legion 202
+621%
27−30
−621%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+1633%
3−4
−1633%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 49 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+2300%
2−3
−2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Far Cry 5 55−60 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 56 0−1
Hitman 3 55
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 87
+988%
8−9
−988%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95
+2275%
4−5
−2275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+544%
9−10
−544%
Watch Dogs: Legion 36
+28.6%
27−30
−28.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 76 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 20 0−1
Far Cry 5 27−30 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+13400%
1−2
−13400%
Hitman 3 36
+500%
6−7
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Metro Exodus 60 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 66 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 184
+9100%
2−3
−9100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 49
+2350%
2−3
−2350%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20 0−1
Hitman 3 26 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+12100%
1−2
−12100%
Metro Exodus 37 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 8 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 21 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 14 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24
+1100%
2−3
−1100%

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 5500 XT is 3800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 5500 XT surpassed 9400M (G) / ION (LE) in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.70 0.31
Recency 12 December 2019 14 October 2008
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 12 Watt

RX 5500 XT has a 7545.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

9400M (G) / ION (LE), on the other hand, has 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 XT is a desktop card while GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) is a notebook one.


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