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NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

NVidia GeForce 8400M GS is the DirectX 10 capable successor of the GeForce Go 7400 for laptops and technologically a slower 8400M GT video card (because of the smaller 64 Bit memory bus). The performance is slightly above the 7400 and, therefore, it can represent current (not very demanding) games fluently with reduced details / resolutions. Demanding games like Crysis can only be run in very low details and resolutions. For people who play occasionally, it may be sufficient.

The particularity of this video card are the "Unified Shader". Pixel- and vertex-shaders do not exist any more but 16 of the so called stream processors do the graphic work.

One advantage of the GeForce 8000 series is the integrated PureVideo video processor. It can support the CPU in decoding H.264, VC-1, MPEG2, and WMV9 encoded videos in HD quality > PureVideo Product Comparison

Compared to desktop cards, the 8400M GS can be compared to the 8400 GS which has a 50 MHz higher core clock (and is therefore a bit faster).

GeForce 8400M Series

GeForce 8400M GT compare 16 @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 600 MHz
GeForce 8400M GS 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
GeForce 8400M G compare 8 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
CodenameG86M
Pipelines16 - unified
Core Speed400 MHz
Shader Speed800 MHz
Memory Speed600 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR2 / GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory256 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption11 Watt
Transistor Count210 Million
technology80 nm
Features800 MHZ Shader-Taktfrequenz, PureVideo Technologie (H.264, VC-1, MPEG2, WMV9 Decodierbeschleunigung), HDCP-fähig, PowerMizer 7.0 Energieverwaltung (dynamisches umschalten zwischen Leistung und Energiesparen), HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting), designed für Windows Vista, 16x Vollbild AA, 16x winkelunabhängiges AF, 128-Bit HDR Ausleuchtung mit AA, PCI-E 16x, OpenGL 2.1, Gigathread Technologie
Date of Announcement09.05.2007
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.de

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
min: 10921     avg: 12724     median: 12521.5 (13%)     max: 15120 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 4199     avg: 4798     median: 4852.5 (3%)     max: 5434 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 1938     avg: 2671     median: 2895 (3%)     max: 3213 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings +
3DMark 06
min: 1066     avg: 1327     median: 1298.5 (2%)     max: 1645 points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 1099     avg: 1326     median: 1343 (2%)     max: 1527 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 +
3DMark 06
min: 1105     avg: 1447     median: 1507 (2%)     max: 1623 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1024x768 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 2056     avg: 2127     median: 2128.5 (2%)     max: 2193 points
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Command and Conquer III

Command and Conquer III

2007
high 1024x768
16  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Additional Benchmarks
high 800x600
20
high 1280x800
14
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
137 162 233 240 250 252 281 283 289 300 300 305 ~ 253 fps    + Compare
med. 800x600
46 47 48 49 52 52 52 54 55 55 56 57 ~ 52 fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
12 12 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 29 ~ 15 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
65.2 83.5 87 93.4 98.3 ~ 85 fps    + Compare
med. 640x480
63 65.1 67.8 82.1 100.3 ~ 76 fps    + Compare
high 800x600
44.2 50.9 57 59.8 65.1 ~ 55 fps    + Compare
ultra 1024x768
27.6 27.6 32.8 36.5 40.8 ~ 33 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
107.4 122 127 143.8 175.4 192 199.1 221 223 231 234.2 ~ 180 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Command and Conquer III16
F.E.A.R.2535215
Doom 385765533
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo180
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Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS graphics card

 

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Review Sony Vaio VGN-SZ61WN/C Subnotebook

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Review Dell XPS M1330 Notebook

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Dell Inspiron 1520-PP22L: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250, 15.40", 3.3 kg
  Review » Review Dell Inspiron 1520 Notebook

Samsung Aura Damali: Intel Core 2 Duo T7100, 12.10", 2 kg
  Review » Review Samsung Q45 Notebook

HP dv6598eg: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 15.40", 2.7 kg
  Review » Review HP Pavilion dv6598eg Notebook

HP Pavilion dv2988eg: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300, 14.10", 2.5 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv2988eg

HP Pavilion dv6880se: Intel Core 2 Duo T5550, 15.40", 3.2 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6880se

HP Pavilion dv2899: Intel Core 2 Duo T5550, 14.10", 2.5 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv2899

Zepto Znote 3414W: Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 15.40", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Zepto Znote 3414W

MSI Megabook EX700: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 17.10", 3.4 kg
  External Review » MSI Megabook EX700

HP Pavilion dv6699eg: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 15.40", 2.8 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6699eg

HP Pavilion dv3000: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300, 13.30", 2.2 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv3000

HP Pavilion dv6750ea: Intel Core 2 Duo T5450, 15.40", 3.1 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6750ea

Sony VAIO VGN-SZ791N: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300, 13.30", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-SZ791N

Sony Vaio VGN-SZ750N: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 13.30", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-SZ750N

HP Pavilion dv2699: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 14.10", 2.5 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv2699

Samsung R700-A003UK: Intel Core 2 Duo T5450, 17.10", 3.2 kg
  External Review » Samsung R700-A003UK

HP Pavilion dv9655ea: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60, 17.10", 3.6 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv9655ea

HP Pavilion dv6675us: Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 15.40", 3 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6675us

Sony Vaio VGN-SZ61WN/C: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 13.30", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Sony Vaio VGN-SZ61WN

HP Pavilion dv6500z: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60, 15.40", 2.8 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6500z

HP Pavilion dv6599eg: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 15.40", 2.8 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6599eg

HP Pavilion dv6450eg: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56, 15.40", 2.8 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6450eg

Dell Vostro 1400: Intel Core 2 Duo T7100, 14.10", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Dell Vostro 1400

Dell Inspiron 1520-PP22L: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250, 15.40", 3.3 kg
  External Review » Dell Inspiron 1520

Dell Inspiron 1420: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 14.10", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Dell Inspiron 1420

Dell XPS M1330: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 13.30", 1.8 kg
  External Review » Dell XPS M1330

HP Pavilion dv6598eg: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 15.40", 2.7 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6598eg

Samsung R70 Aura: Intel Core 2 Duo T7100, 15.40", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Samsung R70 Aura

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