NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 380
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G86 | G96 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G86-213-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | UMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 127 mm² | 144 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 17th, 2007 | Mar 30th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8 | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 10 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 7 PCIe | — |
| Successor | GeForce 9 | — |
| Launch price | — | 129 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 459 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 918 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 6.400 GB/s | 22.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 16 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| SM count | 2 | 2 |
| Cache L2 | 16 KB | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.836 GPixel/s | 3.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 3.672 GTexel/s | 3.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 29.38 GFLOPS | 35.20 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 170 mm 6.7 inches | 198 mm 7.8 inches |
| TDP | 40 W | 34 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 2x DVI |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | P403, P413 | P977 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
