NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 Low Power
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G86 | GM206 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NB8M-GS | GM206-251-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 2,940 million |
| Die size | 127 mm² | 228 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | May 9th, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 8M (8000M) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-I | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce Go 7 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 9M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 400 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 800 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 1653 MHz 6.6 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1026 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1190 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 6.400 GB/s | 105.8 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 768 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 48 |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| SM count | 2 | — |
| Cache L2 | 16 KB | 1024 KB |
| SMM count | — | 6 |
| Cache L1 | — | 48 KB (per SMM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.600 GPixel/s | 38.08 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 3.200 GTexel/s | 57.12 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 25.60 GFLOPS | 1.828 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 57.12 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 11 W | 75 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Length | — | 202 mm 8 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 250 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 5.2 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Mar 1st, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 900 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 159 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 76 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 700 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 10 |
