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GeForce 8400 SE vs RADEON X600 PRO

CPUCPUGPUGPU
NVIDIA

GeForce 8400 SE

2014Core: 1029 MHzBoost: 1124 MHz
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RADEON X600 PRO

2020Core: 1130 MHzBoost: 1560 MHz
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GeForce 8400 SE vs RADEON X600 PRO Performance Spectrum

GeForce 8400 SE
0.5 GB 33
68
+1.5%
brand logoGeForce 6500
brand logoGeForce Go 7200
brand logoGeForce Go 7300
brand logoGeForce FX 5950 Ultra
brand logoGeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB
brand logoGeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
brand logoGeForce RTX 4050 Mobile
brand logoGeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
RADEON X600 PRO
0.5 GB 150
67
0.0%
brand logoMOBILITY RADEON 9600
brand logoMobility Radeon X1400
brand logoMOBILITY RADEON X600
brand logoMobility Radeon HD 2300
brand logoRadeon RX 560X (móvel)
brand logoRadeon R9 Fury
brand logoRadeon RX 5700
brand logoRadeon RX 6700

About G3D Mark

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

GeForce 8400 SE vs RADEON X600 PRO FPS Benchmarks

Predicted gaming performance across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

Search any supported game below to compare 1080p FPS for both components.

Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

1080P
GeForce 8400 SE
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
1080P
RADEON X600 PRO
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

1080P
GeForce 8400 SE
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
1080P
RADEON X600 PRO
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
League of Legends

League of Legends

1080P
GeForce 8400 SE
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
1080P
RADEON X600 PRO
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
Valorant

Valorant

1080P
GeForce 8400 SE
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
1080P
RADEON X600 PRO
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
Among Us

Among Us

1080P
GeForce 8400 SE
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
1080P
RADEON X600 PRO
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
Apex Legends

Apex Legends

1080P
GeForce 8400 SE
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
1080P
RADEON X600 PRO
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
ARC Raiders

ARC Raiders

1080P
GeForce 8400 SE
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
1080P
RADEON X600 PRO
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

1080P
GeForce 8400 SE
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
1080P
RADEON X600 PRO
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

1080P
GeForce 8400 SE
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
1080P
RADEON X600 PRO
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
Call of Duty: Warzone

Call of Duty: Warzone

1080P
GeForce 8400 SE
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
1080P
RADEON X600 PRO
low3 FPS
medium2 FPS
high2 FPS
ultra2 FPS
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GeForce 8400 SE vs RADEON X600 PRO: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

GeForce 8400 SE

2014

Why buy it

  • ✅Costs $49 less on MSRP ($50 MSRP vs $99 MSRP).
  • ✅Delivers 101% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 1.4 vs 0.7 G3D/$ ($50 MSRP vs $99 MSRP).
  • ✅Draws 33W instead of 150W, a 117W reduction.
  • ✅Measures 168mm instead of 170mm, a 2mm shorter card that is more SFF-friendly.

Trade-offs

  • ❌Lower average FPS than RADEON X600 PRO across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
  • ❌2014 hardware with 512 MB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.

RADEON X600 PRO

2020

Why buy it

  • ✅2.0% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
  • ✅GeForce 8400 SE is already obsolete for modern gaming, so RADEON X600 PRO is the less risky modern option long term.
  • ✅More future proof: RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) on 7nm with a newer platform for upcoming games.

Trade-offs

  • ❌Older hardware, 512 MB of VRAM, and weaker feature support mean it will age faster in newer AAA releases.
  • ❌
    98% HIGHER MSRP
    $99 MSRPvs$50 MSRP
  • ❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0.7 vs 1.4 G3D/$ ($99 MSRP vs $50 MSRP).
  • ❌354.5% higher power demand at 150W vs 33W.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?
RADEON X600 PRO is the faster gaming card right now. In our data, it leads by 2.0% in average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. PassMark G3D leans toward GeForce 8400 SE instead at 68 vs 67, so for this question the real-game FPS result matters more than the synthetic split.
Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?
RADEON X600 PRO is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond. The case is simple: the newer upscaling stack, FSR Upscaling / FSR 4 (2025) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack, a 7nm process instead of 28nm, and a newer 2020 generation instead of 2014. That makes it the less risky pick as game demands keep moving.
Which GPU is the better buy today?
GeForce 8400 SE makes the most sense to buy today. It is $49 cheaper on MSRP at $50 vs $99, and it leads G3D-per-dollar by 101% (1.4 vs 0.7), which is enough to swing the recommendation its way. If you are mainly targeting 1080p and some 1440p, GeForce 8400 SE is the easier value choice. If you care more about 1080p and some 1440p headroom, RADEON X600 PRO has the stronger long-term case.

GeForce 8400 SE vs RADEON X600 PRO Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

NVIDIA

GeForce 8400 SE

The GeForce 8400 SE is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in March 17 2014. It features the Maxwell architecture. The core clock ranges from 1029 MHz to 1124 MHz. It has 384 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 33W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 68 points.

AMD

RADEON X600 PRO

The RADEON X600 PRO is manufactured by AMD. It was released in January 21 2020. It features the RDNA 1.0 architecture. The core clock ranges from 1130 MHz to 1560 MHz. It has 2048 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 150W. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 67 points.

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Graphics Performance

The GeForce 8400 SE scores 68 and the RADEON X600 PRO reaches 67 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 1.5% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The GeForce 8400 SE is built on Maxwell while the RADEON X600 PRO uses RDNA 1.0, both on 28 nm vs 7 nm. Shader units: 384 (GeForce 8400 SE) vs 2,048 (RADEON X600 PRO). Raw compute: 0.8632 TFLOPS (GeForce 8400 SE) vs 6.39 TFLOPS (RADEON X600 PRO). Boost clocks: 1124 MHz vs 1560 MHz.

FeatureGeForce 8400 SERADEON X600 PRO
G3D Mark Score
68+1%
67
Architecture
Maxwell
RDNA 1.0
Process Node
28 nm
7 nm
Shading Units
384
2048+433%
Compute (TFLOPS)
0.8632 TFLOPS
6.39 TFLOPS+640%
Boost Clock
1124 MHz
1560 MHz+39%
ROPs
8
64+700%
TMUs
16
128+700%
L2 Cache
1 MB
3 MB+200%
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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

The GeForce 8400 SE gets NVIDIA DLSS, which still tends to look cleaner in motion. The RADEON X600 PRO leans on FSR, which is flexible and widely supported, but usually a bit rougher at the same settings.

FeatureGeForce 8400 SERADEON X600 PRO
Upscaling Tech
Upscaling support
FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation
Not Supported
Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction
No
No
Low Latency
NVIDIA Reflex
AMD Anti-Lag
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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 512 MB of GDDR5. Memory bus width is 128-bit on the GeForce 8400 SE and 64-bit on the RADEON X600 PRO. L2 Cache: 1 MB (GeForce 8400 SE) vs 3 MB (RADEON X600 PRO) — the RADEON X600 PRO has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

FeatureGeForce 8400 SERADEON X600 PRO
VRAM Capacity
0.5 GB
0.5 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Bus Width
128-bit+100%
64-bit
L2 Cache
1 MB
3 MB+200%
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Display & API Support

Maximum simultaneous displays: 2 vs 2.

FeatureGeForce 8400 SERADEON X600 PRO
Max Displays
2
2
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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: None (GeForce 8400 SE) vs None (RADEON X600 PRO). Decoder: VP2 vs MPEG-2. Supported codecs: H.264,MPEG-2,VC-1 (GeForce 8400 SE) vs MPEG-1,MPEG-2,MPEG-4,WMV9 (RADEON X600 PRO).

FeatureGeForce 8400 SERADEON X600 PRO
Encoder
None
None
Decoder
VP2
MPEG-2
Codecs
H.264,MPEG-2,VC-1
MPEG-1,MPEG-2,MPEG-4,WMV9
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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce 8400 SE draws 33W versus the RADEON X600 PRO's 150W — a 127.9% difference. The GeForce 8400 SE is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (GeForce 8400 SE) vs 350W (RADEON X600 PRO). Power connectors: Legacy vs Legacy. Card length: 168mm vs 170mm, occupying 1 vs 1 slots.

FeatureGeForce 8400 SERADEON X600 PRO
TDP
33W-78%
150W
Recommended PSU
350W
350W
Power Connector
Legacy
Legacy
Length
168mm
170mm
Height
69mm
65mm
Slots
1
1
Temp (Load)
85
—
Perf/Watt
2.1+425%
0.4
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Value Analysis

At launch, the GeForce 8400 SE came in at $50, while the RADEON X600 PRO launched at $99. On MSRP, GeForce 8400 SE was 49.5% cheaper ($49 less). Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 1.4 (GeForce 8400 SE) vs 0.7 (RADEON X600 PRO) — the GeForce 8400 SE offers 100% better value. The newer card here is RADEON X600 PRO (2020 vs 2014).

FeatureGeForce 8400 SERADEON X600 PRO
MSRP
$50-49%
$99
Performance per Dollar
1.4+100%
0.7
Codename
GM108
Navi 10
Release
March 17 2014
January 21 2020
Ranking
#850
#216
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