What is faster? GeForce 7950GT 5182MB or GeForce 8400GS 256MB

[piotrgurin]

i currently have the 7950gt, and then i saw this deal... http://forums.slickdeals.net/s...d.php?sduid=0&t=744341

worth an upgrade?

 

[Tempered81]

id go with the 5000mb of video ram, even if the gpu is slower

 

[yepp]

no, thats like a downgrade 10 times over

o'right joke thread

 

[Tempered81]

is this a joke?

from this chart
http://www23.tomshardware.com/...9&model2=722&chart=318
its about 4.7 times slower?

lol

 

[Narse]

8400GS is not a gaming card in any way form or fashion.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Stay away from both NV/ATI's x400 series (2400/3400/8400 etc.). They typically have a 64-bit memory bus and are slightly more functional than integrated graphics. I haven't seen benches in a while but I'm 99% sure the 7950GT would beat (or at least tie) even a 8600GTS in most games.

I suppose the only worthwhile upgrade for you would be a 3870 or 8800GT. Or maybe a 512MB 3850 (but I am not entirely sure how much of an improvement there would be).

 

[programmer]

8400GS is bottom-of-the-barrel performance-wise (in the 8xxx series), but gives you DirectX 10 capability that should outperform integrated GPUs (from the slickdeals thread "nice upgrade from onboard 6150"). From what I read, the 8400GS wasn't even supposed to be released in retail cards, just OEM, but I guess some manufacturers got quiet approval from nVidia.

Yeah, I'd say the 7950GT should WAY outperform a 8400GS.

 

[Munky]

No, you should get a TurboCache version, that one can use even more memory from your main RAM. :beer:

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: munky
No, you should get a TurboCache version, that one can use even more memory from your main RAM. :beer:

For those about to flame this, this is sarcasm.

 

[swtethan]

In Direct x 10, the 8400gs wins 100% of the time













In everything else the 7950GT slaughters the 8400gs about 5x over. 7950GT cant do dx10 lol)