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Launched late in August 2008, the GeForce 9400GT is the long awaited budget model based on the 9th generation of Nvidia's GeForce graphics card design. With an MSRP of $59 and years ahead of competing onboard video from the likes of Intel, the 9400GT is nothing to skoff at. Designed to display desktop resolutions up to 2560 x 1600 and makes viewing high definition content a breeze, the 9400GT can also handle light gaming on lower resolutions. While the 9400GT does offer new levels of graphics and media processing power at a new low in terms of pricing, the technology is far from bleeding edge. With the 10th generation of Nvidia cards now months into mainstream use, the 9400GT is in simply an overclocked previous generation 8500GT.
MSRP $59.00
Release date August, 2008
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Features
- GPU: 55nm process, G96/D9M at 550 MHz, 16 Stream Processors
- Memory: 256, 512 or 1024MB of 800MHz DDR2 or 256MB of 1600MHz DDR3, through 128bit interface, 12.8 GB/s
- DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, OpenGL 2.1 compatible
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Nvidia GeForce 9400GT | EVGA - 1GB
• BFG Tech NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT 512 MB DDR2
• BFG Technologies GeForce 9400 GT 512 MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card (BFGE94512GTE)
UPC: 843368007409
EAN: 876758002401
MPN: BFGE94512GTE
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT | EVGA - 1GB
• EVGA 01G-P1-N948-LR GeForce 9400 GT 1024 MB DDR2 PCI Graphics Card
• GEFORCE 9400GT PCI 1GB DVI-I LOW PROFILE
UPC: 843368010324
EAN: 843368010324
MPN: 01G-P1-N948-LR
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT | BFG Tech - 512MB
• BFG Tech NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT 512 MB DDR2
• BFG Technologies GeForce 9400 GT 512 MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 Graphics Card (BFGE94512GTE)
UPC: 876758002401
EAN: 876758002401
MPN: BFGE94512GTE
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT | PNY - 1GB
• PNY GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB PCI-Express 2.0 VGA + DVI + HDTV/SDTV Graphics Card VCG951024GXEB
• VCG951024GXEB GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB DVI + DVI + HDTV/SDTV Graphics Cards
UPC: 751492420912
EAN: 751492420912
MPN: VCG951024GXEB
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT | MSI - 512MB
• Nvidia GEFORCE9400GT Pcie 512M HDmi Dvi Tvout Passive Heatsink
• Nvidia GEFORCE9400GT Pcie 512M HDmi Dvi Tvout Passive Heatsink
UPC: 816909047622
EAN: 816909047622
MPN: N9400GTMD512H
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT | XFX - 1GB
• Geforce 9400GT Pcie 2.0 1GB DDR2 2PORT Dvi Tv 550MHZ
• Geforce 9400GT Video Card
UPC: 778656046207
EAN: 778656046207
MPN: PVT94GZAFG
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT | Jaton - 1GB
• Nvidia Geforce 9400GT Pcie 1GB DDR2 VGA Dvi HDtv
• Nvidia Geforce 9400GT Pcie 1GB DDR2 VGA Dvi HDtv
UPC: 642404498108
EAN: 642404498108
MPN: VIDEOPX9400GTEX
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT | ASUS - 512MB
• ASUS EN9400GT/DI/512M(LP) GeForce 9400 GT 512MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card
• Nvidia Geforce 9400GT
UPC: 610839040889
EAN: 610839040889
MPN: EN9400GTDI512M
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MSRP $69.00
Released September, 2008
Pros
- can play older games at lower resolutions quite easily
- helps offload video decoding from the CPU
- better than onboard video from Intel
Cons
- can be outperformed quite easily by the 4670 - which is only supposed to be $10 more
- very poor availability
- active cooling with such small and cheap fans leads to high volume and tonal fan noise
Nvidia GeForce 9400GT
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Reviews
October 20, 2008
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Pros
- better than onboard video from Intel
- can be passively cooled quite easily
- can play older games at lower resolutions quite easily
- helps offload video decoding from the CPU
Cons
- can be outperformed very easily by competing cards that cost only a little more (ATI 4670 - $79.99)
- active cooling with such small and cheap fans leads to high volume and tonal fan noise
- the same as previous generations - only overclocked
- probably not a worthy upgrade from onboard Nvidia or ATI graphics
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May 15, 2009
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- better than onboard video from Intel
- can be passively cooled quite easily
- can play older games at lower resolutions quite easily
- helps offload video decoding from the CPU
- is better than the typical nForce 630/GeForce 7XXX solutions most nvidia based mobos have
Cons
- can be outperformed very easily by competing cards that cost only a little more (ATI 4670 - $79.99)
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November 5, 2009
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Pros
- better than onboard video from Intel
- Decent for the price, but only for basic multimedia programs
Cons
- can be outperformed very easily by competing cards that cost only a little more (ATI 4670 - $79.99)
- active cooling with such small and cheap fans leads to high volume and tonal fan noise
- the same as previous generations - only overclocked
- probably not a worthy upgrade from onboard Nvidia or ATI graphics
- Not a good card at all if you are looking for something for today's games.
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July 30, 2009
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
Did not agree with any pros
Cons
- active cooling with such small and cheap fans leads to high volume and tonal fan noise
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December 26, 2008
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Did not agree with any pros
Cons
- active cooling with such small and cheap fans leads to high volume and tonal fan noise
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