Nvidia GeForce 9400GT

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. 

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nVidia GeForce 9400GT
MSRP$59.00
Release date August, 2008
BrandNVIDIA
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Pros & Cons

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60
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mixed
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2 positive
1 mixed
4 negative

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Pros:
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better than onboard video from Intel
+3agreedisagree

can be passively cooled quite easily
+3agreedisagree

Decent for the price, but only for basic multimedia programs
+3agreedisagree

can play older games at lower resolutions quite easily
+2agreedisagree

helps offload video decoding from the CPU
+2agreedisagree

is better than the typical nForce 630/GeForce 7XXX solutions most nvidia based mobos have
+1agreedisagree

perfect for media centres
+1agreedisagree

Overclocking is simple and GREATLY Improves performance.
+1agreedisagree

Runs Flight Simulator X @ 30-80 Frames. So modern games aren't a problem.
0agreedisagree

Cons:
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can be outperformed very easily by competing cards that cost only a little more (ATI 4670 - $79.99)
+3agreedisagree

active cooling with such small and cheap fans leads to high volume and tonal fan noise
+2agreedisagree

Not a good card at all if you are looking for something for today's games.
+2agreedisagree

the same as previous generations - only overclocked
0agreedisagree

probably not a worthy upgrade from onboard Nvidia or ATI graphics
0agreedisagree


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Details

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

• 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 | 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 | 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 | 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

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

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Boudhayan Gupta

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January 27, 2010
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ProSCORE
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7 pros
2 cons
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • better than onboard video from Intel
  • can be passively cooled quite easily
  • Decent for the price, but only for basic multimedia programs
  • 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
  • perfect for media centres

Cons

  • can be outperformed very easily by competing cards that cost only a little more (ATI 4670 - $79.99)
  • Not a good card at all if you are looking for something for today's games.

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Yale

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October 20, 2008
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ProSCORE
50
negative
mixed
positive
4 pros
4 cons
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

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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sharris82

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November 5, 2009
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ProSCORE
29
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mixed
positive
2 pros
5 cons
have ithave it
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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
  • Not a good card at all if you are looking for something for today's games.
  • the same as previous generations - only overclocked
  • probably not a worthy upgrade from onboard Nvidia or ATI graphics

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skX

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Saturday, 2:43 PM
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ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
positive
8 pros
0 cons
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pros

  • better than onboard video from Intel
  • can be passively cooled quite easily
  • Decent for the price, but only for basic multimedia programs
  • 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
  • Overclocking is simple and GREATLY Improves performance.
  • Runs Flight Simulator X @ 30-80 Frames. So modern games aren't a problem.

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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Jonathan Villalobos

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December 1, 2009
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0 pros
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Pros

Did not agree with any pros

Cons

  • Not a good card at all if you are looking for something for today's games.

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claypoet

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July 30, 2009
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0 pros
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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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voyager3966

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December 26, 2008
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0 out of 2 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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