GeForce 8400 GS

TeslaGeForce 8 SeriesDesktopDDR22007NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Launch Date
2007-04-17
CUDA Cores
16
Memory
256 MB DDR2
Memory Bandwidth
6.4 GB/s
TDP/TBP
40 W
Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
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Why It Mattered

GeForce 8400 GS belongs to the Tesla and GeForce 8 Series era around 2007, when PC graphics cards varied heavily by bus, memory chips, BIOS, cooler, and display outputs. Tracking the exact model helps retro builders distinguish period-correct boards from similarly named variants.

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Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. Quick Guide to NVIDIA GeForce Desktop Graphics ProcessorsOfficial March 2008 NVIDIA line card with exact reference memory-size and interface-width rowsOpen source

Independent reference sources

  1. TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

Reference databases

  1. RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen GPU database used to cross-check specifications A reference database: good for cross-checking specifications, but not proof of the original release details on its own.Open source

Photo sources

  1. Wikimedia Commons
    Photo: ASUS EN8400GS Silent board (Front)Creator: Radoslaw ZiomberCredit: Radoslaw Ziomber / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce EN8400GS 512MBLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0 UnportedSource claim: Commons file page states Radoslaw Ziomber published this photograph under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported.Modified: Resized from 1280 x 849 to 960 x 637 and JPEG recompressed at quality 78, with no crop. This derivative remains under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported.Configuration: Example ASUS board. Commons describes it as 512 MB DDR2 and PCIe 2.0 x16; the current Wiki reference entry lists 256 MB DDR2 and PCIe 1.0 x16. The image alone does not establish capacity or PCIe generation.License deedOriginal file page