HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) and GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) - video card comparison
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)
GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)
Architecture
Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
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GPU code name
Sandy Bridge
MCP79MX
Market segment
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
May 2011
October 2008
Boost clock speed
1100 MHz
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Core clock speed
350 MHz
450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology
32 nm
65 nm
Number of transistors
-
282 Million
Pipelines / CUDA cores
6
16
Power consumption (TDP)
-
12 Watt
Memory bus width
64/128 Bit
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Shared memory
+
+
DirectX
10.1
10.0