GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3
Nvidia graphics card · GeForce 8 series · launched July 2010
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Launch price in today's dollars
The GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 launched at $50 in 2010. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $76 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 52% rise over 16 years.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2010 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Specifications
| Vendor | Nvidia |
|---|---|
| Series | GeForce 8 series |
| Launched | July 2010 |
| Launch price | $50 |
| Architecture | Tesla |
| Chip | GT218S |
| Memory | 512 MB |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| Memory bus | 64-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s |
| Core clock | 520 MHz |
| FP32 compute | 0.04 TFLOPS |
| Rated power | 25 W (TDP) |
| Transistors | 260 million |
| Die size | 57 mm² |
| Process | 40 nm |
| Bus interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Tier | 40-class |
The Nvidia 40-class over time
Nvidia graphics cards in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce 9400 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| GeForce 9400 GT | 2008 | — | — | — |
| GeForce GT 240 | 2009 | $79 | $122 | — |
| GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 | 2010 | $50 | $76 | — |
| GeForce GT 440 | 2011 | $79 | $116 | — |
| GeForce GT 545 | 2011 | $149 | $219 | — |
| GeForce GT 640 | 2012 | $99 | $143 | — |
| GeForce GT 740 | 2014 | $89 | $124 | 40 |
Compare with
- GeForce GT 220 · 2009 · $49
- GeForce GT 230 · 2009 · $44
- GeForce GT 520 · 2011 · $59
- Radeon HD 6450 · 2011 · $55
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