Is NVIDIA GeForce 9400 the same as GeForce 9400M?

Final Cut Pro X system requirements claim I need a GeForce 9400M to use the software but my Mac says I simply have a GeForce 9400. Are they essentially the same?

Hi,
Going to the Nvidia website, it is clear that they regard the 9400 and the 9400M as different. Is it only the form factor (M seems to be meant for laptops) or are there greater differences? I don't know. Mac users are usually saved from the Windows problems with driver updates, but that's another issue.
But my aging iMac does well enough with FCP X and seems to have the 9400 graphics card.
I agree, try the trial version and see what happens.

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Nvidia GeForce 9400M makes my MacBook Pro screen blinks

I am using a Macbook Pro 2.4MHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB 1067MHz DDR3.
That's the one with the Nvidia GeForce 9400M and the Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT.
Using the Nvidia GeForce 9400M, as my default video card, seems to make my screen blinks. That is random.
Apple's Hardware Test show no problems.
When I am using the Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT the screen blinks stops.
I am sure that all started after updating to Mac OS X Snow Leopard. I am currently running Mac OS X 10.6.5.
Is this a software problem or there is a problem with the Nvidia GeForce 9400M chip?
Does any is experiencing the same problem?
+the problem withe the screen blinking is quite old. I am mostly using my Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT as my default video card with no problem at all, but I want to be able to use my Nvidia GeForce 9400M because of the better battery life.
Any help will be valuable.+
Tom.

I have the same issue with mine and sadly I missed the date to get Applecare on this machine (they usually call but this time around they didn't). ***** that I didn't get this resolved before my warranty ran out .. I'm certainly not going to shell out for a replacement motherboard out of pocket. I now use the 9600 graphics exclusively and can almost watch my battery drop by the minute.
On a side note I'm not very impressed with the quality control Apple has had with their portables in the last few years. I bought this unit refurbished and it took two units to get one that worked properly, and even then this one never did as it's had this video blinking issue since day one. The problem is I didn't really notice it until recently when I started using it running more often on battery and decided to use the mobile chipset to save battery time. This is the third MBP I've had and their 3rd MBP that's had motherboard issues.
When it comes time to replace this one I'm seriously considering going with a macbook air or something else. Can't justify spending the money on more MBP's with such terrible track records.

NVIDIA GeForce 9400m graphic installation issue.

After installing Windows XP with SP2 32-bits via Boot Camp, I inserted my OS X that does all the installation of drivers which is said to include the graphic drivers but after restarting the computer, my screen resolution went to 680x520 and to 4-bits. Everything were big, fat and ugly with geeky colors everywhere.
I've been trying to solve this problem for about 2 weeks already but still with no luck even asking this question again and again in a dozen forums. People tried and gave me the download links for the graphic driver though non of them works as most gives me the error 'Couldn't locate the compatible driver for your current hardware' or some stuff like that.
And to anyone of you that has the same exact computer as mine which is the iMac 20inch 2.66 GHz with NVIDIA GeForce 9400m graphic card that could install a working driver and is able to play games now .. PLEASE give me the link to that driver. So that I can test if it's my computers problem before handing it to the stores.
And one more question - are notebook GPU drivers suppose to work on desktops too? I've received much download link but all I see are notebook GPU drivers. Please help me with this massive issue.
Thanks in advanced.

Hey Daveyx1,
Have you checked all the software updates and installed all of the available ones? especially the EFI firmware? Check the EFI firmware version on your system and verify that is the latest from this link. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237.
If the version is not right you need to install the software updates and restart the Mac. After installing the firmware updates install the Boot Camp drivers again.
Also I know that you had tried most of the possible stuffs to get the issue resolved. However if you haven't tried that please try this.
1. Boot to Windows in Boot Camp
2. Right click on My Computer and select Manage
3. Check the display drivers installed
4. Right click on that and choose to update driver
5. When the wizard comes up let it search for the drivers first
6. If it is not finding the appropriate drivers repeat the steps and choose to install from the disk
7. Insert the Boot Camp driver disk (i.e. Mac OS X install disk) and try to update the driver.
This should update the drivers for the graphic card and the issue may be resolved. If the issue persists, please run an AHT as there may be an issue with either the Boot Camp drivers in the DVD or the Card itself.
You will need to contact the Apple store for a different disk and try installing the Boot Camp drivers or analyzing the Graphic card issues.
Hope this helps you............
Regards !!!!

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Drivers for Yosemite?

Are there updated video drivers for the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M in a mid 2009 MBP for Yosemite?

I recently upgraded to Yosemite on my mid 2009 MBP and now I have maximum resolution of 1080p - so i suspect its the nvidia Graphics card that needs essential updates. Also after extensive search Im starting to get the feeling Apple have cut us off ... no surprises there.

Can I update bootcamp video driver (nvidia geforce 9400M to GeForce 332.21 Driver)?

Can I update bootcamp video driver (nvidia geforce 9400M to GeForce 332.21 Driver)? http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en
If yes, if I installed it will this also affect the video card of osx?
btw, I have macbook late 2008 aluminum unibody running OSX mavericks & a windows 7 ultimate on bootcamp..
TIA!!!

While we all have MacBooks in this forum not all of us use BootCamp. There's a BootCamp Support Community where everybody uses BootCamp. You should also post this question there to increase your chances of getting an answer.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp

Different drivers for different Nvidia GPUs in the same system

I have the following two video cards installed in my Arch Linux system:
$ lspci | grep -i vga
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G84 [Quadro FX 1700] (rev a1)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF100 [Tesla C2050 / C2070] (rev a3)
I am interested in using the Quadro FX 1700 for the display with the open
source Nouveau driver. I want to use the Tesla C2070 card for CUDA development
using the NVIDIA driver.
Currently, I am using the nvidia and nvidia-utils packages for both the
display and CUDA. However, I get better display stability when I am using
Nouveau. If I install the package xf86-video-nouveau and comment out the
blacklist in /usr/lib/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf, then nouveau appears to take
over both cards. In this state nvidia-smi returns the following:
$ nvidia-smi
NVIDIA: could not open the device file /dev/nvidiactl (No such file or directory).
NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with NVIDIA driver. Make sure that latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running.
Is it possible to "attach" Nouveau only to the Quadro and let the Nvidia driver
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Hi,
If you are talking about host...then when you will start installation of new system it ask for SID then choose different SID...
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NVIDIA Geforce 9400M and Adobe Photoshop/CS5 question

Adobe states that their new software, due to ship April 30, will require a "... qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM"
Does the 9400M on the base model iMac and many other models including laptops, offer hardware acceleration to OpenGL?
If I want to buy a new computer to run CS5, do I HAVE to buy the better models that do not have the 9400M? I'm sure the better model (with ATI Radeon HD 4670) would be better, but is it an absolute requirement? Adobe is not sure which models are qualified. I've been making a list of Intel based Macs that surely won't run CS5. A demo version is forthcoming to find out for ourselves. Any hardware geeks or engineers with tech info?

Hi, this is a what I found out: The respective hardware is listed here: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/831/cpsid_83117.html
With my white Macbook 4.1 I have no problems to use all features of the regulard Photoshop CS5. Even when running on 2 monitors (I do the actual work on a 23" Apple Display and use the MacBook for my tools)
Even a test with Photoshop Extended CS5 version has worked out but with lousy performance. In case there are people out who like to know, what can be done with OpenGL ... Adobe is great in hiding stuff:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404898.html#updating
Further information can be found here:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404898.html
Also a lot information can be found in the 600+ pages Manual. This is also pretty much hidden. You need to activate the onlin help and than click the text in the upper right corner which read something like "Show Help-PDF (38MB)" ... the wording in German is "Hilfe-PDF anzeigen (38MB)
Or you download it here:
http://help.adobe.com/enUS/photoshop/cs/using/photoshop_cs5help.pdf
http://help.adobe.com/deDE/photoshop/cs/using/photoshop_cs5help.pdf
There is, however, a big problem as soon as several applications use OpenGL. In my case it is EyeTV. I can either view live TV or record it. I cannot do both. Neither can I view a recorded Clip in EyeTV. For me as a non-professional it appears, that OpenGL allows a program to do TWO things at a time which can only be done, if the storage (RAM) is separated). Since Photoshop and EyeTV fight for the same spaces only one can be on first. And Photoshop seems to dominate... the normal view of the picture is produced by the regular chip while the bells and whistles a supported by the graphic chip. EyeTV may even freeze.
By the way, there is an option, to stop EyeTV (and probably other programs too) from using OpenGL.
http://support.elgato.com/index.php?m=knowledgebase&a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=3097
It works i.e. the basics like viewing and recording works but I have decided to use always only one OpenGL-program at a given time.
Last comment - though you did not ask: I have marked under "Finder Information" to open in 32-Bit modus. The program as such works also without this mark but plug-ins like those from NIK-software do not work yet. Their updates are coming:
http://www.niksoftware.com/support/usa/entry.php?view=faqs/generalanswers.shtml#CS5compatibility
I will post my question on a related issue separately = will an increase of the graphic memory to 512MB guarantee better performance or it it also a question, how OSX 10.6 manages the split various memory chips?

Parallels 5, OpenGL and the MacBookPro [NVIDIA GeForce 9400m]

I'm trying to run 3D modeling software on my macbookpro with the video card described above and I'm having issues.
I am being told that Parallels 5 is not supporting this video card with OpenGL support and this is why I am having problems.
Is there a better place to post this?
Is anyone familiar with these issues?
Thanks,
J

Hi J,
yes there is.
Parallels is not an Apple product so it would be better to use their own support forum here http://forum.parallels.com/
Regards
Stefan

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Driver update issue

After entering the information in the NVIDIA driver search, I'm being told that the latest driver is the "Quadro Mac OS X Driver Release 256". However, after downloading it and trying to install the driver I keep getting an error that says "this computer will not support this NVIDIA graphics solution".
I've installed the latest CUDA drivers beforehand like it says, and that has worked out fine. Not sure what I'm missing with this though.

I'm getting the driver from the official NVIDIA website.
That is the problem. The only place to download any type of updates for a Mac are from Software Update, otherwise you will run into issues such as the one you just experienced. I'm guessing you may have come from the Windows world where it's regular practice to have to go searching for new drivers, with OS X you no longer have to do this. Run Software Update and if it finds updates for your machine install them. You can also set Software Update to check on a regular basis in System Preferences - Software Update.

Drivers for NVidia GeForce 9400M/9600M on Unibody Macbook Pro?

I'm currently on Windows 7. Everything works fine, but when I look at my hardware info, my Nvidia cards aren't there. I went ot their site, downloaded the 9M series driver pack, but I get an error saying there are no cards of that type on my laptop.

betababe,
what is giving you the error that your card’s driver needs to be updated?
You will not receive an answer from Apple here. If you want an answer from Apple, contact them directly.

IMovie 10 and Canon XA10 AVCHD and Macbook Pro (Late 2009) Maverick 9.0.2 -- 2.26 Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB Memory 160 Hard Drive -- Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB -- Can I edit ten minutes only in HD with this setup or possibly more..

Will this tiny computer with the new iMovie 10 work for editing small ten minute films or shorts in HD AVCHD.
I'll get a new and bigger MacBook Pro and Final Cut X in a few months.
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It works in iMovie 10 (13) with my little computer.
Ten minutes in HD highest settings 24P imports and works perfectly AVCHD
I love it!
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NVIDIA Geforce 9400M + imac 24'' + Aperture ..

Hello,
First of all, I'm a Linux developer/admin, and a windows user due my photography hobby and lightroom ...
Now It's time to change my old computer .. and i think it's time for a Mac, specifically and imac .. it runs linux .. it runs mac os x .. no doubt in this .. I've tried a old version of aperture in a friend old G5 and the software rocks !!!
Looking at store the imac 24'' + 9400M price it's good to me, but looking at aperture specs, in recommended graphics cards the 9400M one doesn't appear . It safe to use it ? any remark about performance ?
Regards.

I know many people who are happy with the 9400M on their laptops. The 9400M is openCL capable as well. Coming from lightroom, there are some steps you would want to take when setting up aperture - I recommend reading about using referenced masters, turning off automatic preview generation and turning the preview size down in the preferences... And applying the highlights/shadows or sharpen edges adjustments last.

Nvidia GeForce 9400M wont work on xp

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Hardware Acceleration on Flash, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285

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I think anandtech reviewed Flash w/ GTX 285 - a year ago:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/2876
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http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/
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2) Can a Radeon card and a NVIDEA be used together or is there a driver conflict?
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