Radeon RX 6400 vs GeForce GT 620M

Place in the ranking	1076	276
Place by popularity	not in top-100	100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	53.66
Power efficiency	5.25	25.93
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GF108	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	23 August 2012 (12 years ago)	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	768
Core clock speed	Up to 625 MHz	1923 MHz
Boost clock speed	715 MHz	2321 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.56	111.4
Floating-point processing power	0.2534 TFLOPS	3.565 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	16	48
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	Up to 128bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 28.8 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 620M 1.13

RX 6400 19.71
+1644%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 620M 435

RX 6400 7605
+1648%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

−1525%

650−700
+1525%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

0.24

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1567%

50−55
+1567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −1592%	220−230 +1592%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −1619%	550−600 +1619%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −1592%	220−230 +1592%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −1627%	190−200 +1627%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −1619%	550−600 +1619%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1567%	50−55 +1567%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Hitman 3	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −1592%	220−230 +1592%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −1627%	190−200 +1627%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −1619%	550−600 +1619%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−1500%

16−18
+1500%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1400%	30−33 +1400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1614%	120−130 +1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −1600%	85−90 +1600%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1525%

65−70
+1525%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1400%

30−33
+1400%

This is how GT 620M and RX 6400 compete in popular games:

RX 6400 is 1525% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.13	19.71
Recency	23 August 2012	19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	53 Watt

GT 620M has 253.3% lower power consumption.

RX 6400, on the other hand, has a 1644.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6400 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 620M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 620M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6400 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.