Radeon RX 6400 vs GeForce GTX 970M

Place in performance ranking	334	269
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.14	12.44
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GM204	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 October 2014 (9 years ago)	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,560.89	$159
Current price	$848 (0.3x MSRP)	$376 (2.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6400 has 200% better value for money than GTX 970M.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	768
CUDA cores	1280	no data
Core clock speed	924 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1038 MHz	2321 MHz
Number of transistors	5,200 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	unknown	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	83.04	111.4
Floating-point performance	2,657 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 970M and Radeon RX 6400 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	120 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 970M 14.86

RX 6400 19.55
+31.6%

Radeon RX 6400 outperforms GeForce GTX 970M by 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 970M 5739

RX 6400 7550
+31.6%

Radeon RX 6400 outperforms GeForce GTX 970M by 32% in Passmark.

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:

900p	136 −25%	170−180 +25%
Full HD	59 −27.1%	75−80 +27.1%
1440p	25 −20%	30−35 +20%
4K	22 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−43.8%

21−24
+43.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 −40%	42 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −48.6%	52 +48.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −42.9%	50 +42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −37.1%	48 +37.1%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −35.6%	61 +35.6%
Hitman 3	21−24 −38.1%	27−30 +38.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −32.5%	53 +32.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −36.7%	40−45 +36.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −34.3%	45−50 +34.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −37.1%	45−50 +37.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 −33.3%	36 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −46.7%	44 +46.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −36.7%	41 +36.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −37%	37 +37%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 −37.9%	131 +37.9%
Hitman 3	21−24 −38.1%	27−30 +38.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −33.3%	40 +33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −36.7%	40−45 +36.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −34.3%	45−50 +34.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 −50%	45 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −37.1%	45−50 +37.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −50%	21 +50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −38.1%	29 +38.1%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −33.3%	36 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −34.3%	45−50 +34.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −44.4%	26 +44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −37.1%	45−50 +37.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−36.7%

40−45
+36.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −44.4%	26 +44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −33.3%	28 +33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −41.7%	17 +41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −50%	27 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −43.8%	23 +43.8%
Hitman 3	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Metro Exodus	18−20 −38.9%	25 +38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−33.3%

24−27
+33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −33.3%	12 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −44.4%	13 +44.4%
Hitman 3	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −50%	9 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −33.3%	16 +33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −33.3%	8 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −50%	6 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16−18 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −33.3%	12 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%