Radeon RX 6400 vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and Radeon RX 6400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3080 Ti
2021
12 GB GDDR6X, 350 Watt
70.33
+255%

RTX 3080 Ti outperforms RX 6400 by a whopping 255% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking19279
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.7054.04
Power efficiency13.7725.61
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGA102Navi 24
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date31 May 2021 (3 years ago)19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 $159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6400 has 138% better value for money than RTX 3080 Ti.

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 cores10240768
Core clock speed1365 MHz1923 MHz
Boost clock speed1665 MHz2321 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate532.8111.4
Floating-point processing power34.1 TFLOPS3.565 TFLOPS
ROPs11232
TMUs32048
Tensor Cores320no data
Ray Tracing Cores8012

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length285 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1188 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth912.4 GB/s128.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.6-

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.

RTX 3080 Ti 70.33
+255%
RX 6400 19.81

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.

RTX 3080 Ti 27094
+255%
RX 6400 7632

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 HD217
+262%
60−65
−262%
1440p142
+306%
35−40
−306%
4K98
+263%
27−30
−263%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.532.65
1440p8.444.54
4K12.235.89

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 219
+265%
60−65
−265%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+263%
40−45
−263%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+260%
35−40
−260%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+275%
60−65
−275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+297%
30−33
−297%
Cyberpunk 2077 184
+268%
50−55
−268%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+290%
30−33
−290%
Far Cry New Dawn 170−180
+282%
45−50
−282%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+268%
65−70
−268%
Hitman 3 120−130
+269%
35−40
−269%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+266%
70−75
−266%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+288%
40−45
−288%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+307%
30−33
−307%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
+271%
80−85
−271%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+283%
40−45
−283%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+263%
40−45
−263%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+260%
35−40
−260%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+275%
60−65
−275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+297%
30−33
−297%
Cyberpunk 2077 160
+256%
45−50
−256%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+290%
30−33
−290%
Far Cry New Dawn 170−180
+282%
45−50
−282%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+268%
65−70
−268%
Hitman 3 120−130
+269%
35−40
−269%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+266%
70−75
−266%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+288%
40−45
−288%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+307%
30−33
−307%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 407
+270%
110−120
−270%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
+278%
40−45
−278%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+283%
40−45
−283%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+263%
40−45
−263%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+270%
27−30
−270%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+297%
30−33
−297%
Cyberpunk 2077 146
+265%
40−45
−265%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+290%
30−33
−290%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+268%
65−70
−268%
Hitman 3 120−130
+269%
35−40
−269%
Horizon Zero Dawn 310
+265%
85−90
−265%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 359
+259%
100−105
−259%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+262%
50−55
−262%
Watch Dogs: Legion 97
+259%
27−30
−259%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+307%
30−33
−307%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+269%
45−50
−269%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+273%
30−33
−273%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+295%
21−24
−295%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 86
+258%
24−27
−258%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+290%
21−24
−290%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+267%
27−30
−267%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+295%
21−24
−295%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+261%
75−80
−261%
Hitman 3 100−110
+281%
27−30
−281%
Horizon Zero Dawn 240
+269%
65−70
−269%
Metro Exodus 141
+303%
35−40
−303%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 269
+259%
75−80
−259%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+266%
35−40
−266%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+268%
65−70
−268%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+283%
30−33
−283%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+267%
24−27
−267%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+283%
18−20
−283%
Hitman 3 60−65
+288%
16−18
−288%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+277%
60−65
−277%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+273%
30−33
−273%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+280%
40−45
−280%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+263%
16−18
−263%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 61
+281%
16−18
−281%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+271%
14−16
−271%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+257%
14−16
−257%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+257%
14−16
−257%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+307%
30−33
−307%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 161
+258%
45−50
−258%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+269%
16−18
−269%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+262%
21−24
−262%

This is how RTX 3080 Ti and RX 6400 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Ti is 262% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 306% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 263% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 70.33 19.81
Recency 31 May 2021 19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 53 Watt

RTX 3080 Ti has a 255% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 560.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6400 in performance tests.


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