Radeon RX 6400 vs Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	152	281
Place by popularity	not in top-100	92
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	53.37
Power efficiency	29.57	25.84
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	TU104	Navi 24
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	19 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	3072	768
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1923 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	2321 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	259.2	111.4
Floating-point processing power	8.294 TFLOPS	3.565 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	192	48
Tensor Cores	384	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	48	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	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 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	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	-

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 5000 Max-Q 34.29
+72.7%

RX 6400 19.85

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 5000 Max-Q 13185
+72.8%

RX 6400 7631

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	108 +80%	60−65 −80%
1440p	66 +88.6%	35−40 −88.6%
4K	45 +87.5%	24−27 −87.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.65
1440p	no data	4.54
4K	no data	6.63

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +80%	40−45 −80%
Elden Ring	110−120 +81.5%	65−70 −81.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	85 +88.9%	45−50 −88.9%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +80%	40−45 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +78.9%	90−95 −78.9%
Metro Exodus	94 +88%	50−55 −88%
Red Dead Redemption 2	97 +76.4%	55−60 −76.4%
Valorant	161 +78.9%	90−95 −78.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +74.5%	55−60 −74.5%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +80%	40−45 −80%
Dota 2	113 +73.8%	65−70 −73.8%
Elden Ring	110−120 +81.5%	65−70 −81.5%
Far Cry 5	79 +75.6%	45−50 −75.6%
Fortnite	150−160 +74.4%	90−95 −74.4%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +78.9%	90−95 −78.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	108 +80%	60−65 −80%
Metro Exodus	73 +82.5%	40−45 −82.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +89%	100−105 −89%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +81.5%	65−70 −81.5%
Valorant	94 +88%	50−55 −88%
World of Tanks	270−280 +73.8%	160−170 −73.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75 +87.5%	40−45 −87.5%
Counter-Strike 2	65−70 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +80%	40−45 −80%
Dota 2	118 +81.5%	65−70 −81.5%
Far Cry 5	176 +76%	100−105 −76%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +78.9%	90−95 −78.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +89%	100−105 −89%
Valorant	141 +76.3%	80−85 −76.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	60−65 +77.1%	35−40 −77.1%
Elden Ring	65−70 +91.4%	35−40 −91.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	60−65 +77.1%	35−40 −77.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +75%	100−105 −75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
World of Tanks	210−220 +82.5%	120−130 −82.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	73 +82.5%	40−45 −82.5%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +77.8%	18−20 −77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	110 +83.3%	60−65 −83.3%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +74.5%	55−60 −74.5%
Metro Exodus	73 +82.5%	40−45 −82.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +86.7%	30−33 −86.7%
Valorant	98 +78.2%	55−60 −78.2%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Dota 2	79 +75.6%	45−50 −75.6%
Elden Ring	30−35 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 +75.6%	45−50 −75.6%
Metro Exodus	26 +85.7%	14−16 −85.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +81.7%	60−65 −81.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	23 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 +75.6%	45−50 −75.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	47 +74.1%	27−30 −74.1%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +88.9%	18−20 −88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Dota 2	99 +80%	55−60 −80%
Far Cry 5	52 +73.3%	30−33 −73.3%
Fortnite	45−50 +91.7%	24−27 −91.7%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Valorant	51 +88.9%	27−30 −88.9%

This is how RTX 5000 Max-Q and RX 6400 compete in popular games:

RTX 5000 Max-Q is 80% faster in 1080p
RTX 5000 Max-Q is 89% faster in 1440p
RTX 5000 Max-Q is 88% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.29	19.85
Recency	27 May 2019	19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	53 Watt