Radeon RX 6400 vs 540X

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 540X with Radeon RX 6400, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 540X
2018
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.73

RX 6400 outperforms 540X by a whopping 431% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking708279
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data53.99
Power efficiency5.1125.60
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameLexaNavi 24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date5 September 2018 (6 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 cores512768
Core clock speed980 MHz1923 MHz
Boost clock speed1046 MHz2321 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate33.47111.4
Floating-point processing power1.071 TFLOPS3.565 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs3248
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x4
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.3

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.

Radeon 540X 3.73
RX 6400 19.79
+431%

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.

Radeon 540X 1437
RX 6400 7626
+431%

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 HD19
−426%
100−110
+426%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.59

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
−400%
45−50
+400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
−400%
80−85
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
−400%
60−65
+400%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−400%
110−120
+400%
Hitman 3 11
−400%
55−60
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−400%
130−140
+400%
Metro Exodus 23
−422%
120−130
+422%
Red Dead Redemption 2 19
−426%
100−105
+426%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−400%
70−75
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−424%
220−230
+424%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−400%
110−120
+400%
Hitman 3 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−400%
130−140
+400%
Metro Exodus 17
−429%
90−95
+429%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−400%
70−75
+400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
−400%
100−105
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−400%
75−80
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−424%
220−230
+424%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−400%
55−60
+400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−400%
110−120
+400%
Hitman 3 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−400%
130−140
+400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−429%
90−95
+429%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−400%
50−55
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−424%
220−230
+424%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12
−400%
60−65
+400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−400%
30−33
+400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Hitman 3 8−9
−400%
40−45
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−422%
120−130
+422%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%

This is how Radeon 540X and RX 6400 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6400 is 426% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.73 19.79
Recency 5 September 2018 19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 53 Watt

Radeon 540X has 6% lower power consumption.

RX 6400, on the other hand, has a 430.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 540X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 540X 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.

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