GeForce Go 6400 vs Radeon R6 M255DX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R6 M255DX and GeForce Go 6400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R6 M255DX
2014
1.57
+2517%

R6 M255DX outperforms Go 6400 by a whopping 2517% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9671470
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameJetNV44 A2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 January 2014 (10 years ago)1 February 2006 (18 years ago)

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 cores3207
Core clock speed780 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed855 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors690 million75 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm110 nm
Texture fill rate17.101.600
Floating-point processing power0.5472 TFLOPSno data
ROPs82
TMUs204

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceIGPPCIe 1.0 x16

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 typeSystem SharedDDR
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared32 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared350 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data5.6 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 outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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.

R6 M255DX 1.57
+2517%
Go 6400 0.06

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.

R6 M255DX 605
+2421%
Go 6400 24

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 HD10-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+21.4%
27−30
−21.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+21.4%
27−30
−21.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+21.4%
27−30
−21.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 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 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R6 M255DX is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, R6 M255DX surpassed Go 6400 in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.57 0.06
Recency 7 January 2014 1 February 2006
Chip lithography 28 nm 110 nm

R6 M255DX has a 2516.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R6 M255DX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6400 in performance tests.


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