Radeon RX 6400 vs RX 5500M

Place in the ranking	359	282
Place by popularity	not in top-100	92
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	53.31
Power efficiency	11.82	25.77
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 14	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 October 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.

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 cores	1408	768
Core clock speed	1375 MHz	1923 MHz
Boost clock speed	1645 MHz	2321 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	144.8	111.4
Floating-point processing power	4.632 TFLOPS	3.565 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	88	48
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	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	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 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	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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.

RX 5500M 14.60

RX 6400 19.84
+35.9%

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.

RX 5500M 5613

RX 6400 7629
+35.9%

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	58 −29.3%	75−80 +29.3%
1440p	63 −34.9%	85−90 +34.9%
4K	30 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	2.12
1440p	no data	1.87
4K	no data	3.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	43 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	55 −27.3%	70−75 +27.3%
Elden Ring	36 −25%	45−50 +25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −27.7%	60−65 +27.7%
Counter-Strike 2	36 −25%	45−50 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 −25%	50−55 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	101 −28.7%	130−140 +28.7%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −25%	50−55 +25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	57 −31.6%	75−80 +31.6%
Valorant	108 −29.6%	140−150 +29.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −27.7%	60−65 +27.7%
Counter-Strike 2	30 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	31 −29%	40−45 +29%
Dota 2	88 −25%	110−120 +25%
Elden Ring	63 −34.9%	85−90 +34.9%
Far Cry 5	35 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Fortnite	80−85 −34.1%	110−120 +34.1%
Forza Horizon 4	82 −34.1%	110−120 +34.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 −26.6%	100−105 +26.6%
Metro Exodus	16 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	88 −25%	110−120 +25%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 −25%	40−45 +25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −25%	55−60 +25%
Valorant	57 −31.6%	75−80 +31.6%
World of Tanks	191 −30.9%	250−260 +30.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −27.7%	60−65 +27.7%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −34.6%	35−40 +34.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Dota 2	103 −26.2%	130−140 +26.2%
Far Cry 5	90 −33.3%	120−130 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	72 −31.9%	95−100 +31.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 −33.3%	140−150 +33.3%
Valorant	55−60 −29.3%	75−80 +29.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
Elden Ring	21−24 −22.7%	27−30 +22.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −28.6%	27−30 +28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	175 −31.4%	230−240 +31.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
World of Tanks	137 −31.4%	180−190 +31.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −20.7%	35−40 +20.7%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	8 −25%	10−11 +25%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Metro Exodus	47 −27.7%	60−65 +27.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Valorant	35−40 −25%	45−50 +25%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Dota 2	20 −35%	27−30 +35%
Elden Ring	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 −35%	27−30 +35%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	72 −31.9%	95−100 +31.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20 −35%	27−30 +35%
World of Tanks	76 −31.6%	100−105 +31.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Dota 2	53 −32.1%	70−75 +32.1%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −33.3%	24−27 +33.3%
Fortnite	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Valorant	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%

This is how RX 5500M and RX 6400 compete in popular games:

RX 6400 is 29% faster in 1080p
RX 6400 is 35% faster in 1440p
RX 6400 is 33% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.60	19.84
Recency	7 October 2019	19 January 2022
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	53 Watt

RX 6400 has a 35.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 60.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500M 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.