Radeon RX 6400 vs RX 6700 XT

Place in the ranking	50	281
Place by popularity	95	92
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	56.15	53.35
Power efficiency	15.45	25.78
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 22	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	3 March 2021 (3 years ago)	19 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$479	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6700 XT has 5% better value for money than RX 6400.

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	2560	768
Core clock speed	2321 MHz	1923 MHz
Boost clock speed	2581 MHz	2321 MHz
Number of transistors	17,200 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	413.0	111.4
Floating-point processing power	13.21 TFLOPS	3.565 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	160	48
Ray Tracing Cores	40	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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	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	12 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	128.0 GB/s

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	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 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.2
Vulkan	1.2	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 6700 XT 51.62
+160%

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.

RX 6700 XT 19847
+160%

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	154 +180%	55−60 −180%
1440p	83 +177%	30−35 −177%
4K	50 +178%	18−20 −178%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.11 −7.6%	2.89 +7.6%
1440p	5.77 −8.9%	5.30 +8.9%
4K	9.58 −8.5%	8.83 +8.5%

RX 6400 has 8% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 6400 has 9% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 6400 has 8% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	159 +165%	60−65 −165%
Cyberpunk 2077	119 +164%	45−50 −164%
Elden Ring	180 +177%	65−70 −177%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +190%	40−45 −190%
Counter-Strike 2	123 +173%	45−50 −173%
Cyberpunk 2077	104 +197%	35−40 −197%
Forza Horizon 4	342 +163%	130−140 −163%
Metro Exodus	150 +173%	55−60 −173%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +174%	35−40 −174%
Valorant	210−220 +173%	80−85 −173%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +190%	40−45 −190%
Counter-Strike 2	104 +197%	35−40 −197%
Cyberpunk 2077	91 +203%	30−33 −203%
Dota 2	166 +177%	60−65 −177%
Elden Ring	215 +169%	80−85 −169%
Far Cry 5	61 +190%	21−24 −190%
Fortnite	200−210 +177%	75−80 −177%
Forza Horizon 4	281 +181%	100−105 −181%
Grand Theft Auto V	161 +168%	60−65 −168%
Metro Exodus	117 +193%	40−45 −193%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +169%	80−85 −169%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +174%	35−40 −174%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +168%	65−70 −168%
Valorant	210−220 +173%	80−85 −173%
World of Tanks	270−280 +179%	100−105 −179%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +190%	40−45 −190%
Counter-Strike 2	91 +203%	30−33 −203%
Cyberpunk 2077	82 +173%	30−33 −173%
Dota 2	139 +178%	50−55 −178%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +175%	40−45 −175%
Forza Horizon 4	240 +167%	90−95 −167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +169%	80−85 −169%
Valorant	210−220 +173%	80−85 −173%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	102 +191%	35−40 −191%
Elden Ring	116 +190%	40−45 −190%
Grand Theft Auto V	102 +191%	35−40 −191%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +169%	65−70 −169%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +167%	21−24 −167%
World of Tanks	300−350 +175%	120−130 −175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +180%	30−33 −180%
Counter-Strike 2	54 +200%	18−20 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 +200%	18−20 −200%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +165%	60−65 −165%
Forza Horizon 4	173 +166%	65−70 −166%
Metro Exodus	123 +173%	45−50 −173%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 +189%	35−40 −189%
Valorant	180−190 +164%	70−75 −164%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	32 +167%	12−14 −167%
Dota 2	102 +191%	35−40 −191%
Elden Ring	55 +162%	21−24 −162%
Grand Theft Auto V	102 +191%	35−40 −191%
Metro Exodus	43 +169%	16−18 −169%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +172%	65−70 −172%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +164%	14−16 −164%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	102 +191%	35−40 −191%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +167%	24−27 −167%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +176%	21−24 −176%
Cyberpunk 2077	24 +167%	9−10 −167%
Dota 2	106 +165%	40−45 −165%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +190%	30−33 −190%
Fortnite	80−85 +177%	30−33 −177%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +166%	35−40 −166%
Valorant	100−110 +191%	35−40 −191%

This is how RX 6700 XT and RX 6400 compete in popular games:

RX 6700 XT is 180% faster in 1080p
RX 6700 XT is 177% faster in 1440p
RX 6700 XT is 178% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	51.62	19.85
Recency	3 March 2021	19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	53 Watt