Radeon RX 6400 vs GeForce 930MX

Place in the ranking	740	279
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	53.96
Power efficiency	13.44	25.60
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM108	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 March 2016 (8 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 cores	384	768
Core clock speed	952 MHz	1923 MHz
Boost clock speed	1020 MHz	2321 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.48	111.4
Floating-point processing power	0.7834 TFLOPS	3.565 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	24	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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 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	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 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	-	+

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	-
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	-

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.

GeForce 930MX 3.33

RX 6400 19.78
+494%

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.

GeForce 930MX 1285

RX 6400 7623
+493%

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

−467%

85−90
+467%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

1.87

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8
−463%

45−50

+463%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10 −450%	55−60 +450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9 −456%	50−55 +456%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −471%	40−45 +471%
Far Cry New Dawn	15 −467%	85−90 +467%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
Hitman 3	8 −463%	45−50 +463%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −483%	140−150 +483%
Metro Exodus	15 −467%	85−90 +467%
Red Dead Redemption 2	13 −477%	75−80 +477%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −477%	75−80 +477%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −475%	230−240 +475%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Battlefield 5	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −471%	40−45 +471%
Far Cry New Dawn	6 −483%	35−40 +483%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
Hitman 3	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −483%	140−150 +483%
Metro Exodus	6 −483%	35−40 +483%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10 −450%	55−60 +450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	31 −481%	180−190 +481%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −475%	230−240 +475%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −471%	40−45 +471%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
Hitman 3	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10 −450%	55−60 +450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9 −456%	50−55 +456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −483%	35−40 +483%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −475%	230−240 +475%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−463%

45−50

+463%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −483%	35−40 +483%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −463%	45−50 +463%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
−471%

40−45

+471%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
−425%

21−24

+425%

This is how GeForce 930MX and RX 6400 compete in popular games:

RX 6400 is 467% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.33	19.78
Recency	1 March 2016	19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	53 Watt

GeForce 930MX has 211.8% lower power consumption.

RX 6400, on the other hand, has a 494% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6400 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 930MX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 930MX 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.