Radeon RX 6400 vs GeForce GT 555M

Place in the ranking	935	281
Place by popularity	not in top-100	92
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	54.17
Power efficiency	3.35	25.84
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GF106	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	27 October 2011 (13 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.

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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	Up to 144	768
Core clock speed	Up to 753 MHz	1923 MHz
Boost clock speed	753 MHz	2321 MHz
Number of transistors	1,170 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.60	111.4
Floating-point processing power	0.3024 TFLOPS	3.565 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	+	-

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\DDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	Up to 192 bit/128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 1569 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	Up to 50.2 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.

3D Blu-Ray	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
Optimus	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	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.

GT 555M 1.70

RX 6400 19.85
+1068%

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.

GT 555M 654

RX 6400 7632
+1067%

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:

900p	19 −1058%	220−230 +1058%
Full HD	24 −1067%	280−290 +1067%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

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0.57

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Elden Ring	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1000%	110−120 +1000%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Dota 2	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Elden Ring	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Fortnite	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1000%	110−120 +1000%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
World of Tanks	30−35 −929%	350−400 +929%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Dota 2	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1000%	110−120 +1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −1018%	190−200 +1018%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
World of Tanks	10−11 −1000%	110−120 +1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1011%	100−105 +1011%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Valorant	7−8 −1043%	80−85 +1043%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1025%	180−190 +1025%
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1033%	170−180 +1033%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1033%	170−180 +1033%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Dota 2	16−18 −1025%	180−190 +1025%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −900%	10−11 +900%
Valorant	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%

This is how GT 555M and RX 6400 compete in popular games:

RX 6400 is 1058% faster in 900p
RX 6400 is 1067% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.70	19.85
Recency	27 October 2011	19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	53 Watt

GT 555M has 51.4% lower power consumption.

RX 6400, on the other hand, has a 1067.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6400 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 555M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 555M 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.