Radeon Pro W6400 vs GeForce RTX 3060

Place in performance ranking	71	246
Place by popularity	5	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	42.78	73.12
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Ampere GA106	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$317 (1x MSRP)	$206

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro W6400 has 71% better value for money than RTX 3060.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3584	768
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	2331 MHz
Number of transistors	13,250 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	199.0	111.9

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	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-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	15000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	360.0 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.6	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RTX 3060 44.24
+112%

Pro W6400 20.83

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Radeon Pro W6400 by 112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 3060 17085
+112%

Pro W6400 8047

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Radeon Pro W6400 by 112% in Passmark.

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	122 +122%	55−60 −122%
1440p	81 +131%	35−40 −131%
4K	51 +113%	24−27 −113%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

160−170

+103%

79
−103%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	160−170 +111%	75−80 −111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	210−220 +106%	102 −106%
Battlefield 5	300−310 +111%	140−150 −111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	180−190 +102%	85−90 −102%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +105%	78 −105%
Far Cry 5	190−200 +104%	90−95 −104%
Far Cry New Dawn	220−230 +104%	100−110 −104%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +86.3%	160−170 −86.3%
Hitman 3	250−260 +108%	120 −108%
Horizon Zero Dawn	550−600 +112%	259 −112%
Metro Exodus	250−260 +108%	120−130 −108%
Red Dead Redemption 2	210−220 +106%	100−110 −106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	450−500 +99.1%	226 −99.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 +104%	108 −104%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	160−170 +111%	75−80 −111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180−190 +112%	85 −112%
Battlefield 5	300−310 +111%	140−150 −111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	180−190 +102%	85−90 −102%
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160 +100%	75 −100%
Far Cry 5	190−200 +104%	90−95 −104%
Far Cry New Dawn	220−230 +104%	100−110 −104%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +86.3%	160−170 −86.3%
Hitman 3	220−230 +112%	104 −112%
Horizon Zero Dawn	350−400 +93.4%	180−190 −93.4%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +107%	58 −107%
Red Dead Redemption 2	210−220 +106%	100−110 −106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +94.4%	180 −94.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	350−400 +105%	171 −105%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 +112%	100−110 −112%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	160−170 +111%	75−80 −111%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	150−160 +100%	75 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	180−190 +102%	85−90 −102%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +103%	64 −103%
Far Cry 5	190−200 +104%	90−95 −104%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +86.3%	160−170 −86.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−310 +111%	142 −111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	300−310 +94.8%	154 −94.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +105%	73 −105%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +103%	59 −103%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

210−220
+106%

100−110

−106%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	180−190 +107%	85−90 −107%
Far Cry New Dawn	220−230 +112%	100−110 −112%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−105 +104%	45−50 −104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +100%	60 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +103%	65−70 −103%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 +105%	39 −105%
Far Cry 5	190−200 +102%	94 −102%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +102%	90−95 −102%
Hitman 3	140−150 +106%	68 −106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +108%	106 −108%
Metro Exodus	180−190 +102%	89 −102%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	240−250 +109%	115 −109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +109%	65−70 −109%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +111%	45 −111%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

160−170

+111%

75−80
−111%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +111%	45−50 −111%
Far Cry New Dawn	80−85 +111%	35−40 −111%
Hitman 3	95−100 +111%	45 −111%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +107%	55−60 −107%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +109%	43 −109%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +106%	63 −106%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +110%	30−35 −110%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80−85 +111%	38 −111%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 +107%	27−30 −107%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +94.4%	18 −94.4%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +104%	27−30 −104%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +106%	60−65 −106%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +100%	60 −100%
Metro Exodus	100−105 +100%	50 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +104%	27 −104%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

80−85
+100%

40−45

−100%

This is how RTX 3060 and Pro W6400 compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 is 122% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 is 131% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 is 113% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.24	20.83
Recency	12 January 2021	19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	50 Watt