Radeon RX 6400 vs GeForce RTX 3060

Place in the ranking	82	281
Place by popularity	4	92
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	70.36	54.17
Power efficiency	18.03	25.84
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GA106	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)	19 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 30% 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	3584	768
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	1923 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	2321 MHz
Number of transistors	12,000 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	199.0	111.4
Floating-point processing power	12.74 TFLOPS	3.565 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	112	48
Tensor Cores	112	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	28	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	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	1875 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	360.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	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	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	-

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.

RTX 3060 44.43
+124%

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.

RTX 3060 17085
+124%

RX 6400 7632

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 +144%	50−55 −144%
1440p	72 +140%	30−35 −140%
4K	50 +138%	21−24 −138%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.70 +17.9%	3.18 −17.9%
1440p	4.57 +16%	5.30 −16%
4K	6.58 +15.1%	7.57 −15.1%

RTX 3060 has 18% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3060 has 16% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3060 has 15% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +140%	40−45 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +126%	35−40 −126%
Elden Ring	119 +138%	50−55 −138%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +147%	45−50 −147%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +140%	40−45 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +157%	30−33 −157%
Forza Horizon 4	226 +126%	100−105 −126%
Metro Exodus	120 +140%	50−55 −140%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +143%	35−40 −143%
Valorant	180−190 +126%	80−85 −126%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +147%	45−50 −147%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +140%	40−45 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	72 +140%	30−33 −140%
Dota 2	146 +125%	65−70 −125%
Elden Ring	149 +129%	65−70 −129%
Far Cry 5	105 +133%	45−50 −133%
Fortnite	180−190 +134%	80−85 −134%
Forza Horizon 4	180 +125%	80−85 −125%
Grand Theft Auto V	141 +135%	60−65 −135%
Metro Exodus	87 +149%	35−40 −149%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +132%	90−95 −132%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +143%	35−40 −143%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +131%	70−75 −131%
Valorant	180−190 +126%	80−85 −126%
World of Tanks	270−280 +133%	120−130 −133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +147%	45−50 −147%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +140%	40−45 −140%
Cyberpunk 2077	60 +150%	24−27 −150%
Dota 2	147 +126%	65−70 −126%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +129%	45−50 −129%
Forza Horizon 4	154 +137%	65−70 −137%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +132%	90−95 −132%
Valorant	180−190 +126%	80−85 −126%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	81 +131%	35−40 −131%
Elden Ring	85 +143%	35−40 −143%
Grand Theft Auto V	81 +131%	35−40 −131%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +133%	75−80 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
World of Tanks	280−290 +134%	120−130 −134%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +160%	30−33 −160%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +161%	18−20 −161%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 +131%	16−18 −131%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +138%	60−65 −138%
Forza Horizon 4	115 +130%	50−55 −130%
Metro Exodus	89 +154%	35−40 −154%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +131%	35−40 −131%
Valorant	140−150 +128%	65−70 −128%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +129%	21−24 −129%
Dota 2	82 +134%	35−40 −134%
Elden Ring	44 +144%	18−20 −144%
Grand Theft Auto V	82 +134%	35−40 −134%
Metro Exodus	32 +129%	14−16 −129%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 +126%	65−70 −126%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	82 +134%	35−40 −134%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +152%	21−24 −152%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +129%	21−24 −129%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +143%	7−8 −143%
Dota 2	115 +130%	50−55 −130%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +130%	30−33 −130%
Fortnite	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
Forza Horizon 4	67 +148%	27−30 −148%
Valorant	75−80 +126%	35−40 −126%

This is how RTX 3060 and RX 6400 compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 is 144% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 is 140% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 is 138% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.43	19.85
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	53 Watt