GeForce Go 6400 vs Radeon R4 (Beema)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R4 (Beema) and GeForce Go 6400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R4 (Beema)
2014
1.04
+1633%

R4 (Beema) outperforms Go 6400 by a whopping 1633% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking11011471
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.1 (2014)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameBeemaNV44 A2
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date29 April 2014 (10 years ago)1 February 2006 (18 years ago)

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 cores1287
Core clock speed800 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data400 MHz
Number of transistorsno data75 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm110 nm
Texture fill rateno data1.600
ROPsno data2
TMUsno data4

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16

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 typeno dataDDR
Maximum RAM amountno data32 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data350 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data5.6 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

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.

R4 (Beema) 1.04
+1633%
Go 6400 0.06

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.

R4 (Beema) 399
+1563%
Go 6400 24

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 HD8-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Fortnite 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
World of Tanks 22
+144%
9−10
−144%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7 0−1
World of Tanks 5−6 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Valorant 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Valorant 1−2 0−1

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the R4 (Beema) is 200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R4 (Beema) is ahead in 22 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 0.06
Recency 29 April 2014 1 February 2006
Chip lithography 28 nm 110 nm

R4 (Beema) has a 1633.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R4 (Beema) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6400 in performance tests.


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