Radeon RX 6400 vs RX 5300
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 5300 and Radeon RX 6400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 6400 outperforms RX 5300 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 316 | 311 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 51.80 |
| Power efficiency | 13.47 | 25.68 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 28 May 2020 (4 years ago) | 19 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $159 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1408 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1327 MHz | 1923 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1645 MHz | 2321 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 53 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 144.8 | 111.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.632 TFLOPS | 3.565 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 88 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Length | 180 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-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 | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 168.0 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
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 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.07 | 19.26 |
| Recency | 28 May 2020 | 19 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 53 Watt |
RX 6400 has a 1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 88.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 5300 and Radeon RX 6400.
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