Radeon RX 6400 vs RX 5500M

Place in performance ranking	341	269
Place by popularity	not in top-100	100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.22	12.24
Architecture	Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Navi 14 / R19M-E85	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 September 2019 (4 years ago)	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$159
Current price	$998	$376 (2.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6400 has 33% better value for money than RX 5500M.

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	1408	768
Core clock speed	1327 MHz	no data
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)	85 Watt	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	144.8	111.4

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 5500M and Radeon RX 6400 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	128.0 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3

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.

RX 5500M 14.20

RX 6400 19.49
+37.3%

RX 6400 outperforms RX 5500M by 37% based on our aggregated 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%

RX 5500M 5495

RX 6400 7541
+37.2%

RX 6400 outperforms RX 5500M by 37% 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	57 −31.6%	75−80 +31.6%
1440p	47 −27.7%	60−65 +27.7%
4K	30 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−36.4%

75−80
+36.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	43 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	56 −33.9%	75−80 +33.9%
Battlefield 5	45−50 −32.7%	65−70 +32.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	94 −27.7%	120−130 +27.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −35.1%	50−55 +35.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −30%	65−70 +30%
Hitman 3	84 −31%	110−120 +31%
Horizon Zero Dawn	67 −34.3%	90−95 +34.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 −34.9%	85−90 +34.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	58 −29.3%	75−80 +29.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40 −25%	50−55 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 −34.6%	35−40 +34.6%
Battlefield 5	93 −29%	120−130 +29%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	73 −37%	100−105 +37%
Cyberpunk 2077	33 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	62 −37.1%	85−90 +37.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −30%	65−70 +30%
Hitman 3	55 −36.4%	75−80 +36.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	54 −29.6%	70−75 +29.6%
Metro Exodus	39 −28.2%	50−55 +28.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	32 −25%	40−45 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	58 −29.3%	75−80 +29.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	72 −31.9%	95−100 +31.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	51 −27.5%	65−70 +27.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 −29%	40−45 +29%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Battlefield 5	75 −33.3%	100−105 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	30 −33.3%	40−45 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	59 −35.6%	80−85 +35.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	51 −27.5%	65−70 +27.5%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −30%	65−70 +30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 −33.3%	60−65 +33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	22 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35 −28.6%	45−50 +28.6%
Hitman 3	46 −30.4%	60−65 +30.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	34 −32.4%	45−50 +32.4%
Metro Exodus	25 −20%	30−33 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	32 −25%	40−45 +25%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10 −20%	12−14 +20%
Battlefield 5	44 −36.4%	60−65 +36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	48 −35.4%	65−70 +35.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	47 −27.7%	60−65 +27.7%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −28.6%	18−20 +28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20 −35%	27−30 +35%
Hitman 3	23 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 −20%	18−20 +20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Battlefield 5	16 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	25 −20%	30−33 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −26.3%	24−27 +26.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%