GeForce 8400M GS vs Radeon RX 5600 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5600 XT with GeForce 8400M GS, including specs and performance data.

RX 5600 XT
2020
6 GB GDDR6, 150 Watt
30.24
+13645%

RX 5600 XT outperforms 8400M GS by a whopping 13645% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1561376
Place by popularity98not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation48.48no data
Power efficiency15.951.58
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameNavi 10G86
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date21 January 2020 (5 years ago)9 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 $14.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores230416
Core clock speed1130 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1560 MHzno data
Number of transistors10,300 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt11 Watt
Texture fill rate224.63.200
Floating-point processing power7.188 TFLOPS0.0256 TFLOPS
ROPs644
TMUs1448

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16MXM-I
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6DDR2
Maximum RAM amount6 GB256 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz400 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s6.4 GB/s
Shared memory--
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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.54.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-1.1

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.

RX 5600 XT 30.24
+13645%
8400M GS 0.22

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.

RX 5600 XT 13507
+13407%
8400M GS 100

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 HD1060−1
1440p61-0−1
4K36-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.63no data
1440p4.57no data
4K7.75no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 320
+15900%
2−3
−15900%
Cyberpunk 2077 83
+8200%
1−2
−8200%
Hogwarts Legacy 109
+2625%
4−5
−2625%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 257
+25600%
1−2
−25600%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+7300%
1−2
−7300%
Far Cry 5 148
+14700%
1−2
−14700%
Fortnite 140−150
+14600%
1−2
−14600%
Forza Horizon 4 185
+9150%
2−3
−9150%
Forza Horizon 5 104 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 84
+2000%
4−5
−2000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+1771%
7−8
−1771%
Valorant 275
+958%
24−27
−958%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 135 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+2200%
12−14
−2200%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
+6200%
1−2
−6200%
Dota 2 185
+1956%
9−10
−1956%
Far Cry 5 135 0−1
Fortnite 140−150
+14600%
1−2
−14600%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+8550%
2−3
−8550%
Forza Horizon 5 91 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 126 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 65
+1525%
4−5
−1525%
Metro Exodus 81 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+1771%
7−8
−1771%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140
+2700%
5−6
−2700%
Valorant 272
+946%
24−27
−946%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 54
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Dota 2 168
+1767%
9−10
−1767%
Far Cry 5 126 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 138
+6800%
2−3
−6800%
Hogwarts Legacy 49
+1125%
4−5
−1125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+1771%
7−8
−1771%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
+1580%
5−6
−1580%
Valorant 148
+469%
24−27
−469%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+14600%
1−2
−14600%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+22500%
1−2
−22500%
Grand Theft Auto V 61 0−1
Metro Exodus 49 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+8650%
2−3
−8650%
Valorant 252
+25100%
1−2
−25100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 30 0−1
Far Cry 5 89
+2867%
3−4
−2867%
Forza Horizon 4 109
+10800%
1−2
−10800%
Hogwarts Legacy 36 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+5800%
1−2
−5800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 80−85 0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 19 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 63
+320%
14−16
−320%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24 0−1
Metro Exodus 30 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46 0−1
Valorant 214
+10600%
2−3
−10600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 35−40 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 12 0−1
Dota 2 99 0−1
Far Cry 5 45
+1400%
3−4
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 70 0−1
Hogwarts Legacy 18 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5600 XT is 10800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 5600 XT surpassed 8400M GS in all 31 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.24 0.22
Recency 21 January 2020 9 May 2007
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 7 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 11 Watt

RX 5600 XT has a 13645.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1042.9% more advanced lithography process.

8400M GS, on the other hand, has 1263.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400M GS in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5600 XT is a desktop card while GeForce 8400M GS is a notebook one.

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