Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RX 6400

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6400 and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6400
2022
4 GB GDDR6, 53 Watt
18.33

RX 9060 XT 16GB outperforms RX 6400 by a whopping 219% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking31843
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.17no data
Power efficiency26.36no data
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code nameNavi 24no data
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 January 2022 (3 years ago)2 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data

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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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 cores7682048
Core clock speed1923 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2321 MHz2530 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology6 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)53 Wattno data
Texture fill rate111.4no data
Floating-point processing power3.565 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs48no data
Ray Tracing Cores12no data

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 x4no data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4ano data
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.2no data
Vulkan1.3-

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 HD50−55
−242%
171
+242%
1440p24−27
−225%
78
+225%
4K14−16
−243%
48
+243%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.18no data
1440p6.63no data
4K11.36no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
God of War 227
+0%
227
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 270
+0%
270
+0%
Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
God of War 191
+0%
191
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 248
+0%
248
+0%
Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
God of War 149
+0%
149
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 154
+0%
154
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 273
+0%
273
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 233
+0%
233
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
God of War 96
+0%
96
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+0%
146
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 83
+0%
83
+0%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 160
+0%
160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
God of War 79
+0%
79
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 102
+0%
102
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 91
+0%
91
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 84
+0%
84
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
God of War 53
+0%
53
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RX 6400 and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 242% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 225% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 243% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 18.33 58.51
Recency 19 January 2022 2 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm

RX 9060 XT 16GB has a 219.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6400 in performance tests.

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