T400 4 GB vs Radeon RX 6500 XT
Aggregate performance score
Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms T400 4 GB by a whopping 157% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 205 | 429 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 23.10 | 8.59 |
| Architecture | Navi / RDNA2 (2020−2022) | Turing (2018−2021) |
| GPU code name | Navi 24 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 19 January 2022 (2 years ago) | 6 May 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
| Current price | $274 (1.4x MSRP) | $216 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX 6500 XT has 169% better value for money than T400 4 GB.
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 | 1024 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 2610 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2815 MHz | 1425 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,400 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 107 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 180.2 | 34.20 |
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 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| 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 | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 18000 MHz | 10 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s | 80 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 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | 3x mini-DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | no data | 7.5 |
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.
Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms T400 4 GB by 157% 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%
Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms T400 4 GB by 157% 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 | 62
+158%
| 24−27
−158%
|
| 1440p | 33
+175%
| 12−14
−175%
|
| 4K | 18
+157%
| 7−8
−157%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 72
+167%
|
27−30
−167%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 45−50
+167%
|
18−20
−167%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 51
+183%
|
18−20
−183%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+170%
|
30−33
−170%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+157%
|
21−24
−157%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 54
+157%
|
21−24
−157%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+181%
|
21−24
−181%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 65−70
+179%
|
24−27
−179%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+163%
|
30−33
−163%
|
| Hitman 3 | 60−65
+186%
|
21−24
−186%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 176
+171%
|
65−70
−171%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70−75
+167%
|
27−30
−167%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+175%
|
24−27
−175%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 128
+184%
|
45−50
−184%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 74
+174%
|
27−30
−174%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 45−50
+167%
|
18−20
−167%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 43
+169%
|
16−18
−169%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+170%
|
30−33
−170%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+157%
|
21−24
−157%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 34
+183%
|
12−14
−183%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 43
+169%
|
16−18
−169%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 45
+181%
|
16−18
−181%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+163%
|
30−33
−163%
|
| Hitman 3 | 23
+188%
|
8−9
−188%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 138
+176%
|
50−55
−176%
|
| Metro Exodus | 89
+197%
|
30−33
−197%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+175%
|
24−27
−175%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 81
+170%
|
30−33
−170%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 92
+163%
|
35−40
−163%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 58
+176%
|
21−24
−176%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 45−50
+167%
|
18−20
−167%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 31
+158%
|
12−14
−158%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
+157%
|
21−24
−157%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
+181%
|
21−24
−181%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+163%
|
30−33
−163%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 92
+163%
|
35−40
−163%
|
| Metro Exodus | 82
+173%
|
30−33
−173%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 54
+157%
|
21−24
−157%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 25
+178%
|
9−10
−178%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+175%
|
24−27
−175%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+161%
|
18−20
−161%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
+189%
|
18−20
−189%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35
+192%
|
12−14
−192%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18−20
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
+170%
|
10−11
−170%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 23
+188%
|
8−9
−188%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
+175%
|
12−14
−175%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 17
+183%
|
6−7
−183%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 57
+171%
|
21−24
−171%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+172%
|
18−20
−172%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 66
+175%
|
24−27
−175%
|
| Metro Exodus | 57
+171%
|
21−24
−171%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 56
+167%
|
21−24
−167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 19
+171%
|
7−8
−171%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 42
+163%
|
16−18
−163%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+180%
|
10−11
−180%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
+180%
|
10−11
−180%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 28
+180%
|
10−11
−180%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+190%
|
10−11
−190%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
+183%
|
12−14
−183%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 32
+167%
|
12−14
−167%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+163%
|
8−9
−163%
|
This is how RX 6500 XT and T400 4 GB compete in popular games:
- RX 6500 XT is 158% faster in 1080p
- RX 6500 XT is 175% faster in 1440p
- RX 6500 XT is 157% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 24.63 | 9.58 |
| Recency | 19 January 2022 | 6 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 107 Watt | 30 Watt |
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the T400 4 GB in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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