GeForce 8400 SE vs Radeon RX 6600 XT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 6600 XT and GeForce 8400 SE, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
6600 XT outperforms 8400 SE by a whopping 24475% 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 | 124 | 1472 |
| Place by popularity | 92 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 53.47 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 18.87 | 0.25 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | Navi 23 | G86S |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 July 2021 (4 years ago) | 1 August 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $379 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 2048 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 1968 MHz | 459 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2589 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 11,060 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 331.4 | 3.672 |
| Floating-point processing power | 10.6 TFLOPS | 0.02938 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 4 |
| TMUs | 128 | 8 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | no data |
| L0 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 16 KB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 190 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 6.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
| 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 Ultimate (12_2) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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 | 124 | 0−1 |
| 1440p | 68 | -0−1 |
| 4K | 40 | -0−1 |
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.06 | no data |
| 1440p | 5.57 | no data |
| 4K | 9.48 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 79 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 78 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 151 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 170−180 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 159 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 230−240 | 0−1 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+27700%
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1−2
−27700%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 76 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 170 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 141 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 170−180 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 142 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 135 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 95 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 176 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 230−240 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 69 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 120 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 133 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 99 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 230−240 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 170−180 | 0−1 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+27700%
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1−2
−27700%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 68 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 56 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 260−270
+26000%
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1−2
−26000%
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1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 95−100 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 105 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 100−110 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 64 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 34 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 54 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 240−250 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 86 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 45−50 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 51 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 50−55 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 39.32 | 0.16 |
| Recency | 30 July 2021 | 1 August 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 50 Watt |
RX 6600 XT has a 24475% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1042.9% more advanced lithography process.
8400 SE, on the other hand, has 220% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 6600 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8400 SE in performance tests.
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