Radeon RX 6400 vs RX Vega 11

Place in the ranking	605	276
Place by popularity	not in top-100	98
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	53.67
Power efficiency	10.90	25.95
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Raven	Navi 24
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 May 2018 (6 years ago)	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	704	768
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1923 MHz
Boost clock speed	1251 MHz	2321 MHz
Number of transistors	4,940 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	55.04	111.4
Floating-point processing power	1.761 TFLOPS	3.565 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	44	48
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	12

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	IGP	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	IGP	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	System Shared	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory	+	-

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	Motherboard Dependent	1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7 (6.4)	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	2.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.3

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. 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 Vega 11 5.47

RX 6400 19.71
+260%

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 Vega 11 2111

RX 6400 7605
+260%

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	25 −260%	90−95 +260%
1440p	6 −250%	21−24 +250%
4K	11 −218%	35−40 +218%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.77
1440p	no data	7.57
4K	no data	4.54

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
−233%

30−33

+233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 −250%	70−75 +250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Battlefield 5	23 −248%	80−85 +248%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −233%	30−33 +233%
Far Cry 5	22 −241%	75−80 +241%
Far Cry New Dawn	25 −260%	90−95 +260%
Forza Horizon 4	89 −237%	300−310 +237%
Hitman 3	10−12 −218%	35−40 +218%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −253%	120−130 +253%
Metro Exodus	33 −233%	110−120 +233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −233%	50−55 +233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	38 −242%	130−140 +242%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −254%	170−180 +254%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 −243%	120−130 +243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −233%	50−55 +233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −233%	30−33 +233%
Far Cry 5	19 −242%	65−70 +242%
Far Cry New Dawn	19 −242%	65−70 +242%
Forza Horizon 4	78 −259%	280−290 +259%
Hitman 3	10−12 −218%	35−40 +218%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −253%	120−130 +253%
Metro Exodus	12 −233%	40−45 +233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −233%	50−55 +233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 −253%	60−65 +253%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −242%	65−70 +242%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −254%	170−180 +254%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 −218%	35−40 +218%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −233%	30−33 +233%
Far Cry 5	14 −257%	50−55 +257%
Forza Horizon 4	29 −245%	100−105 +245%
Hitman 3	10−12 −218%	35−40 +218%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −253%	120−130 +253%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	15 −233%	50−55 +233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 −250%	35−40 +250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −254%	170−180 +254%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−233%

50−55
+233%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −250%	35−40 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −257%	50−55 +257%
Hitman 3	9−10 −233%	30−33 +233%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −243%	120−130 +243%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−250%

35−40
+250%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Hitman 3	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −218%	35−40 +218%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5 −260%	18−20 +260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	12 −233%	40−45 +233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
−250%

21−24

+250%

This is how RX Vega 11 and RX 6400 compete in popular games:

RX 6400 is 260% faster in 1080p
RX 6400 is 250% faster in 1440p
RX 6400 is 218% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.47	19.71
Recency	10 May 2018	19 January 2022
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	53 Watt

RX Vega 11 has 51.4% lower power consumption.

RX 6400, on the other hand, has a 260.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 11 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.