Radeon RX 6400 vs RX Vega M GL / 870

VS
Radeon RX 6300 Radeon RX 6300 XT Radeon RX 6400 Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon RX 6600 Radeon RX 6600 LE Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon RX 6650 XT Radeon RX 6700 Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon RX 6750 GRE Radeon RX 6750 GRE 10 GB Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB Radeon RX 6750 XT Radeon RX 6800 Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon RX 6850 XT Radeon RX 6900 Radeon RX 6900 XT Radeon RX 6900 XTX Radeon RX 6950 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 with Radeon RX 6400, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL / 870
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
13.80

RX 6400 outperforms RX Vega M GL / 870 by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega M GL / 870 RX Vega M GL / 870
RX 6400 RX 6400

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking383289
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data53.60
Power efficiency14.5825.66
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GNavi 24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2018 (7 years ago)19 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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 cores1280768
Core clock speed931 MHz1923 MHz
Boost clock speed1011 MHz2321 MHz
Number of transistorsno data5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rateno data111.4
Floating-point processing powerno data3.565 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data48
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x4
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus widthno data64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data128.0 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

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 HD43
−39.5%
60−65
+39.5%
1440p28
−42.9%
40−45
+42.9%
4K14
−28.6%
18−21
+28.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.65
1440pno data3.98
4Kno data8.83

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−36.4%
45−50
+36.4%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−36.4%
45−50
+36.4%
Battlefield 5 62
−37.1%
85−90
+37.1%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Far Cry 5 42
−42.9%
60−65
+42.9%
Fortnite 86
−39.5%
120−130
+39.5%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−36.4%
75−80
+36.4%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−38.3%
65−70
+38.3%
Valorant 110−120
−35.1%
150−160
+35.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30−35
−36.4%
45−50
+36.4%
Battlefield 5 52
−34.6%
70−75
+34.6%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 180−190
−38.1%
250−260
+38.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Dota 2 85−90
−41.2%
120−130
+41.2%
Far Cry 5 39
−41%
55−60
+41%
Fortnite 56
−42.9%
80−85
+42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−36.4%
75−80
+36.4%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
−34.1%
55−60
+34.1%
Metro Exodus 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−38.3%
65−70
+38.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41
−34.1%
55−60
+34.1%
Valorant 110−120
−35.1%
150−160
+35.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
−35.4%
65−70
+35.4%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−29.6%
35−40
+29.6%
Dota 2 85−90
−41.2%
120−130
+41.2%
Far Cry 5 36
−38.9%
50−55
+38.9%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−36.4%
75−80
+36.4%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
−38.3%
65−70
+38.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Valorant 110−120
−35.1%
150−160
+35.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 38
−31.6%
50−55
+31.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 95−100
−34%
130−140
+34%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%
Metro Exodus 14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 62
−37.1%
85−90
+37.1%
Valorant 130−140
−38.7%
190−200
+38.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 34
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Far Cry 5 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
−30.4%
30−33
+30.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24
−25%
30−33
+25%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
−37.9%
40−45
+37.9%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Valorant 70−75
−42.9%
100−105
+42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Dota 2 45−50
−38.3%
65−70
+38.3%
Far Cry 5 12
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−36.4%
30−33
+36.4%
Forza Horizon 5 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and RX 6400 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6400 is 40% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6400 is 43% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6400 is 29% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 13.80 19.80
Recency 7 January 2018 19 January 2022
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 53 Watt

RX 6400 has a 43.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 22.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6400 is a desktop one.

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