Graphics card comparison
Radeon RX 6500 XT vs Radeon RX 6400
AMD
Radeon RX 6500 XT
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released 19 Jan 2022
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VS
AMD
Radeon RX 6400
4096 Mb GDDR6
Released UNRELEASED
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- Radeon RX 6500 XT151%
- Radeon RX 6400100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6500 XT
- 51% higher gaming performance.
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 6400
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports FreeSync
- Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 6500 XT
The Radeon RX 6500 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (3 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|
| GPU Name | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XT) | Navi 24 (Navi 24 XL) |
| Fab Process | 6 nm | 6 nm |
| Die Size | 107 mm² | 107 mm² |
| Transistors | 5,400 million | 5,400 million |
| Shaders | 1024 | 768 |
| Compute Units | 16 | 12 |
| Core clock | 2200 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 48 |
Memory configuration
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 4096 Mb | 4096 Mb |
Additional details
| Radeon RX 6500 XT | Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|
| TDP | 107 watts | 100 watts |
| Release Date | 19 Jan 2022 | UNRELEASED |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT90.08 GP/s
- Radeon RX 640064.00 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- Radeon RX 6500 XT180.20 GT/s
- Radeon RX 640096.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- Radeon RX 6500 XT144.00 GB/s
- Radeon RX 6400112.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- Radeon RX 6500 XT5765.00 GFLOPs
- Radeon RX 64003072.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT40
- Radeon RX 640022
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- Radeon RX 6500 XT105
- Radeon RX 640074
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- Radeon RX 6500 XT64
- Radeon RX 640049
FPS (higher is better)