AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs AMD Radeon RX 6400
24.4Rasterization22.4
20Ray Tracing—
32.4Memoryspec-based25.4
92.6Efficiencyspec-based95.6
27.9Compute24.1
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6400
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 6400 wins this graphics card face-off, 37 to 35.5. AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Stronger compute score: 28 vs 24
- 100% higher Bus width: 128 bit vs 64 bit
- 83% higher Shading units: 1,408 vs 768
- 75% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
- 37% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 4,904 vs 3,579
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6400
- 59% lower TDP: 53 W vs 130 W
- 26% higher Boost clock: 2,321 MHz vs 1,845 MHz
- 19% higher Base clock: 2,039 MHz vs 1,717 MHz
- 14% lower process: 6 nm vs 7 nm
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA | RDNA 2 |
| Process | 7 nm | 6 nm+14% |
| TDP | 130 W | 53 W+59% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | None (PCIe-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408+83% | 768 |
| RT cores | — | 12 |
| Base clock | 1,717 MHz | 2,039 MHz+19% |
| Boost clock | 1,845 MHz | 2,321 MHz+26% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit+100% | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s+75% | 128 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,904+37%Bottom 15% | 3,579Bottom 4% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,047+17%Bottom 9% | 7,758Bottom 7% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | AMD Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | FSR 3 |
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