AMD Radeon RX 590 vs AMD Radeon RX 6400
24.2Rasterization22.4
20Ray Tracing20
38.7Memoryspec-based25.4
75.3Efficiencyspec-based95.6
31.1Compute24.1
6 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5905 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6400
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 590 scores 34.2 against 33.6 for AMD Radeon RX 6400. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 590 edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 590
- Stronger compute score: 31 vs 24
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 200% higher Shading units: 2,304 vs 768
- 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
- 100% higher bandwidth: 256 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6400
- 76% lower TDP: 53 W vs 225 W
- 50% lower process: 6 nm vs 12 nm
- 50% higher Boost clock: 2,321 MHz vs 1,545 MHz
- 39% higher Base clock: 2,039 MHz vs 1,469 MHz
- Lower launch price: $159 vs $279
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2018 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Polaris | RDNA 2 |
| Process | 12 nm | 6 nm+50% |
| TDP | 225 W | 53 W+76% |
| Power connector | — | None (PCIe-powered) |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,304+200% | 768 |
| RT cores | — | 12 |
| Base clock | 1,469 MHz | 2,039 MHz+39% |
| Boost clock | 1,545 MHz | 2,321 MHz+50% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+100% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+300% | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 256 GB/s+100% | 128 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,775+33%Bottom 20% | 3,578Bottom 10% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 100Bottom 2% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,274+20%Bottom 14% | 7,758Bottom 10% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 590 | AMD Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | FSR 3 |
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