AMD Radeon RX 6400 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
22.4Rasterization28.4
—Ray Tracing20
25.4Memoryspec-based41.5
95.6Efficiencyspec-based76.4
24.1Compute41.2
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 64006 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6400 scores 37 against 37.8 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6400
- 71% lower TDP: 53 W vs 180 W
- 62% lower process: 6 nm vs 16 nm
- 34% higher Boost clock: 2,321 MHz vs 1,733 MHz
- 27% higher Base clock: 2,039 MHz vs 1,607 MHz
- Lower launch price: $159 vs $599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Stronger rasterization score: 28 vs 22
- Stronger compute score: 41 vs 24
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 233% higher Shading units: 2,560 vs 768
- 150% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Pascal |
| Process | 6 nm+62% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 53 W+71% | 180 W |
| Power connector | None (PCIe-powered) | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 768 | 2,560+233% |
| RT cores | 12 | — |
| Base clock | 2,039 MHz+27% | 1,607 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,321 MHz+34% | 1,733 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5X |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit+300% |
| Bandwidth | 128 GB/s | 320 GB/s+150% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,579Bottom 4% | 7,536+111%Bottom 27% |
| PassMark G3D | 7,758Bottom 7% | 15,607+101%Bottom 41% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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