AMD Radeon RX 6400 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
22.4Rasterization22.5
20Ray Tracing20
25.4Memoryspec-based32.4
95.6Efficiencyspec-based76.3
24.1Compute29.8
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 64005 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6400 scores 33.6 against 32.6 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6400
- 97% higher Boost clock: 2,321 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
- 94% higher Base clock: 2,039 MHz vs 1,050 MHz
- 79% lower process: 6 nm vs 28 nm
- 63% lower TDP: 53 W vs 145 W
- Lower launch price: $159 vs $329
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Stronger compute score: 30 vs 24
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 117% higher Shading units: 1,664 vs 768
- 75% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
- 24% higher PassMark G3D: 9,637 vs 7,758
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Maxwell |
| Process | 6 nm+79% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 53 W+63% | 145 W |
| Power connector | None (PCIe-powered) | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 768 | 1,664+117% |
| RT cores | 12 | — |
| Base clock | 2,039 MHz+94% | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,321 MHz+97% | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit+300% |
| Bandwidth | 128 GB/s | 224 GB/s+75% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,578Bottom 5% | 3,645+2%Bottom 6% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 100Bottom 2% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 7,758Bottom 5% | 9,637+24%Bottom 11% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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