AMD Radeon RX 6400 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
22.4Rasterization23.6
20Ray Tracing20
25.4Memoryspec-based32.4
95.6Efficiencyspec-based73.8
24.1Compute33.1
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 64005 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6400 scores 33.6 against 33.1 for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980. 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
- 91% higher Boost clock: 2,321 MHz vs 1,216 MHz
- 81% higher Base clock: 2,039 MHz vs 1,126 MHz
- 79% lower process: 6 nm vs 28 nm
- 68% lower TDP: 53 W vs 165 W
- Lower launch price: $159 vs $549
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
- Stronger compute score: 33 vs 24
- 300% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 64 bit
- 167% higher Shading units: 2,048 vs 768
- 75% higher bandwidth: 224 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
- 43% higher PassMark G3D: 11,071 vs 7,758
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Maxwell |
| Process | 6 nm+79% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 53 W+68% | 165 W |
| Power connector | None (PCIe-powered) | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 768 | 2,048+167% |
| RT cores | 12 | — |
| Base clock | 2,039 MHz+81% | 1,126 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,321 MHz+91% | 1,216 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 980 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,578Bottom 10% | 4,361+22%Bottom 18% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 100Bottom 2% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 7,758Bottom 10% | 11,071+43%Bottom 21% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | — |
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