AMD Radeon RX 6400 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
22.4Rasterization50.6
—Ray Tracing42.9
25.4Memoryspec-based73.7
95.6Efficiencyspec-based64.3
24.1Compute65.4
5 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 64007 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 wins this graphics card face-off, 56.8 to 37, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+41) and rasterization (+28). AMD Radeon RX 6400 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 6400
- 85% lower TDP: 53 W vs 350 W
- 46% higher Base clock: 2,039 MHz vs 1,395 MHz
- 37% higher Boost clock: 2,321 MHz vs 1,695 MHz
- 25% lower process: 6 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $159 vs $1,499
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Stronger rasterization score: 51 vs 22
- Stronger compute score: 65 vs 24
- 1267% higher Shading units: 10,496 vs 768
- 631% higher bandwidth: 936 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
- 583% higher RT cores: 82 vs 12
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2020 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ampere |
| Process | 6 nm+25% | 8 nm |
| TDP | 53 W+85% | 350 W |
| Power connector | None (PCIe-powered) | 1x 12-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 768 | 10,496+1267% |
| RT cores | 12 | 82+583% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 328 |
| Base clock | 2,039 MHz+46% | 1,395 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,321 MHz+37% | 1,695 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 24 GB+500% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 384 bit+500% |
| Bandwidth | 128 GB/s | 936 GB/s+631% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,579Bottom 4% | 19,900+456%Top 25% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 5,300Top 31% |
| PassMark G3D | 7,758Bottom 7% | 26,300+239%Top 15% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 158 fpsTop 34% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 121 fpsTop 30% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 69 fpsTop 26% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no FG) |
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