AMD Radeon RX 6400 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
22.4Rasterization45.6
—Ray Tracing41.3
25.4Memoryspec-based51.9
95.6Efficiencyspec-based86.2
24.1Compute55.4
2 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 640010 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 wins this graphics card face-off, 53.2 to 37, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+31) and rasterization (+23). 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
- 73% lower TDP: 53 W vs 200 W
- Lower launch price: $159 vs $599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Stronger rasterization score: 46 vs 22
- Stronger compute score: 55 vs 24
- 667% higher Shading units: 5,888 vs 768
- 403% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 18,000 vs 3,579
- 294% higher bandwidth: 504 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2023 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 6 nm | 5 nm+17% |
| TDP | 53 W+73% | 200 W |
| Power connector | None (PCIe-powered) | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 768 | 5,888+667% |
| RT cores | 12 | 46+283% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 184 |
| Base clock | 2,039 MHz+6% | 1,920 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,321 MHz | 2,475 MHz+7% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 12 GB+200% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 192 bit+200% |
| Bandwidth | 128 GB/s | 504 GB/s+294% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,579Bottom 4% | 18,000+403%Top 30% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 5,000Top 35% |
| PassMark G3D | 7,758Bottom 7% | 21,900+182%Top 34% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 144 fpsTop 43% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 105 fpsTop 43% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 56 fpsTop 43% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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