AMD Radeon RX 6400 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
22.4Rasterization67.6
—Ray Tracing62.7
25.4Memoryspec-based64.6
95.6Efficiencyspec-based66.4
24.1Compute74.1
1 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 640011 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins this graphics card face-off, 66.9 to 37, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+50) and rasterization (+45). 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 360 W
- Lower launch price: $159 vs $999
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
- Stronger rasterization score: 68 vs 22
- Stronger compute score: 74 vs 24
- 1300% higher Shading units: 10,752 vs 768
- 794% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 32,000 vs 3,579
- 650% higher bandwidth: 960 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 6 nm | 5 nm+17% |
| TDP | 53 W+85% | 360 W |
| Power connector | None (PCIe-powered) | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 768 | 10,752+1300% |
| RT cores | 12 | 84+600% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 336 |
| Base clock | 2,039 MHz | 2,295 MHz+13% |
| Boost clock | 2,321 MHz | 2,617 MHz+13% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 16 GB+300% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit+300% |
| Bandwidth | 128 GB/s | 960 GB/s+650% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,579Bottom 4% | 32,000+794%Top 4% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 9,000Top 6% |
| PassMark G3D | 7,758Bottom 7% | 32,000+312%Top 4% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 212 fpsTop 6% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 166 fpsTop 6% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 100 fpsTop 6% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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