AMD Radeon RX 6400 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
22.4Rasterization89.5
—Ray Tracing90.4
25.4Memoryspec-based91.2
95.6Efficiencyspec-based39.8
24.1Compute89.4
2 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 640010 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 wins this graphics card face-off, 82.5 to 37, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+67) and compute (+65). 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
- 91% lower TDP: 53 W vs 575 W
- Lower launch price: $159 vs $1,999
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
- Stronger rasterization score: 90 vs 22
- Stronger compute score: 89 vs 24
- 2733% higher Shading units: 21,760 vs 768
- 1317% higher RT cores: 170 vs 12
- 1300% higher bandwidth: 1,792 GB/s vs 128 GB/s
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 6 nm | 5 nm+17% |
| TDP | 53 W+91% | 575 W |
| Power connector | None (PCIe-powered) | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 768 | 21,760+2733% |
| RT cores | 12 | 170+1317% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 680 |
| Base clock | 2,039 MHz+1% | 2,017 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,321 MHz | 2,407 MHz+4% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 32 GB+700% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 512 bit+700% |
| Bandwidth | 128 GB/s | 1,792 GB/s+1300% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 3,579Bottom 4% | 48,500+1255%Top 2% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 14,200Top 2% |
| PassMark G3D | 7,758Bottom 7% | 39,500+409%Top 2% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 250 fpsTop 2% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 210 fpsTop 2% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 142 fpsTop 2% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6400 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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