What has changed in six years: RX 460 compared to RX 6400 in modern games

The authors of the NJ Tech YouTube channel found out what performance the RX 6400 2022 provides in games compared to the RX

460 2016. Discuss

NJ Tech experts on YouTube compared the performance of RX 6400 and RX 460 video cards in 20 game projects in Full HD resolution. You can see the main characteristics of graphics accelerators below.

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Among the games in which video cards were tested,were Rainbow Six Extraction, Elden Ring, Assassins Creed: Valhalla, Dying Light 2, Destiny 2: Witch Queen, Cyberpunk 2077 (patch 1.5), Call of Duty: Warzone, God of War, Forza Horizon 5, Far Cry 6, Resident Evil Village, Hitman 3, Watch Dogs: Legion, DOOM Eternal, Red Dead Redemption 2, Apex Legends, Shadow of Tomb Raider, Fortnite, PUBG.

INAssassins Creed: Valhallawith DX12 and medium preset medium frequency with RX460 and RX 6400 with PCIe 3.0 were 31 fps and 52 fps. When comparing the overclocked RX 460 with the RX 6400 with PCle 4.0, these figures were as follows: 33 fps and 57 fps.

Cyberpunk 2077came with DX12, average graphics, DLSS disabledand FSR. On average, its performance was 23 fps with the RX 460 and 38 fps with the RX 6400 (stock), 25 fps with the overclocked RX 460 and 44 fps with the RX 6400 with PCIe 4.0.

Call of Duty: Warzonewith DX12 and high frame rates ran at 30 fps and 52 fps on average (stock, RX 460 and RX 6400, respectively), as well as 34 fps and 60 fps (overclocked RX 460 and RX 6400 with PCle 4.0).

INForza horizon 5with DX12 and high preset, the average performance was 34 fps and 68 fps with stock RX 460 and 6400, respectively, with overclocked RX 460 and RX 6400 with PCIe 4.0 – 38 fps and 77 fps.

Average frame rate inFar cry 6with medium settings and with DX12 it was 38 fps and 49 fps with RX 460 and 6400 in stock, 41 fps and 64 fps – with RX 460 overclocked and RX 6400 with PCIe 4.0.

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Watch Dogs: Legionwith DX12 and medium preset I went with mediumframe rates in stock are 32 fps (RX 460) and 53 fps (RX 6400). As for the overclocked RX 460 and RX 6400 with PCIe 4.0, the results with them were 34 fps and 58 fps.

Red dead redemption 2launched with a medium preset and DX12.Average performance in this game was 36 fps and 62 fps (stock, RX 460 and RX 6400), and 39 fps and 64 fps (overclocked RX 460 and RX 6400 with PCIe 4.0).

INShadow of Tomb Raiderwith the highest graphics settings, TAA, DX12, the average frame rate was 29 fps (stock, RX 460) and 47 fps (stock, RX 6400), 31 fps (overclocked, RX 460) and 57 fps (stock, RX 6400 with PCIe 4.0).

Fortnitelaunched with DX 12, medium preset and EpicView Distance. The average frame rate in this game was at stock RX 460 – 39 fps, with RX 6400 – 55 fps, with overclocked RX 460 – 42 fps, with stock RX 6400 with PCIe 4.0 – 62 fps.

INPUBGwith DX11 and medium graphics settings, the average FPS was 37 fps and 51 fps (stock, RX 460 and RX 6400, respectively), 40 fps and 57 fps (corral RX 460 and RX 6400 with PCIe 6400, respectively ).

You can see all measurements above.

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Conclusion

As can be seen from the results, on average in 20 gamesthe RX 6400 outperformed the competitor by 30 percent in stock and by almost 64 percent when comparing the overclocked RX 460 and RX 6400 with PCIe 4.0 (33 fps and 43 fps, 36 fps and 59 fps). There is almost no difference in temperature between the devices: the RX 460 is only one degree hotter than the RX 6400. The same can be said about the overall power consumption.

PC Configurations:

  • graphics cardRX 460/RX 6400;
  • CPUAMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ Stock Settings;
  • motherboardMSI MEG X570 ACE Motherboard;
  • RAMG.SKILL Trident Z RGB: 3600MHz 16-19-19-39 (2x16GB);
  • cooling systemCorsair iCUE H115i Elite Capellix;
  • power unitCorsair TX650M Power Supply;
  • storage device2TB SSD;
  • operating systemWindows 10.