MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
vs
AMD Radeon RX 6400


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G and the AMD Radeon RX 6400, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is based on the AMD RX Vega 56 and has 3584 texture shaders and 56 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 6400 is based on AMD Radeon RX 6400, which has 768 shaders and 12 execution units.
MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G GPU AMD Radeon RX 6400
AMD RX Vega 56 Based on AMD Radeon RX 6400
Vega 10 XL GPU Chip Navi 24 XL
GCN 5 Architecture RDNA 2
56 Streaming Multiprocessors 12
3584 Shader 768
64 Render Output Units 32
256 Texture Units 48
0 Raytracing Cores 12

Memory

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type HBM2 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 410 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 6400 can access 4 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 128 GB/s.

8 GB Memory Size 4 GB
HBM2 Memory Type GDDR6
0.800 GHz Memory Clock 2.000 GHz
1.6 Gbps Memory Speed 16.0 Gbps
410 GB/s Memory bandwidth 128 GB/s
2048 bit Memory Interface 64 bit

Clock Speeds

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.156 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6400 is 1.923 GHz.

1.156 GHz Base Clock 1.923 GHz
1.471 GHz Boost Clock 2.321 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock 2.04 GHz
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is 210 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 6400 has a TDP of 53 W and is supplied with the required energy via PCIe power connectors.

210 W TDP 53 W
-- TDP (up) --
100 °C Tjunction max 97 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power

Cooler & Fans

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6400 has 0 -- fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Radial Fan-Type --
1 x 70 mm Fan 1 --
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
37 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
49 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G.

The AMD Radeon RX 6400 supports a maximum of 2 screens.

4 Max. Displays 2
-- HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4 DP Ports 1x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6400 is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G is 280 mm long, 127 mm high and 40 mm wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 6400 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

280 mm Length --
127 mm Height --
40 mm Width --
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) --
1090 g Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 4

Additional data

The MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G was released in Q3/2017 at a price of 399 $ (Reference).

The AMD Radeon RX 6400 was introduced in Q2/2022 at a price of 159 $ (Reference).

-- Part-no --
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2022
399 $ (Reference) Launch Price 159 $ (Reference)
14 nm Structure size 6 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

AMD Radeon RX 6400 AMD Radeon RX 6400
4 GB GDDR6
294

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

AMD Radeon RX 6400 AMD Radeon RX 6400
4 GB GDDR6
80

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

AMD Radeon RX 6400 AMD Radeon RX 6400
4 GB GDDR6
8 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

AMD Radeon RX 6400 AMD Radeon RX 6400
4 GB GDDR6
11 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

AMD Radeon RX 6400 AMD Radeon RX 6400
4 GB GDDR6
21 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2
43 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6400 AMD Radeon RX 6400
4 GB GDDR6
19 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2
80 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6400 AMD Radeon RX 6400
4 GB GDDR6
36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2
112 fps (avg)
AMD Radeon RX 6400 AMD Radeon RX 6400
4 GB GDDR6
48 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2
60539
AMD Radeon RX 6400 AMD Radeon RX 6400
4 GB GDDR6
32619

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2
63794
AMD Radeon RX 6400 AMD Radeon RX 6400
4 GB GDDR6
38397

Geekbench 6 - Metal

MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2
71932
AMD Radeon RX 6400 AMD Radeon RX 6400
4 GB GDDR6
339470

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 8G
8 GB HBM2
10.54
AMD Radeon RX 6400 AMD Radeon RX 6400
4 GB GDDR6
3.57

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