GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
Market Value Leader
Market comparison is currently pending while we verify the latest benchmarks for GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop and Radeon RX 6400.
The GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop is dramatically faster than the Radeon RX 6400, leading by roughly 50% in our performance index.
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GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop vs Radeon RX 6400: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop vs Radeon RX 6400
The GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop is dramatically faster, around 50% ahead of the Radeon RX 6400. Both cards sit in the same broad class, well suited to entry-level 1080p.
Power & Efficiency
The Radeon RX 6400 draws just 53W versus 80W for the GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop, and it also delivers more performance per watt — so it runs cooler and quieter and needs less PSU headroom. Its more modern RDNA 2 architecture on a TSMC N6 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
With 6GB against 4GB, the GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop has more headroom for 4K textures and memory-hungry creative/AI tasks where the Radeon RX 6400's 4GB can fall short.
Generation & Longevity
The Radeon RX 6400 is roughly 6 years newer than the GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop (RDNA 2 vs Pascal), so it generally benefits from a more modern architecture and longer driver-support runway.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop brings NVIDIA DLSS upscaling/frame generation and stronger ray tracing, while the Radeon RX 6400 offers AMD FSR upscaling and strong rasterization value. If you lean on upscaling or ray tracing, that ecosystem difference can matter as much as the frame-rate gap. The Radeon RX 6400 also has dedicated ray-tracing hardware that the GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop lacks — a real gap if you play ray-traced titles.
Which should you buy: GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop or Radeon RX 6400?
The GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop is the faster card by about 50%. With live pricing limited for this pair, base your decision on the spec differences above — particularly VRAM and power draw — and check current stock before buying.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop better than the Radeon RX 6400?
Which is better for 4K gaming, the GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop or the Radeon RX 6400?
Does the GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop have enough VRAM advantage to matter?
Can the Radeon RX 6400 or GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop handle ray tracing?
Technical Specifications Comparison
Architecture & Cores
| Specification | GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop | Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Pascal | RDNA 2 |
| Process Node | TSMC 16nm | TSMC N6 |
| CUDA Cores (CUDA Cores / Stream Processors) | 1,280✓ | 768 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 0 | 12✓ |
| Tensor / AI Cores | 0 | — |
Clock Speeds
| Specification | GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop | Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Base Clock | 1,404 MHz | 1,923 MHz✓ |
| Boost Clock | 1,670 MHz | 2,321 MHz✓ |
Memory
| Specification | GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop | Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM Capacity | 6 GB✓ | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit✓ | 64-bit |
| Memory Speed | 8 Gbps | 16 Gbps✓ |
| Bandwidth | 192 GB/s✓ | 128 GB/s |
Connectivity & Power
| Specification | GeForce GTX 1060 Laptop | Radeon RX 6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| TDP | 80 W | 53 W✓ |
| Power Connectors | None | None |
| Released | Aug 2016 | Jan 2022 |