GPU Comparison
Select up to 2 GPUs to analyze their pricing, performance, and specifications side-by-side.
On raw speed the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB comes out dramatically faster — about 200% ahead of the Radeon RX 6400. But the Radeon RX 6400 is the better value, undercutting it by $376 EUR for the performance you get.
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GeForce RTX 3060 12GB vs Radeon RX 6400: In-Depth Breakdown
Performance: GeForce RTX 3060 12GB vs Radeon RX 6400
The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB is dramatically faster, around 200% ahead of the Radeon RX 6400. That gap is enough to move it up a tier: the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB is comfortable at 1080p, while the Radeon RX 6400 is better matched to entry-level 1080p.
Price & Value
The Radeon RX 6400 currently lists from $10 EUR, $376 EUR less than the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB at $387 EUR. Despite being slower, the Radeon RX 6400 offers the better performance-per-dollar (~1153% better value), so budget-focused buyers should weigh it carefully. The Radeon RX 6400 is trading below its $159 EUR MSRP — a genuine deal.
Power & Efficiency
At 53W against 170W, the Radeon RX 6400 is both the lower-power and the more efficient card, making it the easier build to cool and power. Its more modern RDNA 2 architecture on a TSMC N6 process is part of why it does more with each watt.
VRAM & Future-Proofing
The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB carries 12GB versus 4GB on the Radeon RX 6400. The extra 8GB helps at 4K, with high-resolution texture packs, and for content-creation or local-AI workloads that exhaust smaller buffers.
Features & Ecosystem
Beyond raw numbers, the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 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.
Which should you buy: GeForce RTX 3060 12GB or Radeon RX 6400?
Choose the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB if you want the most performance and can absorb the higher price. If you're optimizing for value, the Radeon RX 6400 stretches your money further for only slightly lower performance.