AMD has officially launched the Radeon RX 6400 the most affordable dedicated graphics card of its latest generation for desktop computers. In the run-up to the launch, some of its partners unveiled their own designs for the base line model.

While we are waiting for the graphics chip industry to standardize, with a substantial increase in supply and a reduction in abnormally high prices that have prevented many users from updating their devices, we must welcome a new dedicated economic range. And the point is, not all users want / can or need a $ 1,000 card to play.

The Radeon RX 6400 is located in the lowest performance layer of the RX 6000 series for desktop computers. But with a reference price $ 159 it’s also cheap. The card should not only allow you to play (almost) all kinds of titles with certain guarantees (with a resolution limited to 1080p and quality level adjustment), but will also be used for other types of devices, such as creating compact and high-performance multimedia centers. desktop computers and home theater equipment.

AMD Radeon RX 6400, features

The card is based on AMD’s latest graphics architecture, RDNA 2, the same as the rest of the RX 6000 series, and is also manufactured by TSMC Foundry on its most advanced node, the 6-nanometer N6. Its “Navi 24” graphics core is similar to the top model released earlier this year, the RX 6500 XT, shares the same memory configuration, albeit with fewer authorized computing units and reduced levels.

We will leave you a summary of specifications:

• Navi 24 core, with RDNA 2 architecture and 6nm production.
• 12 computing units allowed.
• Operating frequency: basic 2039 MHz and turbo 2321 MHz.
• 768 stream processors.
• 48 texturing units.
• 32 raster units.
• 12 cores for ray tracing.
• 4 GB dedicated GDDR6 memory with an effective speed of 16 Gbps.
• 64-bit bus and bandwidth up to 128 GB / s.
• 16 MB infinite cache.
• 53W TBP.

The Radeon RX 6400 occupies only one PCI-Express 4.0 slot and its TGP reduced to 53 watts allows it to operate. without any power connector additional energy. It supports output interfaces such as Display Port 1.4a and HDMI 2.1, as well as other general graphics technologies in the series: DirectX 12 Ultimate, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), AMD Radeon Super Resolution (RSR), upscaling technology or. Smart Access Memory, which allows full CPU access to GPU memory to improve game performance.

Radeon RX 6400 models

Several AMD partners presented their offer for this specialized model, which retained the same general features, but with different designs and different cooling systems, usually with one 40-50 mm fan. Some of the submitted are:

• MSI Radeon RX 6400 AERO ITX graphics card.
• Sapphire Radeon RX 6400 PULSE.
• ASRock Radeon RX 6400 Challenger ITX.
• GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6400 EAGLE 4G graphics card.
• BIOSTAR Radeon RX 6400 Gaming.

From the official $ 159, the price in Spain has climbed to levels € 189 like the Sapphire model already available. Higher than the official, but it’s still the cheapest you can buy from the RX 6000 series. We’ll see the rest of the range coming from other manufacturers.