A zero intermediate frequency (ZIF) radio frequency (RF) digital mixer (200) includes a low noise amplifier (LNA) (203), a first RF mixer stage (205) for mixing an RF signal from the at least one LNA with a first local oscillator signal operating a first predetermined frequency. A second RF mixer stage (207) is then utilized for mixing in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) digital signals from the first RF mixer stage (205) with a plurality of second local oscillator signals (LO) operating at a second predetermined frequency. The invention significantly improves current drain by eliminating the need for a linear transconductance stage while still maintaining high degrees of isolation and linearity.