AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
24.4Rasterization34.4
20Ray Tracing28.8
32.4Memoryspec-based39.5
92.6Efficiencyspec-based96.7
27.9Compute42.1
0 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 wins this graphics card face-off, 44.5 to 35.5, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+14) and rasterization (+10). AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
- Lower launch price: $169 vs $299
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 24
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 29 vs 20
- Stronger compute score: 42 vs 28
- 118% higher Shading units: 3,072 vs 1,408
- 118% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,700 vs 4,904
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2019 | 2023 |
| Architecture | RDNA | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP | 130 W | 115 W+12% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,408 | 3,072+118% |
| RT cores | — | 24 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 96 |
| Base clock | 1,717 MHz | 1,830 MHz+7% |
| Boost clock | 1,845 MHz | 2,460 MHz+33% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 272 GB/s+21% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,904Bottom 15% | 10,700+118%Bottom 40% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,650Bottom 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,047Bottom 9% | 15,500+71%Bottom 40% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 96 fpsBottom 32% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 68 fpsBottom 32% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 36 fpsBottom 32% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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