AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
24.4Rasterization34.4
—Ray Tracing28.8
26.9Memoryspec-based39.5
95.6Efficiencyspec-based96.7
26.9Compute42.1
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 wins this graphics card face-off, 44.5 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+15) and rasterization (+10). AMD Radeon RX 6500 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 6500 XT
- 45% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 1,830 MHz
- 14% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 2,460 MHz
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $299
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Stronger rasterization score: 34 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 42 vs 27
- 200% higher Shading units: 3,072 vs 1,024
- 118% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 10,700 vs 4,918
- 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2023 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 6 nm | 5 nm+17% |
| TDP | 107 W+7% | 115 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 3,072+200% |
| RT cores | 16 | 24+50% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 96 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+45% | 1,830 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+14% | 2,460 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 8 GB+100% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 272 GB/s+89% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 10,700+118%Bottom 40% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 2,650Bottom 29% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 15,500+61%Bottom 40% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 96 fpsBottom 32% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 68 fpsBottom 32% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 36 fpsBottom 32% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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