AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24.4Rasterization73.5
—Ray Tracing68.5
26.9Memoryspec-based74.6
95.6Efficiencyspec-based55.2
26.9Compute86.3
3 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 wins this graphics card face-off, 71.8 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+59) and rasterization (+49). 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
- 76% lower TDP: 107 W vs 450 W
- 19% higher Base clock: 2,650 MHz vs 2,235 MHz
- 12% higher Boost clock: 2,815 MHz vs 2,520 MHz
- Lower launch price: $199 vs $1,599
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Stronger rasterization score: 74 vs 24
- Stronger compute score: 86 vs 27
- 1500% higher Shading units: 16,384 vs 1,024
- 700% higher RT cores: 128 vs 16
- 632% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 36,000 vs 4,918
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2022 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 6 nm | 5 nm+17% |
| TDP | 107 W+76% | 450 W |
| Power connector | 1x 6-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 1,024 | 16,384+1500% |
| RT cores | 16 | 128+700% |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 512 |
| Base clock | 2,650 MHz+19% | 2,235 MHz |
| Boost clock | 2,815 MHz+12% | 2,520 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 4 GB | 24 GB+500% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 64 bit | 384 bit+500% |
| Bandwidth | 144 GB/s | 1,008 GB/s+600% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 4,918Bottom 17% | 36,000+632%Top 3% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 10,100Top 4% |
| PassMark G3D | 9,617Bottom 12% | 38,500+300%Top 3% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 225 fpsTop 4% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 180 fpsTop 4% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 112 fpsTop 4% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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