Radeon RX 6500 XT vs GeForce4 Ti 4600

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce4 Ti 4600 and Radeon RX 6500 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce4 Ti 4600
2002
128 MB DDR
0.01

RX 6500 XT outperforms GeForce4 Ti 4600 by a whopping 248600% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1503222
Place by popularitynot in top-10075
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data57.87
Power efficiencyno data16.00
ArchitectureKelvin (2001−2003)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameNV25 A3Navi 24
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 February 2002 (22 years ago)19 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce4 Ti 4600 and RX 6500 XT have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data1024
Core clock speed300 MHz2610 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2815 MHz
Number of transistors63 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data107 Watt
Texture fill rate2.400180.2
Floating-point processing powerno data5.765 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs864
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceAGP 4xPCIe 4.0 x4
Length216 mmno data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed324 MHz2248 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.37 GB/s143.9 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX8.112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGL1.34.6
OpenCLN/A2.2
VulkanN/A1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce4 Ti 4600 0.01
RX 6500 XT 24.87
+248600%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce4 Ti 4600 5
RX 6500 XT 9561
+191120%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD-0−164
1440p-0−130
4K-0−116

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.11
1440pno data6.63
4Kno data12.44

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 64
+0%
64
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 72
+0%
72
+0%
Elden Ring 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 128
+0%
128
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
+0%
17
+0%
Dota 2 106
+0%
106
+0%
Elden Ring 63
+0%
63
+0%
Far Cry 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 107
+0%
107
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
+0%
86
+0%
Metro Exodus 62
+0%
62
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Valorant 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
World of Tanks 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24
+0%
24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 83
+0%
83
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 37
+0%
37
+0%
Elden Ring 19
+0%
19
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
World of Tanks 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 56
+0%
56
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Dota 2 34
+0%
34
+0%
Elden Ring 6
+0%
6
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
+0%
34
+0%
Metro Exodus 11
+0%
11
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
+0%
34
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2
+0%
2
+0%
Dota 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Fortnite 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 25
+0%
25
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.01 24.87
Recency 6 February 2002 19 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 6 nm

RX 6500 XT has a 248600% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2400% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 Ti 4600 in performance tests.


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