GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 XT and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5500 XT
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 130 Watt
23.72

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms RX 5500 XT by a whopping 150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking23735
Place by popularity9716
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.6883.15
Power efficiency12.5925.59
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 14AD106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 December 2019 (5 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 74% better value for money than RX 5500 XT.

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 cores14084352
Core clock speed1607 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate162.4344.8
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPS22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs88136
Tensor Coresno data136
Ray Tracing Coresno data34

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Length180 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.9

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.

RX 5500 XT 23.72
RTX 4060 Ti 59.33
+150%

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.

RX 5500 XT 9122
RTX 4060 Ti 22814
+150%

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 HD77
−147%
190−200
+147%
1440p42
−138%
100−110
+138%
4K25
−140%
60−65
+140%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.19
−4.5%
2.10
+4.5%
1440p4.02
−0.8%
3.99
+0.8%
4K6.76
−1.7%
6.65
+1.7%
  • RX 5500 XT and RTX 4060 Ti have nearly equal cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 5500 XT and RTX 4060 Ti have nearly equal cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 5500 XT and RTX 4060 Ti have nearly equal cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 66
−142%
160−170
+142%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
−144%
190−200
+144%
Elden Ring 78
−144%
190−200
+144%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−147%
180−190
+147%
Counter-Strike 2 50
−140%
120−130
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
−150%
140−150
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 133
−126%
300−310
+126%
Metro Exodus 99
−142%
240−250
+142%
Red Dead Redemption 2 108
−150%
270−280
+150%
Valorant 139
−116%
300−310
+116%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−147%
180−190
+147%
Counter-Strike 2 41
−144%
100−105
+144%
Cyberpunk 2077 42
−138%
100−105
+138%
Dota 2 112
−150%
280−290
+150%
Elden Ring 94
−145%
230−240
+145%
Far Cry 5 43
−133%
100−105
+133%
Fortnite 120−130
−148%
300−310
+148%
Forza Horizon 4 108
−150%
270−280
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
−145%
230−240
+145%
Metro Exodus 66
−142%
160−170
+142%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−130%
350−400
+130%
Red Dead Redemption 2 39
−144%
95−100
+144%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
−150%
190−200
+150%
Valorant 84
−150%
210−220
+150%
World of Tanks 250−260
−138%
600−650
+138%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−147%
180−190
+147%
Counter-Strike 2 35
−143%
85−90
+143%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
−150%
90−95
+150%
Dota 2 143
−145%
350−400
+145%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−143%
180−190
+143%
Forza Horizon 4 95
−142%
230−240
+142%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−130%
350−400
+130%
Valorant 114
−146%
280−290
+146%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 44
−150%
110−120
+150%
Elden Ring 51
−135%
120−130
+135%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
−150%
110−120
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−130%
400−450
+130%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
−150%
60−65
+150%
World of Tanks 150−160
−122%
350−400
+122%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−150%
120−130
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 19
−137%
45−50
+137%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
−137%
45−50
+137%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−150%
170−180
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 66
−142%
160−170
+142%
Metro Exodus 60
−150%
150−160
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−150%
85−90
+150%
Valorant 91
−142%
220−230
+142%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 13
−131%
30−33
+131%
Dota 2 42
−138%
100−105
+138%
Elden Ring 20
−150%
50−55
+150%
Grand Theft Auto V 42
−138%
100−105
+138%
Metro Exodus 19
−137%
45−50
+137%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
−150%
180−190
+150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 15
−133%
35−40
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 42
−138%
100−105
+138%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−150%
60−65
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
−125%
18−20
+125%
Dota 2 78
−144%
190−200
+144%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−142%
75−80
+142%
Fortnite 27−30
−141%
70−75
+141%
Forza Horizon 4 38
−150%
95−100
+150%
Valorant 25
−140%
60−65
+140%

This is how RX 5500 XT and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti is 147% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 138% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 140% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 23.72 59.33
Recency 12 December 2019 18 May 2023
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 160 Watt

RX 5500 XT has 23.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 150.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500 XT in performance tests.


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