GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Place in the ranking	238	35
Place by popularity	97	16
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	47.57	83.12
Power efficiency	12.59	25.56
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 14	AD106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	12 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 75% 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 cores	1408	4352
Core clock speed	1607 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	1845 MHz	2535 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	162.4	344.8
Floating-point processing power	5.196 TFLOPS	22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	88	136
Tensor Cores	no data	136
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	34

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	180 mm	240 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	288.0 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
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 23.73

RTX 4060 Ti 59.30
+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 9120

RTX 4060 Ti 22795
+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 HD	77 −147%	190−200 +147%
1440p	42 −138%	100−110 +138%
4K	25 −140%	60−65 +140%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.19 −4.5%	2.10 +4.5%
1440p	4.02 −0.8%	3.99 +0.8%
4K	6.76 −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%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −147%	180−190 +147%
Counter-Strike 2	50 −140%	120−130 +140%
Cyberpunk 2077	56 −132%	130−140 +132%
Forza Horizon 4	133 −126%	300−310 +126%
Forza Horizon 5	92 −139%	220−230 +139%
Metro Exodus	99 −142%	240−250 +142%
Red Dead Redemption 2	108 −141%	260−270 +141%
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 −141%	270−280 +141%
Far Cry 5	43 −133%	100−105 +133%
Fortnite	120−130 −142%	290−300 +142%
Forza Horizon 4	108 −141%	260−270 +141%
Forza Horizon 5	61 −146%	150−160 +146%
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 −137%	180−190 +137%
Valorant	84 −138%	200−210 +138%
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 −136%	85−90 +136%
Dota 2	143 −145%	350−400 +145%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −143%	180−190 +143%
Forza Horizon 4	95 −142%	230−240 +142%
Forza Horizon 5	62 −142%	150−160 +142%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −130%	350−400 +130%
Valorant	114 −146%	280−290 +146%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	44 −127%	100−105 +127%
Grand Theft Auto V	44 −127%	100−105 +127%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −130%	400−450 +130%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 −129%	55−60 +129%
World of Tanks	150−160 −122%	350−400 +122%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 −129%	110−120 +129%
Counter-Strike 2	19 −137%	45−50 +137%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 −137%	45−50 +137%
Far Cry 5	65−70 −135%	160−170 +135%
Forza Horizon 4	66 −142%	160−170 +142%
Forza Horizon 5	39 −144%	95−100 +144%
Metro Exodus	60 −133%	140−150 +133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −143%	85−90 +143%
Valorant	91 −142%	220−230 +142%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	13 −131%	30−33 +131%
Dota 2	42 −138%	100−105 +138%
Grand Theft Auto V	42 −138%	100−105 +138%
Metro Exodus	19 −137%	45−50 +137%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −136%	170−180 +136%
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 −129%	55−60 +129%
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 −137%	90−95 +137%
Forza Horizon 5	21 −138%	50−55 +138%
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	23.73	59.30
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 149.9% 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.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.