GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6500 XT and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6500 XT
2022
8 GB GDDR6, 107 Watt
21.38

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms RX 6500 XT by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking23745
Place by popularity9421
Cost-effectiveness evaluation54.7783.04
Power efficiency15.8325.18
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 24AD106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 January 2022 (3 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 4060 Ti has 52% better value for money than RX 6500 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 cores10244352
Core clock speed2610 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speed2815 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors5,400 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology6 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)107 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate180.2344.8
Floating-point processing power5.765 TFLOPS22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs64136
Tensor Coresno data136
Ray Tracing Cores1634

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 x4PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-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 width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2248 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth143.9 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

RX 6500 XT 21.38
RTX 4060 Ti 50.83
+138%

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 6500 XT 9554
RTX 4060 Ti 22712
+138%

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 HD63
−122%
140−150
+122%
1440p31
−126%
70−75
+126%
4K17
−135%
40−45
+135%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.16
−10.8%
2.85
+10.8%
1440p6.42
−12.6%
5.70
+12.6%
4K11.71
−17.4%
9.98
+17.4%
  • RTX 4060 Ti has 11% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti has 13% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Ti has 17% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 111
−134%
260−270
+134%
Counter-Strike 2 281
−131%
650−700
+131%
Cyberpunk 2077 72
−136%
170−180
+136%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 84
−126%
190−200
+126%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−137%
220−230
+137%
Counter-Strike 2 194
−132%
450−500
+132%
Cyberpunk 2077 54
−122%
120−130
+122%
Far Cry 5 102
−135%
240−250
+135%
Fortnite 110−120
−133%
270−280
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−137%
220−230
+137%
Forza Horizon 5 107
−134%
250−260
+134%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−133%
210−220
+133%
Valorant 160−170
−116%
350−400
+116%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 48
−129%
110−120
+129%
Battlefield 5 90−95
−137%
220−230
+137%
Counter-Strike 2 82
−132%
190−200
+132%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
−137%
600−650
+137%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
−135%
80−85
+135%
Dota 2 145
−107%
300−310
+107%
Far Cry 5 92
−128%
210−220
+128%
Fortnite 110−120
−133%
270−280
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−137%
220−230
+137%
Forza Horizon 5 81
−135%
190−200
+135%
Grand Theft Auto V 86
−133%
200−210
+133%
Metro Exodus 52
−131%
120−130
+131%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−133%
210−220
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92
−128%
210−220
+128%
Valorant 160−170
−116%
350−400
+116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−137%
220−230
+137%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
−133%
70−75
+133%
Dota 2 110
−136%
260−270
+136%
Far Cry 5 86
−133%
200−210
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
−137%
220−230
+137%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
−133%
210−220
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 54
−122%
120−130
+122%
Valorant 160−170
−116%
350−400
+116%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−133%
270−280
+133%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35
−129%
80−85
+129%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
−112%
350−400
+112%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
−130%
85−90
+130%
Metro Exodus 18
−122%
40−45
+122%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−130%
400−450
+130%
Valorant 200−210
−124%
450−500
+124%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−131%
150−160
+131%
Cyberpunk 2077 17
−135%
40−45
+135%
Far Cry 5 57
−128%
130−140
+128%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−133%
140−150
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
−131%
90−95
+131%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−136%
130−140
+136%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 18−20
−122%
40−45
+122%
Counter-Strike 2 7
−129%
16−18
+129%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
−135%
80−85
+135%
Metro Exodus 11
−118%
24−27
+118%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
−132%
65−70
+132%
Valorant 130−140
−122%
300−310
+122%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−136%
85−90
+136%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
−125%
9−10
+125%
Dota 2 67
−124%
150−160
+124%
Far Cry 5 23
−117%
50−55
+117%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−132%
95−100
+132%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−129%
55−60
+129%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
−120%
55−60
+120%

This is how RX 6500 XT and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti is 122% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 126% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 135% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.38 50.83
Recency 19 January 2022 18 May 2023
Chip lithography 6 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 107 Watt 160 Watt

RX 6500 XT has 49.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 137.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 XT in performance tests.

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