GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Radeon RX 6500 XT

Place in the ranking	222	13
Place by popularity	75	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	57.87	13.85
Power efficiency	16.00	12.09
Architecture	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 24	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	19 January 2022 (3 years ago)	28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6500 XT has 318% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

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	1024	14592
Core clock speed	2610 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	2815 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	5,400 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	107 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	180.2	1,149
Floating-point processing power	5.765 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	176
TMUs	64	456
Tensor Cores	no data	456
Ray Tracing Cores	16	114

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 x4	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2248 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	143.9 GB/s	1,008 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 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a	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 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	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 6500 XT 24.87

RTX 4090 D 74.62
+200%

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 9561

RTX 4090 D 28686
+200%

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	64 −197%	190−200 +197%
1440p	30 −200%	90−95 +200%
4K	16 −181%	45−50 +181%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.11 +171%	8.42 −171%
1440p	6.63 +168%	17.77 −168%
4K	12.44 +186%	35.53 −186%

RX 6500 XT has 171% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 6500 XT has 168% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 6500 XT has 186% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	64 −197%	190−200 +197%
Cyberpunk 2077	72 −192%	210−220 +192%
Elden Ring	79 −191%	230−240 +191%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −189%	220−230 +189%
Counter-Strike 2	40 −200%	120−130 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −196%	80−85 +196%
Forza Horizon 4	128 −173%	350−400 +173%
Metro Exodus	97 −199%	290−300 +199%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −196%	160−170 +196%
Valorant	100−105 −200%	300−310 +200%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −189%	220−230 +189%
Counter-Strike 2	28 −186%	80−85 +186%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 −194%	50−55 +194%
Dota 2	106 −183%	300−310 +183%
Elden Ring	63 −186%	180−190 +186%
Far Cry 5	43 −179%	120−130 +179%
Fortnite	120−130 −180%	350−400 +180%
Forza Horizon 4	107 −180%	300−310 +180%
Grand Theft Auto V	86 −191%	250−260 +191%
Metro Exodus	62 −190%	180−190 +190%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −188%	450−500 +188%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 −196%	160−170 +196%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −196%	240−250 +196%
Valorant	100−105 −200%	300−310 +200%
World of Tanks	250−260 −192%	750−800 +192%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −189%	220−230 +189%
Counter-Strike 2	24 −192%	70−75 +192%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 −200%	45−50 +200%
Dota 2	110 −173%	300−310 +173%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −189%	220−230 +189%
Forza Horizon 4	83 −189%	240−250 +189%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −188%	450−500 +188%
Valorant	100−105 −200%	300−310 +200%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	37 −197%	110−120 +197%
Elden Ring	19 −189%	55−60 +189%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 −197%	110−120 +197%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −186%	500−550 +186%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −183%	65−70 +183%
World of Tanks	160−170 −173%	450−500 +173%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −200%	150−160 +200%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −186%	60−65 +186%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 −200%	27−30 +200%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −192%	210−220 +192%
Forza Horizon 4	56 −186%	160−170 +186%
Metro Exodus	57 −198%	170−180 +198%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −178%	100−105 +178%
Valorant	65−70 −199%	200−210 +199%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7 −200%	21−24 +200%
Dota 2	34 −194%	100−105 +194%
Elden Ring	6 −200%	18−20 +200%
Grand Theft Auto V	34 −194%	100−105 +194%
Metro Exodus	11 −173%	30−33 +173%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −189%	220−230 +189%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −181%	45−50 +181%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	34 −194%	100−105 +194%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −188%	75−80 +188%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −195%	65−70 +195%
Cyberpunk 2077	2 −200%	6−7 +200%
Dota 2	67 −199%	200−210 +199%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −188%	95−100 +188%
Fortnite	30−35 −190%	90−95 +190%
Forza Horizon 4	25 −200%	75−80 +200%
Valorant	30−35 −197%	95−100 +197%

This is how RX 6500 XT and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 197% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 D is 200% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 D is 181% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.87	74.62
Recency	19 January 2022	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	107 Watt	425 Watt

RX 6500 XT has 297.2% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 200% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 XT in performance tests.

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