GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 vs Radeon RX 7800 XT
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 26 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 95 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 28.54 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | Navi 32 | AD106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 August 2023 (less than a year ago) | April 2024 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $579 | no data |
| Current price | $669 (1.2x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3840 | 3072 |
| Boost clock speed | 2430 MHz | 2460 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 28,100 million | 22,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 263 Watt | 115 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 604.8 | 236.2 |
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 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 12-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 | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 19500 MHz | 17 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 576.0 GB/s | 272.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 263 Watt | 115 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 7800 XT and GeForce RTX 4060 AD106. We've got no test results to judge.
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