Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 4060 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4060 Ti and Radeon RX 7900 XTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4060 Ti
2023
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
59.36

RX 7900 XTX outperforms RTX 4060 Ti by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation40.6528.08
ArchitectureAda LovelaceRDNA 3
GPU code nameAD106Navi 31 XTX
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 May 2023 (1 year ago)3 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $999
Current price$461 (1.2x MSRP)$859 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 45% better value for money than RX 7900 XTX.

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 cores43526144
Boost clock speed2535 MHz2270 MHz
Number of transistors22,900 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt355 Watt
Texture fill rate344.8959.6

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 x16
Length240 mm287 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pin2x 8-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 GB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed18 GB/s20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s960.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.9no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RTX 4060 Ti 59.36
RX 7900 XTX 80.00
+34.8%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce RTX 4060 Ti by 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 4060 Ti 22925
RX 7900 XTX 30897
+34.8%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce RTX 4060 Ti by 35% in Passmark.

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 HD180−190
−36.7%
246
+36.7%
1440p120−130
−45%
174
+45%
4K80−85
−40%
112
+40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
−42.4%
242
+42.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
−38.3%
166
+38.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 200−210
−41.5%
283
+41.5%
Battlefield 5 180−190
−35.6%
240−250
+35.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−41.2%
120−130
+41.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
−35.9%
231
+35.9%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−38.8%
110−120
+38.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
−43.6%
200−210
+43.6%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
−35.2%
338
+35.2%
Hitman 3 90−95
−36.7%
120−130
+36.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
−53.4%
537
+53.4%
Metro Exodus 100−105
−48%
140−150
+48%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−37.8%
120−130
+37.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 400−450
−51%
604
+51%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
−37.9%
193
+37.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
−37.3%
151
+37.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 170−180
−41.8%
241
+41.8%
Battlefield 5 180−190
−35.6%
240−250
+35.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−41.2%
120−130
+41.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
−38.7%
208
+38.7%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−38.8%
110−120
+38.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
−43.6%
200−210
+43.6%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−36.1%
240−250
+36.1%
Hitman 3 90−95
−36.7%
120−130
+36.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
−35.2%
300−350
+35.2%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−35%
81
+35%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−37.8%
120−130
+37.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 350−400
−52.9%
535
+52.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 400−450
−36.3%
545
+36.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−105
−43%
140−150
+43%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
−41.1%
134
+41.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
−40%
210
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 85−90
−41.2%
120−130
+41.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 140−150
−42.1%
199
+42.1%
Far Cry 5 85−90
−38.8%
110−120
+38.8%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
−40.5%
295
+40.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−310
−35.3%
406
+35.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−310
−57%
471
+57%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 220−230
−35.5%
298
+35.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−43.6%
158
+43.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−37.8%
120−130
+37.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−38.3%
160−170
+38.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−105
−44%
140−150
+44%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
−38.9%
132
+38.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
−42.5%
171
+42.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−40%
110−120
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−105
−41%
141
+41%
Far Cry 5 130−140
−43.8%
187
+43.8%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
−38.1%
290
+38.1%
Hitman 3 85−90
−37.6%
110−120
+37.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 240−250
−36.7%
328
+36.7%
Metro Exodus 100−105
−46%
146
+46%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 260−270
−38.5%
360
+38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
−40%
238
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−40%
154
+40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
−37.8%
120−130
+37.8%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−35.4%
85−90
+35.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−38%
65−70
+38%
Hitman 3 50−55
−46%
70−75
+46%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
−37.9%
130−140
+37.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
−41.1%
134
+41.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
−40%
182
+40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
−37.5%
110
+37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
−42.7%
107
+42.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−48.6%
50−55
+48.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−42%
71
+42%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−42.9%
50−55
+42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−41.9%
227
+41.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
−36.7%
205
+36.7%
Metro Exodus 100−105
−40%
140
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
−37.3%
103
+37.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
−35.7%
95−100
+35.7%

This is how RTX 4060 Ti and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is 37% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 45% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 40% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 59.36 80.00
Recency 18 May 2023 3 November 2022
Cost $399 $999
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 24 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 355 Watt

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti in performance tests.


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