NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Ada Lovelace RDNA 1
• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
• CUDA Cores
  3072 -
• GPU Chip
  AD107 Navi 10 XLE
• Render Output Units
  32 64
• RT Cores
  24 -
• Shader
  3072 2304
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  24 -
• Texture Units
  96 144
• Compute Units
  - 36
• Execution Units
  - 36
• Manufacturer Board Type
  - Component
• Manufacturer Family
  - Radeon RX
• Manufacturer Series
  - Radeon RX 5000 Series

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  272 GB/s 336 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  128 bit 192 bit
• Memory Clock
  2125 MHz -
• Memory Data Rate
  17 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  8 GB 6 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  - 1750 MHz

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1830 MHz 1130 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2460 MHz 1560 MHz
• Game Clock
  - 1375 MHz
• Overclocking
  Yes -

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum GPU Temperature
  90 °C -
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  90 °C -
• System Power Supply
  550 W (System power requirement) 550 W (PSU recommendation)
• TDP
  115 W 160 W
• TDP (up)
  - -
• Total Graphics Power
  115 W -
• Typical Board Power
  - 150 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling -
• Fan-Type
  - -
• Fan 1
  - -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort -
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 -
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1a -
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
  HDMI -
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable. Certain manufacturer models may use 1x PCIe 6-pin cable or 1x PCIe 8-pin cable -
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -
• DisplayPort capabilities
  - 1.4a
• HDMI capabilities
  - 4K60 Support

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12.1
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting -
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode / Encode
• 4K H264 Decode
  - Yes
• 4K H264 Encode
  - Yes
• H265/HEVC Decode
  - Yes
• H265/HEVC Encode
  - Yes

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  - -
• Length
  - -
• Slot Size
  - -
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  - -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  299 $ -
• Manufacturer specification scope
  NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ. -
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  4 nm 7 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2023 Q2/2020
• Manufacturer
  - AMD