AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  RDNA 2 Ada Lovelace
• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
• Compute Units
  16 -
• Execution Units
  16 -
• GPU Chip
  Navi 24 AD107
• Ray Accelerators
  16 -
• Render Output Units
  32 32
• Shader
  1024 3072
• Texture Units
  64 96
• CUDA Cores
  - 3072
• RT Cores
  - 24
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  - 24

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

• Infinity Cache
  16 MB -
• Memory Bandwidth
  144 GB/s 272 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  64 bit 128 bit
• Memory Data Rate
  18 Gbps 17 Gbps
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2250 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Clock
  - 2125 MHz

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

• Base Clock
  2200 MHz 1830 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2815 MHz 2460 MHz
• Game Clock
  2650 MHz -
• Overclocking
  - Yes

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

• System Power Supply
  400 W (System power requirement) 550 W (System power requirement)
• TDP
  107 W 115 W
• Typical Board Power
  113 W -
• Maximum GPU Temperature
  - 90 °C
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 90 °C
• TDP (up)
  - -
• Total Graphics Power
  - 115 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Version
  1.4a -
• HDMI Version
  HDMI 2.1 VRR and FRL -
• Max. Displays
  2 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x8
• Power Connectors
  1x6-Pin 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
• DisplayPort Ports
  - 3 × DisplayPort
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  - 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  - 1 × HDMI 2.1a
• Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
  - HDMI
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12.2 12_2 (Ultimate)
• DLSS / FSR
  No Yes
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• LED
  - No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT.

• Manufacturer
  AMD -
• Process Technology
  6 nm 4 nm
• Release date
  2022-01-19 Q3/2023
• 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
  - -