GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
• Execution Units
  80 -
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 AD107
• Render Output Units
  128 32
• Shader
  5120 3072
• Texture Units
  320 96
• Architecture
  - Ada Lovelace
• 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.

• Memory Bandwidth
  512 GB/s 272 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  256 bit 128 bit
• Memory Size
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  2000 MHz -
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Clock
  - 2125 MHz
• Memory Data Rate
  - 17 Gbps

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

• Base Clock
  1825 MHz 1830 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2250 MHz 2460 MHz
• Game Clock
  2015 MHz -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  - 90 °C
• TDP
  300 W 115 W
• TDP (up)
  345 W -
• Maximum GPU Temperature
  - 90 °C
• System Power Supply
  - 550 W (System power requirement)
• Total Graphics Power
  - 115 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  Axial -
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  2 × DisplayPort 1.4a 3 × DisplayPort
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 1 × HDMI 2.1a
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
• Power Connectors
  2 x 8-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
• USB-C Ports
  1 × USB-C -
• VGA Ports
  - -
• Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
  - HDMI

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

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

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode

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

• Height
  120 mm -
• Length
  267 mm -
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  49 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6900 XT 16G.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  - 299 $
• Part Number
  GV-R69XT-16GC-B -
• Process Technology
  7 nm 4 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q3/2023
• Manufacturer specification scope
  - NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ.