NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
• GPU Chip
  AD107 (Ada Lovelace) Navi 24
• Shader
  3072 1024
• Render Output Units
  32 32
• Texture Units
  96 64

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  8 GB 4 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  17 Gbps 2.25 GHz
• Memory Interface
  128 bit 64 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.830 GHz 2.200 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.460 GHz 2.815 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  -- 2.610 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  115 W 107 W
• TDP (up)
  -- --
• Tjunction max
  90 °C 110 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 12-Pin 1 x 6-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G.

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

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 2
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1a 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 1x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  -- 172 mm
• Height
  -- 112 mm
• Width
  -- 42 mm
• Width (Slots)
  -- 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- 452 g

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 8 PCIe 4.0 x 4
• Release date
  Q3/2023 Q1/2022
• Structure size
  4 nm 6 nm
• Part-no
  -- --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet