Radeon Sky 500 vs GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB with Radeon Sky 500, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
2023
16 GB GDDR6, 165 Watt
59.30
+385%

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB outperforms Sky 500 by a whopping 385% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking36404
Place by popularity73not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation63.90no data
Power efficiency24.645.59
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameAD106Pitcairn
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date18 May 2023 (1 year ago)27 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores43521280
Core clock speed2310 MHz950 MHz
Boost clock speed2535 MHzno data
Number of transistors22,900 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate344.876.00
Floating-point processing power22.06 TFLOPS2.432 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs13680
Tensor Cores136no data
Ray Tracing Cores34no data

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length240 mm242 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/s154 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 DisplayPort
HDMI+-
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI support-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.75.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA8.9-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 16 GB 59.30
+385%
Sky 500 12.22

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 22850
+385%
Sky 500 4709

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 HD175
+400%
35−40
−400%
1440p93
+417%
18−20
−417%
4K57
+470%
10−12
−470%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.85no data
1440p5.37no data
4K8.75no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+413%
24−27
−413%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
+395%
21−24
−395%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+440%
35−40
−440%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+429%
21−24
−429%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+429%
21−24
−429%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
+430%
27−30
−430%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+402%
45−50
−402%
Hitman 3 120−130
+404%
24−27
−404%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+398%
45−50
−398%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+413%
30−33
−413%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+452%
21−24
−452%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230−240
+431%
45−50
−431%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+393%
30−33
−393%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+413%
24−27
−413%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
+395%
21−24
−395%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+440%
35−40
−440%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+429%
21−24
−429%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+429%
21−24
−429%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
+430%
27−30
−430%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+402%
45−50
−402%
Hitman 3 120−130
+404%
24−27
−404%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+398%
45−50
−398%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+413%
30−33
−413%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+452%
21−24
−452%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 272
+395%
55−60
−395%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+417%
24−27
−417%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+393%
30−33
−393%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+413%
24−27
−413%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
+395%
21−24
−395%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+429%
21−24
−429%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+429%
21−24
−429%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+402%
45−50
−402%
Hitman 3 120−130
+404%
24−27
−404%
Horizon Zero Dawn 230
+411%
45−50
−411%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 235
+422%
45−50
−422%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
+389%
27−30
−389%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+393%
30−33
−393%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+452%
21−24
−452%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+438%
24−27
−438%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+417%
18−20
−417%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+386%
14−16
−386%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+414%
14−16
−414%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+400%
14−16
−400%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+393%
14−16
−393%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+393%
55−60
−393%
Hitman 3 80−85
+425%
16−18
−425%
Horizon Zero Dawn 173
+394%
35−40
−394%
Metro Exodus 119
+396%
24−27
−396%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 153
+410%
30−33
−410%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 96
+433%
18−20
−433%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+413%
45−50
−413%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+461%
18−20
−461%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+458%
12−14
−458%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+460%
10−11
−460%
Hitman 3 50−55
+400%
10−11
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+389%
45−50
−389%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+444%
16−18
−444%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+394%
16−18
−394%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+411%
9−10
−411%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+389%
9−10
−389%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+425%
8−9
−425%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+400%
8−9
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+411%
18−20
−411%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80
+400%
16−18
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+400%
7−8
−400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+392%
12−14
−392%

This is how RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB and Sky 500 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 400% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 417% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 470% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 59.30 12.22
Recency 18 May 2023 27 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 150 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has a 385.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

Sky 500, on the other hand, has 10% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Sky 500 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is a desktop card while Radeon Sky 500 is a workstation one.


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