GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs Radeon RX 6900 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6900 XT and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 6900 XT
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
69.42
+16.9%

RX 6900 XT outperforms RTX 4060 Ti by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2334
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Cost-effectiveness evaluation29.8983.19
Power efficiency15.8625.43
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21AD106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 178% better value for money than RX 6900 XT.

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 cores51204352
Core clock speed1825 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speed2250 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate720.0344.8
Floating-point processing power23.04 TFLOPS22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs12848
TMUs320136
Tensor Coresno data136
Ray Tracing Cores8034

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm240 mm
Width3-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s288.0 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, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-8.9

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.

RX 6900 XT 69.42
+16.9%
RTX 4060 Ti 59.36

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.

RX 6900 XT 26751
+16.9%
RTX 4060 Ti 22874

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 HD196
+22.5%
160−170
−22.5%
1440p130
+18.2%
110−120
−18.2%
4K81
+24.6%
65−70
−24.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.102.49
1440p7.683.63
4K12.336.14

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+22.7%
110−120
−22.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 117
+17%
100−105
−17%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 169
+20.7%
140−150
−20.7%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+23.3%
180−190
−23.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+19%
100−105
−19%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+22.7%
110−120
−22.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+17%
100−105
−17%
Far Cry New Dawn 170−180
+21.4%
140−150
−21.4%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+19%
200−210
−19%
Hitman 3 120−130
+17.3%
110−120
−17.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+20.5%
210−220
−20.5%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+19.2%
130−140
−19.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+22%
100−105
−22%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
+17.2%
250−260
−17.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+26.7%
120−130
−26.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 279
+21.3%
230−240
−21.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 142
+18.3%
120−130
−18.3%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+23.3%
180−190
−23.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+19%
100−105
−19%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+22.7%
110−120
−22.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+17%
100−105
−17%
Far Cry New Dawn 170−180
+21.4%
140−150
−21.4%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+19%
200−210
−19%
Hitman 3 120−130
+17.3%
110−120
−17.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+20.5%
210−220
−20.5%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+19.2%
130−140
−19.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+22%
100−105
−22%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
+17.2%
250−260
−17.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+24.2%
120−130
−24.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+26.7%
120−130
−26.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 98
+22.5%
80−85
−22.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 137
+24.5%
110−120
−24.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+19%
100−105
−19%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+22.7%
110−120
−22.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+17%
100−105
−17%
Forza Horizon 4 248
+18.1%
210−220
−18.1%
Hitman 3 120−130
+17.3%
110−120
−17.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 283
+17.9%
240−250
−17.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
+17.2%
250−260
−17.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+17.1%
140−150
−17.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 121
+21%
100−105
−21%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+22%
100−105
−22%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+17.9%
140−150
−17.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+23.3%
90−95
−23.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 99
+23.8%
80−85
−23.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 109
+21.1%
90−95
−21.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+24.6%
65−70
−24.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+17.8%
230−240
−17.8%
Hitman 3 100−110
+18.8%
85−90
−18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 224
+17.9%
190−200
−17.9%
Metro Exodus 117
+17%
100−105
−17%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 190−200
+23.1%
160−170
−23.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+26%
100−105
−26%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+19.5%
200−210
−19.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+20%
95−100
−20%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+24.3%
70−75
−24.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+25.5%
55−60
−25.5%
Hitman 3 83
+18.6%
70−75
−18.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+18.9%
190−200
−18.9%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+22.2%
90−95
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+22%
100−105
−22%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+20%
55−60
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+25%
40−45
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 162
+24.6%
130−140
−24.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+22.2%
90−95
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 54
+20%
45−50
−20%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+25%
60−65
−25%

This is how RX 6900 XT and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RX 6900 XT is 23% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6900 XT is 18% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6900 XT is 25% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 69.42 59.36
Recency 28 October 2020 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 160 Watt

RX 6900 XT has a 16.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
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