GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile vs Radeon RX 6900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6900 with GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 6900
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 255 Watt
59.85
+52%

RX 6900 outperforms RTX 4060 Mobile by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3079
Place by popularitynot in top-10051
Power efficiency18.6127.17
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21AD107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 October 2020 (4 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)

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 cores46083072
Core clock speedno data1545 MHz
Boost clock speed2105 MHz1890 MHz
Number of transistors23,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)255 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate606.2181.4
Floating-point processing power19.4 TFLOPS11.61 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs28896
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data24

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

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 speed16 GB/s2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s256.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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-CPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API and SDK 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
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

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.

RX 6900 59.85
+52%
RTX 4060 Mobile 39.38

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 26744
+52%
RTX 4060 Mobile 17599

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 HD170−180
+51.8%
112
−51.8%
1440p95−100
+50.8%
63
−50.8%
4K55−60
+41%
39
−41%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 151
+0%
151
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 195
+0%
195
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 123
+0%
123
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 122
+0%
122
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 195
+0%
195
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+0%
99
+0%
Far Cry 5 128
+0%
128
+0%
Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 137
+0%
137
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 82
+0%
82
+0%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%
Dota 2 164
+0%
164
+0%
Far Cry 5 129
+0%
129
+0%
Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 125
+0%
125
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 141
+0%
141
+0%
Metro Exodus 25
+0%
25
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 191
+0%
191
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 77
+0%
77
+0%
Dota 2 156
+0%
156
+0%
Far Cry 5 125
+0%
125
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 101
+0%
101
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 98
+0%
98
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 85
+0%
85
+0%
Metro Exodus 59
+0%
59
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 49
+0%
49
+0%
Far Cry 5 98
+0%
98
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 39
+0%
39
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+0%
76
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+0%
55
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+0%
19
+0%
Dota 2 126
+0%
126
+0%
Far Cry 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

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

  • RX 6900 is 52% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6900 is 51% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6900 is 41% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 59.85 39.38
Recency 28 October 2020 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 255 Watt 115 Watt

RX 6900 has a 52% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4060 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 121.7% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is a notebook one.

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