Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce RTX 4060 — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Radeon RX 7900 XT is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 on all 8 shared benchmarks on file, by 20% to 144%, including 109% in 3DMark Time Spy (23,839 vs 11,413). On llama3.2:1b, the GeForce RTX 4060 generates 134.0 tokens/s (per LocalScore.ai) against 99.2 for the Radeon RX 7900 XT (per LocalScore.ai), best community run on file for each.
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Radeon RX 7900 XT and the GeForce RTX 4060. MSRP range: $899 · $299. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
GeForce RTX 4060
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Radeon RX 7900 XT | GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 20 | 8 |
| vram type | — | GDDR6 |
| tdp w | — | 115 |
| cuda cores | — | 3072 |
| rt cores | — | 24 |
| tensor cores | — | 96 |
| process nm | — | 5 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from SlashGear, WorthPlaying, Notebookcheck, Wccftech, BenchLife, 3DMark, HWBOT and Digital Trends; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | Radeon RX 7900 XT | GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: SlashGear, WorthPlaying |
36,145 points | 24,856 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike (GPU Graphics sub-score) (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
63,712 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better) Source: SlashGear, WorthPlaying |
27,227 points | 12,086 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 11,892 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics (higher is better) Source: BenchLife |
68,377 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better) Source: SlashGear |
16,587 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 6,551 points |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Wccftech, BenchLife |
13,495 points | 6,577 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Wccftech, BenchLife |
5,315 points | 2,703 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (Notebookcheck average) (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
4,986 points | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, HWBOT, Notebookcheck |
5,629 points | 2,311 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: Digital Trends, SlashGear, 3DMark |
23,839 points | 11,413 points |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
Radeon RX 7900 XT
- qwen3:8b: 711.0 tok/s (LocalLLaMA)
- llama2:7b: 124.6 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #15021)
- llama2:7b: 123.2 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub (Vulkan scoreboard))
GeForce RTX 4060
- llama3.2:1b-instruct: 134.0 tok/s (LocalScore)
- llama3.2:1b: 134.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- deepseek-coder:6.7b: 52.9 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Radeon RX 7900 XT or the GeForce RTX 4060?
The Radeon RX 7900 XT is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 on all 8 shared benchmarks on file, by 20% to 144%, including 109% in 3DMark Time Spy (23,839 vs 11,413).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On llama3.2:1b, the GeForce RTX 4060 generates 134.0 tokens/s (per LocalScore.ai) against 99.2 for the Radeon RX 7900 XT (per LocalScore.ai), best community run on file for each.
What did the Radeon RX 7900 XT and the GeForce RTX 4060 cost at launch?
The Radeon RX 7900 XT launched at a $899 MSRP and the GeForce RTX 4060 at $299. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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