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Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce RTX 4060 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 on all 10 shared benchmarks on file, by 24% to 214%, including 179% in 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (Graphics) (15,114 vs 5,422). On llama3:8b, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX generates 118.8 tokens/s (per GitHub / 1337hero) against 1.2 for the GeForce RTX 4060 (per Phoronix), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and the GeForce RTX 4060. MSRP range: $999 · $299. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 4060
vram gb 248
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 WorthPlaying, Wccftech, Digital Trends, 3DMark, ComputerBase, TechSpot and Micro Center; 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.

BenchmarkRadeon RX 7900 XTXGeForce RTX 4060
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: WorthPlaying		 —24,856 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better)
Source: WorthPlaying		 —12,086 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 37,004 points11,892 points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 20,587 points6,551 points
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: Digital Trends, 3DMark, Wccftech		 16,225 points6,577 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, ComputerBase, Wccftech		 6,280 points2,703 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark, ComputerBase		 6,862 points2,311 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: TechSpot, Digital Trends, 3DMark		 25,214 pts11,413 points
3DMark Time Spy (combined) (higher is better)
Source: Micro Center		 27,934 points—
3DMark Time Spy (GPU) (higher is better)
Source: Micro Center		 30,139 points—
3DMark Time Spy (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 30,229 points11,749 points
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 15,114 points5,422 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 XTX

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GeForce RTX 4060

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX or the GeForce RTX 4060?

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 on all 10 shared benchmarks on file, by 24% to 214%, including 179% in 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (Graphics) (15,114 vs 5,422).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On llama3:8b, the Radeon RX 7900 XTX generates 118.8 tokens/s (per GitHub / 1337hero) against 1.2 for the GeForce RTX 4060 (per Phoronix), best community run on file for each.

What did the Radeon RX 7900 XTX and the GeForce RTX 4060 cost at launch?

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX launched at a $999 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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