Radeon RX 9070 vs GeForce RTX 4060 — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Radeon RX 9070 is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 22% to 166%, including 113% in 3DMark Time Spy (24,306 vs 11,413). On llama3:8b, the Radeon RX 9070 generates 87.6 tokens/s (per StorageReview) 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 9070 and the GeForce RTX 4060. MSRP range: $549 · $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 9070 | GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 16 | 8 |
| vram type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| tdp w | 220 | 115 |
| cuda cores | 3584 | 3072 |
| rt cores | 56 | 24 |
| tensor cores | — | 96 |
| process nm | 4 | 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 Notebookcheck, WorthPlaying, Wccftech, StorageReview, 3DMark, Guru3D, TechPowerUp and Overclocking.com; 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 9070 | GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, WorthPlaying |
46,934 points | 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 |
— | 11,892 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 6,551 points |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: StorageReview, 3DMark, Wccftech |
15,760 points | 6,577 points |
| 3DMark Port Royal (RX 9070 XT reference) (higher is better) Source: Guru3D |
14,723 points | — |
| 3DMark Solar Bay (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
106,882 points | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: StorageReview, 3DMark, Notebookcheck, Wccftech |
5,826 points | 2,703 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (RX 9070 XT reference) (higher is better) Source: TechPowerUp |
6,345 points | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: StorageReview, 3DMark, Notebookcheck, Overclocking.com |
6,150 points | 2,311 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: 3DMark |
24,306 points | 11,413 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
— | 11,749 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 9070
- qwen3:8b: 711.0 tok/s (LocalLLaMA)
- llama3.2:1b: 163.0 tok/s (LocalScore (Mozilla Builders))
- phi-2: 139.2 tok/s (StorageReview)
GeForce RTX 4060
- llama3.2:1b-instruct: 134.0 tok/s (LocalScore (Mozilla Builders))
- llama3.2:1b: 134.0 tok/s (LocalScore (Mozilla Builders))
- deepseek-coder:6.7b: 52.9 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Radeon RX 9070 or the GeForce RTX 4060?
The Radeon RX 9070 is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 22% to 166%, including 113% in 3DMark Time Spy (24,306 vs 11,413).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On llama3:8b, the Radeon RX 9070 generates 87.6 tokens/s (per StorageReview) against 1.2 for the GeForce RTX 4060 (per Phoronix), best community run on file for each.
What did the Radeon RX 9070 and the GeForce RTX 4060 cost at launch?
The Radeon RX 9070 launched at a $549 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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