Radeon RX 9070 XT vs GeForce RTX 4060 — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Radeon RX 9070 XT is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 on all 8 shared benchmarks on file, by 27% to 204%, including 160% in 3DMark Time Spy (29,716 vs 11,413).
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Radeon RX 9070 XT and the GeForce RTX 4060. MSRP range: $599 · $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 XT | GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 16 | 8 |
| vram type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| tdp w | 304 | 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 LANOC, WorthPlaying, 3DMark, WCCFTech, Overclocking.com, UL Benchmarks, PassMark and Tom's Hardware; 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 XT | GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: LANOC, WorthPlaying |
67,167 pts | 24,856 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better) Source: LANOC, WorthPlaying |
33,887 pts | 12,086 points |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: LANOC, 3DMark, WCCFTech |
18,240 points | 6,327 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: LANOC, 3DMark, WCCFTech |
6,267 pts | 2,710 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: LANOC, Overclocking.com, UL Benchmarks |
7,025 points | 2,311 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: LANOC, 3DMark |
29,716 pts | 11,413 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better) Source: LANOC |
14,367 pts | — |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
1,318 pts | 1,038 pts |
| PassMark G3D (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 19,488 points |
| PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
26,908 pts | 19,512 pts |
| Tom's Hardware GPU Hierarchy (lower is better) Source: Tom's Hardware |
719 rank | 16 rank |
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 XT
- qwen3:8b: 711.0 tok/s (LocalLLaMA)
- Llama 3.2 1.5B: 163.0 tok/s (CraftRigs)
- llama2:7b: 142.9 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub)
GeForce RTX 4060
- llama3.2:1b: 134.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- deepseek-coder:6.7b: 52.9 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
- deepseek-coder:6.7b: 52.9 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Radeon RX 9070 XT or the GeForce RTX 4060?
The Radeon RX 9070 XT is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 on all 8 shared benchmarks on file, by 27% to 204%, including 160% in 3DMark Time Spy (29,716 vs 11,413).
What did the Radeon RX 9070 XT and the GeForce RTX 4060 cost at launch?
The Radeon RX 9070 XT launched at a $599 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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