Radeon RX 9070 XT vs GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Radeon RX 9070 XT is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 95% to 141%, including 124% in 3DMark Time Spy (29,716 vs 13,251). On qwen3:14b, the Radeon RX 9070 XT generates 52.2 tokens/s (per GitHub hirokuze/local-llm-benchmark-rx9070xt) against 22.4 for the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB (per hardware-corner.net), best community run on file for each.
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Radeon RX 9070 XT and the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB. MSRP range: $599 · $399. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
*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 Ti 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 16 | 8 |
| vram type | GDDR6 | — |
| tdp w | 304 | — |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Overclocking.com, LANOC, BabelTechReviews, HWBOT, DatabaseMart, 3DMark, 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 Ti 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark DirectX Raytracing (higher is better) Source: Overclocking.com |
— | 38 FPS |
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: LANOC, BabelTechReviews, Overclocking.com |
67,167 pts | 32,282 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better) Source: LANOC |
33,887 pts | — |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: LANOC, HWBOT, DatabaseMart |
18,240 points | 8,118 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: LANOC, Overclocking.com, 3DMark |
6,267 pts | 3,222 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: LANOC, Overclocking.com, UL Benchmarks |
7,025 points | 2,914 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, LANOC, BabelTechReviews, DatabaseMart |
29,716 pts | 13,251 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better) Source: LANOC, Overclocking.com |
14,367 pts | 6,594 points |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
1,318 pts | — |
| PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
26,908 pts | — |
| Tom's Hardware GPU Hierarchy (lower is better) Source: Tom's Hardware |
719 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 Ti 8 GB
- llama3.2:1b: 123.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- llama2:7b: 63.9 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub)
- llama2:7b: 63.9 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub Discussions)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Radeon RX 9070 XT or the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB?
The Radeon RX 9070 XT is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 95% to 141%, including 124% in 3DMark Time Spy (29,716 vs 13,251).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On qwen3:14b, the Radeon RX 9070 XT generates 52.2 tokens/s (per GitHub hirokuze/local-llm-benchmark-rx9070xt) against 22.4 for the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB (per hardware-corner.net), best community run on file for each.
What did the Radeon RX 9070 XT and the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB cost at launch?
The Radeon RX 9070 XT launched at a $599 MSRP and the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB at $399. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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