PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT… vs MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ventus 2X Black 8G OC… — Head-to-Head (2026)

Our verdict

PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT… is our pick.

For 1440p and 4K raster gaming in 2026, the PowerColor Red Devil RX 6950 XT wins. It posts 22,209 points in 3DMark Time Spy versus the RTX 4060's 11,413 (1.95x) and carries 16 GB of VRAM against 8 GB. But it costs considerably more and demands a 950W minimum system power against the 4060's 300W suggested PSU. You're paying a large premium and roughly tripling the power draw for roughly double the raster throughput.

Buy the PowerColor Red Devil RX 6950 XT if you game at 1440p or 4K, already own a 850W+ PSU with three spare 8-pin cables, and want 16 GB of VRAM so 2026 texture packs don't force you down a preset tier. Buy the MSI RTX 4060 Ventus 2X if you're a 1080p gamer, are building in a small case or on a 450–550W PSU, want DLSS 3 frame generation and NVENC, or need CUDA for local LLM and Stable Diffusion work under 8 GB.

SpecPicks editorial verdict, written April 23, 2026. Prices move, so check the current price on each listing before you buy.