GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB vs Radeon RX 6950 XT

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 18 May 2023
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 10 May 2022
Radeon RX 6950 XT

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    100%
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    171%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

175 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 6950 XT .
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6950 XT

71% higher gaming performance.
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

Radeon RX 6950 XT

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 6950 XT

The Radeon RX 6950 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (11 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GBRadeon RX 6950 XT
GPU NameAD106 (AD106-350-A1)vsNavi 21 (Navi 21 KXTX (215-121000289))
Fab Process5 nmvs7 nm
Die Size190 mm²vs520 mm²
Transistors22,900 millionvs26,800 million
Shaders4352vs5120
Tensor Cores136vsnone
Raytracing Cores34vs80
Compute Units34vs80
Core clock2310 MHzvs1925 MHz
ROPs48vs128
TMUs136vs320

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GBRadeon RX 6950 XT
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width128 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
vs2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs16384 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GBRadeon RX 6950 XT
TDP160 wattsvs335 watts
Release Date18 May 2023vs10 May 2022

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    121.70 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    297.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    344.80 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    743.70 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    288.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    576.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    22060.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    23800.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    119
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    203

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    131
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    176

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    179
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    255

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    89
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    132

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    96
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    154

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    161
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    249

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    117
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    188

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    51
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    29
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    92

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    83
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    144

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    58
  • Radeon RX 6950 XT
    99

FPS (higher is better)