Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 vs AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, vs AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 277 199 191 154 | 174 112 95 69 |
 The Witcher 3 | 288 265 187 100 | 174 145 105 58 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 329 244 185 91 | 266 189 133 73 |
 Far Cry 6 | 203 182 167 104 | 143 125 105 64 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 201 164 132 76 | 105 88 65 35 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 274 258 221 149 | 142 138 94 63 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 183 154 137 91 | 104 86 67 41 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 227 208 143 68 | 107 97 63 28 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 304 277 215 119 | 177 164 123 64 |
| 1080p High | 254 | 155 |
| 1080p Ultra | 217 | 127 |
| 1440p Ultra | 175 | 94 |
| 4K Ultra | 106 | 55 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 36322 | 16983 |
| Solar Bay | 186930 | 64114 |
| Port Royal | 26115 | 9710 |
| Fire Strike | 72253 | 39013 |
| Night Raid | 195300 | 155523 |
| Background Blur | 318.9 frames/s | 269.5 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 222.8 frames/s | 151 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 14.2 Gpix/sec | 3.6 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 21 Gpix/sec | 4.67 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 23.9 Gpix/sec | 5.27 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 2.38 Gpix/sec | 1.08 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 1950 Gpix/sec | 395.3 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 48090.4 fps | 13165.7 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1297 | 1191 |
| DirectX 11 | 329 fps | 187 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 150 fps | 57 fps |
| GPU Compute | 27111 Ops/s | 11099 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 1617.6 fps | n/a |
| Car Chase | 1228.6 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 1234.6 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 6286 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 15073.4 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 303.7 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | n/a |
| OS | Windows | n/a |
| Tessellation | 12119.1 | n/a |
Blender
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | September, 20, 2022 | June, 4, 2025 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | RDNA 4.0 |
| Codename | AD102 | Navi 44 |
| Price | 1599 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 2235 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2520 MHz | 3130 MHz |
| Shader Units | 16384 | 2048 |
| TMUs | 512 | 128 |
| ROPs | 176 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 128 | 32 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 128 | 32 |
| Tensor Cores | 512 | 64 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 72 KB/core | 4000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 4 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 444 Gpix/sec | 200 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 1290 GTex/s | 401 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 82.6 TFLOPS | 25.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| TGP | 450 W | 160 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor Size | 609 mm² | 199 mm² |
| Transistor count | 76.3 billion | 29.7 billion |
| Transistor density | 125.29 MTr/mm² | 149.25 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 2625 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Bus | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 21000 MB/s | 20100 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | No |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 2.1a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 3 | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 3
