Left · AMD
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Spec score
Spec score 42
$430
typical price
Radeon RX 7700 XT against GeForce RTX 4060
Radeon RX 7700 XT leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4060
Spec score
Spec score 28
$539
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
46 vs 34 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
39 vs 30 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
51 vs 35 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
43 vs 28 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
34 vs 16 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
38 vs 30 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
37 vs 31 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
40 vs 29 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 7700 XTleft
37 vs 29 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 42
GeForce RTX 4060: 28
14 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 51
GeForce RTX 4060: 35
16 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 43
GeForce RTX 4060: 28
15 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 34
GeForce RTX 4060: 16
18 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 34
GeForce RTX 4060: 32
2 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 9.8
GeForce RTX 4060: 7.6
29%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 7700 XT: $430
GeForce RTX 4060: $370
$60to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 12 GB
GeForce RTX 4060: 8 GB
50%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 245 W
GeForce RTX 4060: 115 W
113%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 7700 XT: 280 mm
GeForce RTX 4060: 230 mm
22%to the right
The verdict
- The RX 7700 XT is 54% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 113% in the RX 7700 XT's favour.
- RX 7700 XT carries 12 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The RTX 4060 typically costs $60 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 7700 XT is the better buy: 9.8 points per $100 against 7.6.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 7700 XT | GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 12 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 245 W | 115 W (better) |
| Length | 280 mm | 230 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Typical price | $430 | $370 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.