AMD Radeon RX 9060 vs NVIDIA T400 4 GB Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The most striking pattern in the data is the sheer scale of the AMD Radeon RX 9060's victories. In the two shared benchmark tests, the RX 9060 does not merely win — it wins by margins that redefine the comparison. The Geekbench OpenCL result tells the story most clearly: the AMD part scores 88,183, while the NVIDIA T400 4 GB manages 17,320. The deltaPct of -80.4 percent, expressed from the perspective of the NVIDIA card, means the RX 9060 is roughly five times faster in raw compute throughput. That is not a close contest; it is a categorical gap.

The Vulkan results follow the same trajectory but with a slightly narrower spread. The RX 9060 posts 39,476 against the T400's 16,263, yielding a deltaPct of -58.8 percent. In practical terms, the AMD card delivers more than double the Vulkan performance of the NVIDIA card. The margin shrinks relative to OpenCL, but the direction is unambiguous. The T400's best showing in either test is its Vulkan score of 16,263, which still falls short of half the RX 9060's Vulkan output.

Looking at the broader benchmark context, the T400's average benchmark score sits at 16,792, placing it in the 60th percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals cluster tightly around this figure: the AMD Radeon RX 7600S trails by 0.6 percent, the NVIDIA Tesla M4 leads by 0.8 percent, and the AMD Radeon HD 7970M leads by 1.3 percent. The T400 is, in the context of its peers, a mid-pack performer. The RX 9060, by contrast, averages 16,014 across its full benchmark suite, landing at the 59th percentile. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, which sits 0.7 percent above it, and the AMD Radeon RX 7700, which trails by 1 percent. Notably, the RX 9060's average is dragged down by low PassMark DirectX 9 and DirectX 12 scores (280 and 44, respectively), which are anomalies relative to its strong Geekbench and PassMark G3D results of 17,631. The head-to-head data, however, only includes the two Geekbench tests, and in both, the RX 9060 wins decisively.

A nuance worth flagging: the wins tally shows 0 for the T400 and 2 for the RX 9060. There is no test in the shared set where the NVIDIA card comes out ahead. Even the T400's strongest metric — its Vulkan showing — is dwarfed. The data does not support a scenario where the T400 wins a direct comparison; the question is only how large the deficit is.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs are separated by more than just performance numbers; they belong to different architectural generations with fundamentally different design philosophies. The T400 is built on NVIDIA's Turing architecture, specifically the TU117 chip, fabricated on a 12 nm TSMC process. It packs 4,700 million transistors into a 200 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 23.5 million per square millimeter. The RX 9060, by contrast, uses AMD's RDNA 4.0 architecture on the Navi 44 chip, built on a 4 nm TSMC node. It crams 29,700 million transistors into a nearly identical 199 mm² die, achieving a density of 149.2 million per square millimeter — more than six times the transistor density of the T400.

The memory subsystems diverge sharply. The T400 offers 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus, producing 80.00 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 9060 doubles the capacity to 8 GB, quadruples the bus width to 128-bit, and reaches 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. That is a 3.6-fold increase in memory throughput, which matters for any workload that saturates bandwidth. Clock speeds tell a similar story: the T400's base clock is 420 MHz with a boost of 1425 MHz, while the RX 9060 starts at 1700 MHz base, runs a 2400 MHz game clock, and boosts to 2990 MHz. The AMD card's boost clock is more than double the T400's.

Compute resources amplify the gap. The T400 provides 384 shading units, 24 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. The RX 9060 scales this up to 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The RX 9060 also includes 28 ray tracing cores, a feature the T400 lacks entirely. The FP32 throughput difference is stark: 1,094.4 GFLOPS for the T400 versus 21.43 TFLOPS for the RX 9060 — a factor of nearly 20. The FP16 comparison is less lopsided but still decisive: the T400 reaches 2.189 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio, while the RX 9060 sustains 21.43 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio.

Feature support also differs. The T400 supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 9060 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), the same OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RX 9060's DirectX 12 Ultimate designation reflects its newer feature set, including hardware ray tracing. The T400 is a Turing-era product with no dedicated RT cores, while the RX 9060's RDNA 4.0 architecture brings 28 of them.

Where Each One Wins

Given the benchmark data, the RX 9060 wins in essentially every measurable category. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 88,183 versus the T400's 17,320 means the AMD card dominates compute-heavy workloads such as OpenCL-based rendering, physics simulation, or machine learning inference. The Vulkan result of 39,476 versus 16,263 points to similar dominance in modern graphics APIs, which are increasingly common in both gaming and professional applications. The RX 9060's 8 GB memory capacity and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth give it a clear advantage in texture-heavy workloads or any task that needs to move large datasets across the memory bus.

The T400's strengths are more contextual than absolute. Its 30 W TDP and lack of external power connectors make it a low-power, single-slot solution that can fit into constrained systems. The suggested PSU of 200 W is modest, whereas the RX 9060 requires a 300 W PSU and a single 8-pin connector. For a workstation that only needs basic display output or light compute acceleration, the T400's 3x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs and single-slot profile are practical. But the performance data does not show a single benchmark where the T400 leads. The RX 9060 also offers a wider array of display outputs with 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a, which may be more convenient for modern monitors.

The PassMark results for the RX 9060, while not part of the head-to-head set, reveal a mixed picture internally. Its DirectX 9 score of 280 and DirectX 12 score of 44 are low, while DirectX 11 hits 182 and DirectX 10 reaches 104. The PassMark G2D score of 1002 and G3D score of 17,631 are robust. These numbers suggest that the RX 9060's performance is workload-dependent, but they do not change the outcome against the T400, which has no PassMark scores in the FACT PACK to compare.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the AMD Radeon RX 9060 is the superior GPU by every benchmark metric in the shared set. Its Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores are multiples of the T400's, and its architectural advantages — 4 nm process, 29,700 million transistors, 1792 shading units, 28 RT cores, 8 GB GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus — make it a generational leap rather than an incremental improvement. The RX 9060 should be the choice for anyone prioritizing raw performance, modern API support, or ray tracing capability. Its 59th percentile rank and proximity to the RTX 3060 Ti (0.7 percent behind) place it in a solid mid-range tier.

The NVIDIA T400 4 GB is not without a use case, but that case is narrow. Its 30 W power draw, single-slot design, and lack of power connectors make it suitable for low-profile systems where space and thermals are at a premium. Its 60th percentile rank and tight clustering with rivals like the Tesla M4 (0.8 percent behind) and RX 7600S (0.6 percent ahead) show that it competes well against other low-power parts. But the head-to-head comparison with the RX 9060 is not competitive. The T400 is an end-of-life product, released in May 2021, while the RX 9060 is active, released in August 2025. The T400's successor is Workstation Ampere, and the RX 9060's predecessor is Navi III — both facts reinforce the generational gap.

For a user who needs a compact, low-power card for basic tasks, the T400 works. For anyone who needs actual compute performance, the RX 9060 is the only defensible pick. The deltaPct values of -80.4 and -58.8 are not margins; they are chasms.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the Geekbench OpenCL test, and by how much?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 wins with a score of 88,183 against the NVIDIA T400's 17,320, a deltaPct of -80.4 percent from the T400's perspective.

Q: Does the NVIDIA T400 win any benchmark in the head-to-head set?

A: No. The wins tally is 0 for the T400 and 2 for the RX 9060, covering Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth difference between the two GPUs?

A: The T400 has 80.00 GB/s over a 64-bit bus, while the RX 9060 reaches 288.0 GB/s over a 128-bit bus.

Q: Does the RX 9060 support ray tracing cores?

A: Yes, it has 28 RT cores. The T400 has no RT cores listed.

Q: What are the process nodes for each GPU?

A: The T400 uses a 12 nm TSMC process, while the RX 9060 uses a 4 nm TSMC process.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores and percentiles compare?

A: The T400 averages 16,792 (60th percentile), while the RX 9060 averages 16,014 (59th percentile). The RX 9060's lower average is influenced by weak PassMark DirectX 9 and DirectX 12 results.

Specification Differences

This section lists only the fields where the two GPUs differ.

• Process Node: 12 nm (T400) vs 4 nm (RX 9060)
• Transistors: 4,700 million (T400) vs 29,700 million (RX 9060)
• Die Size: 200 mm² (T400) vs 199 mm² (RX 9060)
• Transistor Density: 23.5M / mm² (T400) vs 149.2M / mm² (RX 9060)
• Base Clock: 420 MHz (T400) vs 1700 MHz (RX 9060)
• Boost Clock: 1425 MHz (T400) vs 2990 MHz (RX 9060)
• Memory Clock: 1250 MHz / 10 Gbps effective (T400) vs 2250 MHz / 18 Gbps effective (RX 9060)
• Memory Size: 4 GB (T400) vs 8 GB (RX 9060)
• Memory Bus Width: 64 bit (T400) vs 128 bit (RX 9060)
• Memory Bandwidth: 80.00 GB/s (T400) vs 288.0 GB/s (RX 9060)
• Shading Units: 384 (T400) vs 1792 (RX 9060)
• TMUs: 24 (T400) vs 112 (RX 9060)
• ROPs: 16 (T400) vs 64 (RX 9060)
• RT Cores: None (T400) vs 28 (RX 9060)
• Pixel Rate: 22.80 GPixel/s (T400) vs 191.4 GPixel/s (RX 9060)
• Texture Rate: 34.20 GTexel/s (T400) vs 334.9 GTexel/s (RX 9060)
• FP32: 1,094.4 GFLOPS (T400) vs 21.43 TFLOPS (RX 9060)
• FP16: 2.189 TFLOPS (2:1) (T400) vs 21.43 TFLOPS (1:1) (RX 9060)
• TDP: 30 W (T400) vs 132 W (RX 9060)
• Slot Width: Single-slot (T400) vs Dual-slot (RX 9060)
• Power Connectors: None (T400) vs 1x 8-pin (RX 9060)
• Suggested PSU: 200 W (T400) vs 300 W (RX 9060)
• Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16 (T400) vs PCIe 5.0 x16 (RX 9060)
• Display Outputs: 3x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a (T400) vs 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a (RX 9060)
• DirectX Support: 12 (12_1) (T400) vs 12 Ultimate (12_2) (RX 9060)
• Production Status: End-of-life (T400) vs Active (RX 9060)
• Release Date: 2021-05-05 (T400) vs 2025-08-04 (RX 9060)
• Predecessor: Quadro Volta (T400) vs Navi III (RX 9060)
• Successor: Workstation Ampere (T400) vs None (RX 9060)