AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010 Comparison

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010 occupy opposite extremes of the current GPU landscape. The RX 9060 XT LP is a high-performance, low-profile card that ranks in the 89th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 4010 is a low-power, entry-level model that sits in the 18th percentile. The recorded data indicates a decisive performance gap, with the AMD card delivering an average benchmark score of 63,830 compared to the RTX 4010’s 2,893. This analysis breaks down their respective strengths, architectural differences, and benchmark results to clarify where each card stands.

The Verdict

The data positions the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP as the clear choice for any workload requiring substantial graphics processing power. Its average benchmark score of 63,830 is more than 20 times higher than the RTX 4010’s 2,893, placing it in the 89th percentile of all GPUs versus the 18th percentile for the NVIDIA card. The RX 9060 XT LP delivers 24.99 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, a figure that dwarfs the RTX 4010’s 2.706 TFLOPS. For users running modern games, content creation applications, or compute tasks, the AMD card is the only viable option between the two based on the performance data.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010 is a different proposition entirely. Its 50 W TDP, single-slot design, and lack of power connectors make it suited for low-profile or power-constrained systems where the RX 9060 XT LP’s 140 W TDP and dual-slot cooler would not fit or be acceptable. The RTX 4010 also supports four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, which could be advantageous for multi-display setups. However, its 18th percentile ranking and 4 GB memory capacity mean it is not designed for demanding 3D workloads. The data shows this is a card for basic display output, legacy applications, or very light graphical tasks, not for competing with the RX 9060 XT LP in any performance metric.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP wins decisively in raw compute and rendering performance. Its FP32 throughput of 24.99 TFLOPS and FP16 throughput of 24.99 TFLOPS (1:1) are roughly nine times higher than the RTX 4010’s 2.706 TFLOPS in both precision formats. The pixel rate of 195.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 390.4 GTexel/s for the AMD card are similarly dominant, far exceeding the RTX 4010’s 28.19 GPixel/s and 42.29 GTexel/s. Memory bandwidth also heavily favors the AMD card, with 322.3 GB/s versus 96.00 GB/s for the NVIDIA card.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010 wins in power efficiency and physical footprint. Its 50 W TDP is less than half the RX 9060 XT LP’s 140 W, and it requires no power connectors, drawing all its power from the PCIe slot. The RTX 4010 is a single-slot card measuring 163 mm in length and 69 mm in height, whereas the RX 9060 XT LP is a dual-slot design. The RTX 4010 also offers four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, which is a higher display output count than the RX 9060 XT LP’s combination of one HDMI 2.1b and two DisplayPort 2.1a ports.

Architecture Differences

The two cards are built on fundamentally different architectures and process nodes. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP uses the Navi 44 chip with RDNA 4.0 architecture, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It packs 29,700 million transistors into a 199 mm² die, achieving a transistor density of 149.2M per mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010 uses the GA107 chip with Ampere architecture, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. It contains 8,700 million transistors on a 200 mm² die, with a density of 43.5M per mm². The AMD chip is far more densely packed, which contributes to its performance advantage.

The compute configurations differ significantly. The RX 9060 XT LP has 2,048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units (TMUs), 64 raster output units (ROPs), and 32 ray tracing cores. The RTX 4010 has 768 shading units, 24 TMUs, 16 ROPs, and 6 ray tracing cores, plus 24 tensor cores, which the AMD card does not list. Clock speeds also favor the AMD card, with a boost clock of 3050 MHz and a game clock of 2450 MHz, compared to the RTX 4010’s boost of 1762 MHz and base of 1417 MHz. The memory subsystems are equally divergent: the RX 9060 XT LP offers 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, while the RTX 4010 offers 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus.

FAQ

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP has an average benchmark score of 63,830, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010 has an average score of 2,893.

Q: How do the two cards compare in FP32 floating-point performance?

A: The RX 9060 XT LP delivers 24.99 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, compared to the RTX 4010’s 2.706 TFLOPS.

Q: What are the memory capacities and bandwidths?

A: The RX 9060 XT LP has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory with 322.3 GB/s bandwidth on a 128-bit bus. The RTX 4010 has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory with 96.00 GB/s bandwidth on a 64-bit bus.

Q: Which card has a higher transistor density?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP has a transistor density of 149.2M per mm², while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010 has a density of 43.5M per mm².

Q: What is the power consumption difference?

A: The RX 9060 XT LP has a TDP of 140 W and requires a 1x 8-pin power connector, while the RTX 4010 has a TDP of 50 W and requires no power connectors.

Q: Which card offers more display outputs?

A: The RTX 4010 has four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, while the RX 9060 XT LP has one HDMI 2.1b and two DisplayPort 2.1a outputs.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The performance gap between these two cards is stark. The RX 9060 XT LP’s average benchmark score of 63,830 is over 22 times the RTX 4010’s 2,893. In the recorded Geekbench OpenCL test, the RX 9060 XT LP scores 88,183, and in Geekbench Vulkan it scores 39,476. The RTX 4010’s only recorded benchmark is 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where it scores 2,893. Direct comparison is limited because the cards do not share any identical benchmark tests in the database, but the average scores and the percentile rankings (89th for AMD, 18th for NVIDIA) make the hierarchy clear.

The nearest rivals for each card also illustrate the performance tier. The RX 9060 XT LP’s closest competitors in the database include the NVIDIA CMP 30HX with an average score of 63,842 and a delta of 0%, the AMD Radeon RX 7600M with 63,775 and a delta of 0.1%, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 with 63,693 and a delta of 0.2%. The RTX 4010’s nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB with an average score of 2,907 and a delta of -0.5%, the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF with 2,910 and a delta of -0.6%, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB with 2,913 and a delta of -0.7%. The RTX 4010’s rivals are all low-scoring cards, confirming its entry-level status.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every measurable specification. The RX 9060 XT LP uses a 4 nm process, while the RTX 4010 uses an 8 nm process. Transistor counts are 29,700 million for AMD versus 8,700 million for NVIDIA, though die sizes are similar at 199 mm² and 200 mm² respectively. The RX 9060 XT LP has a boost clock of 3050 MHz and a base clock of 1380 MHz, while the RTX 4010 has a boost of 1762 MHz and a base of 1417 MHz. Memory speed is 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective) for the AMD card, versus 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective) for the NVIDIA card.

Compute unit counts show the RX 9060 XT LP with 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, against the RTX 4010’s 768 shading units, 24 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. Ray tracing cores number 32 for AMD and 6 for NVIDIA, while the RTX 4010 has 24 tensor cores and the AMD card has none listed. The RX 9060 XT LP uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, while the RTX 4010 uses PCIe 4.0 x8. The AMD card is dual-slot with a 140 W TDP and a 1x 8-pin power connector, while the NVIDIA card is single-slot with a 50 W TDP and no power connectors. The RX 9060 XT LP supports HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1a outputs, whereas the RTX 4010 uses four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.