PowerColor Radeon RX 6500 XT Fighter 4GB GDDR6
PowerColor
40 Overall Score
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
Gigabyte
95 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PowerColor Radeon RX 6500 XT Fighter 4GB GDDR6
No customer feedback yet
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
88 out of 100 medium confidence 25 reviews
The Gigabyte 4090 Gaming OC is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and lack of coil whine. Users highlight its compact size relative to other 4090s, strong out-of-the-box performance, and the included anti-sag bracket. A few concerns include reports of receiving pre-opened units and the bulky size still being an issue for some cases. Overall, it is considered a top-tier 4090 option with a solid 4-year warranty.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- No coil whine
- Compact size for a 4090
- Strong out-of-the-box performance
Cons
- Some units received pre-opened
- Still very large for many cases
- Gigabyte software is poor
- Power connector placement could be better
Cooling performance 12
Noise level 8
Coil whine 7
Size and fit 8
Build quality 6
Warranty 5
Scores
Ray Tracing
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Content Creation
Gaming 1080p
Ai Llm
Budget
Workstation
Specifications
| PowerColor Radeon RX 6500 XT Fighter | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 6500 XT | GeForce RTX 4090 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 6 | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 4 GB | 24 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 16 | 76★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 11.529999732971191 | 32.97999954223633★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 5.764999866485596 | 32.97999954223633★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 107★ | 450 |
| Recommended PSU | 300★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | — | 16-pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 331★ |
| Slot Width | — | 3★ |
| Form Factor | — | ATX |
| Weight | 0.65 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PowerColor Radeon RX 6500 XT Fighter 4GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Below average ai (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average vram (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average raster (26th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (29th percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
- Strong rt (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong raster (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong compute (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
PowerColor Radeon RX 6500 XT Fighter 4GB GDDR6
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB GDDR6X
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE
Scores 95 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 20 of 38 specs.
