Radeon RX 9060 XT vs GRID K500
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 74 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 24.98 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 July 2014 (11 years ago) | 18 May 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,599 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 ×2 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 745 MHz | 2220 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3230 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 95.36 ×2 | 413.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.289 TFLOPS ×2 | 26.46 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 ×2 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 ×2 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB ×2 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s ×2 | 322.3 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 July 2014 | 18 May 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 150 Watt |
RX 9060 XT has an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GRID K500 and Radeon RX 9060 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GRID K500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT is a desktop one.
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