Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB vs GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2060 12 GB
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 184 Watt
37.60

RX 9060 XT 16 GB outperforms RTX 2060 12 GB by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking12667
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data71.09
Power efficiency15.5623.21
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameTU106Navi 44
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 December 2021 (3 years ago)4 June 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores21762048
Core clock speed1470 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz3130 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million29,700 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)184 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate224.4400.6
Floating-point processing power7.181 TFLOPS25.64 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs136128
Tensor Cores272no data
Ray Tracing Cores3432

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length229 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB16 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s322.3 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA7.5-
DLSS+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX 2060 12 GB 37.60
RX 9060 XT 16 GB 48.58
+29.2%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 2060 12 GB 15926
RX 9060 XT 16 GB 20578
+29.2%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.60 48.58
Recency 7 December 2021 4 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 184 Watt 160 Watt

RX 9060 XT 16 GB has a 29.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 15% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB in performance tests.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
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