Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile with Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2060 Mobile
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
27.27

RX 9060 XT 16GB outperforms RTX 2060 Mobile by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking23063
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency18.06no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code nameTU106no data
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 January 2019 (6 years ago)2 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

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 cores19202048
Core clock speed960 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1200 MHz2530 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Wattno data
Texture fill rate144.0no data
Floating-point processing power4.608 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs120no data
Tensor Cores240no data
Ray Tracing Cores30no data

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data

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 amount6 GB16 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
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 Mobile 27.27
RX 9060 XT 16GB 50.59
+85.5%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 2060 Mobile 16331
RX 9060 XT 16GB 37142
+127%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD104
−33.7%
139
+33.7%
1440p66
+1.5%
65
−1.5%
4K41
−4.9%
43
+4.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 160−170
−67.1%
260−270
+67.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−103%
120−130
+103%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 65−70
−117%
150−160
+117%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 104
−49%
150−160
+49%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
−67.1%
260−270
+67.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−103%
120−130
+103%
Far Cry 5 96
−66.7%
160−170
+66.7%
Fortnite 162
−40.1%
220−230
+40.1%
Forza Horizon 4 108
−83.3%
190−200
+83.3%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
−78.4%
150−160
+78.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 171
−1.8%
170−180
+1.8%
Valorant 223
−27.4%
280−290
+27.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 104
−49%
150−160
+49%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
−67.1%
260−270
+67.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−3%
270−280
+3%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−103%
120−130
+103%
Dota 2 118
−78%
210−220
+78%
Far Cry 5 91
−75.8%
160−170
+75.8%
Fortnite 144
−57.6%
220−230
+57.6%
Forza Horizon 4 107
−85%
190−200
+85%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
−78.4%
150−160
+78.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
−70%
150−160
+70%
Metro Exodus 56
−130%
120−130
+130%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 147
−18.4%
170−180
+18.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 111
−134%
260
+134%
Valorant 196
−44.9%
280−290
+44.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 98
−58.2%
150−160
+58.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
−103%
120−130
+103%
Dota 2 112
−78.6%
200−210
+78.6%
Far Cry 5 84
−90.5%
160−170
+90.5%
Forza Horizon 4 88
−125%
190−200
+125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 112
−55.4%
170−180
+55.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
−122%
133
+122%
Valorant 123
−78.9%
220−230
+78.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 113
−101%
220−230
+101%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
−125%
140−150
+125%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
−89.3%
350−400
+89.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
−108%
110−120
+108%
Metro Exodus 35
−131%
80−85
+131%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−71.4%
300−310
+71.4%
Valorant 212
−50.9%
300−350
+50.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75
−68%
120−130
+68%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
−131%
65−70
+131%
Far Cry 5 63
−105%
120−130
+105%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−115%
160−170
+115%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−104%
98
+104%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 74
−94.6%
140−150
+94.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−33
−120%
65−70
+120%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
−126%
120−130
+126%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−113%
50−55
+113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
−118%
85
+118%
Valorant 171
−75.4%
300−310
+75.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 42
−105%
85−90
+105%
Counter-Strike 2 30−33
−83.3%
55−60
+83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−138%
30−35
+138%
Dota 2 87
−83.9%
160−170
+83.9%
Far Cry 5 33
−130%
75−80
+130%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−126%
110−120
+126%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 38
−126%
85−90
+126%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 34
−124%
75−80
+124%

This is how RTX 2060 Mobile and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 34% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Mobile is 2% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 5% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 9060 XT 16GB is 138% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 9060 XT 16GB surpassed RTX 2060 Mobile in all 54 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.27 50.59
Recency 29 January 2019 2 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm

RX 9060 XT 16GB has a 85.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

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

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a desktop one.

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