Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB vs GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB
2025
8 GB GDDR7, 180 Watt
53.30
+9.3%

RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB outperforms RX 9060 XT 16 GB by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5570
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation71.0171.38
Power efficiency22.5523.21
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGB206Navi 44
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 April 2025 (less than a year ago)4 June 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$379 $349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX 9060 XT 16 GB has 1% better value for money than RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB.

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 cores46082048
Core clock speed2407 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed2572 MHz3130 MHz
Number of transistors21,900 million29,700 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate370.4400.6
Floating-point processing power23.7 TFLOPS25.64 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs144128
Tensor Cores144no data
Ray Tracing Cores3632

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 5.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Length241 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 typeGDDR7GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 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 HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b1x 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 Model6.86.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.2
Vulkan1.41.3
CUDA12.0-
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 5060 Ti 8 GB 53.30
+9.3%
RX 9060 XT 16 GB 48.78

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 5060 Ti 8 GB 22579
+9.3%
RX 9060 XT 16 GB 20665

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 53.30 48.78
Recency 16 April 2025 4 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 160 Watt

RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB has a 9.3% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 9060 XT 16 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 12.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB
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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

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