Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs GeForce RTX 5060 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

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

RTX 5060 Ti
2025
8 GB GDDR7, 180 Watt
53.51
+9.4%

RTX 5060 Ti outperforms RX 9060 XT 16GB 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 ranking5166
Place by popularity83not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation71.29no data
Power efficiency22.64no data
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code nameGB206no data
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 April 2025 (less than a year ago)2 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$379 no data

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 cores46082048
Core clock speed2407 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2572 MHz2530 MHz
Number of transistors21,900 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Wattno data
Texture fill rate370.4no data
Floating-point processing power23.7 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs144no data
Tensor Cores144no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no 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).

InterfacePCIe 5.0 x8no data
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR7GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth448.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1bno data
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.4-
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 53.51
+9.4%
RX 9060 XT 16GB 48.91

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 5060 Ti 42065
+13.3%
RX 9060 XT 16GB 37142

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 HD168
+20.9%
139
−20.9%
1440p82
+26.2%
65
−26.2%
4K52
+20.9%
43
−20.9%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.26no data
1440p4.62no data
4K7.29no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+3.7%
270−280
−3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+7.2%
120−130
−7.2%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 160−170
+7.3%
150−160
−7.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+2.6%
150−160
−2.6%
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+3.7%
270−280
−3.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+7.2%
120−130
−7.2%
Far Cry 5 270
+68.8%
160−170
−68.8%
Fortnite 240−250
+8.4%
220−230
−8.4%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+6.1%
190−200
−6.1%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+5.1%
150−160
−5.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+5.7%
280−290
−5.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+2.6%
150−160
−2.6%
Counter-Strike 2 280−290
+3.7%
270−280
−3.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+7.2%
120−130
−7.2%
Far Cry 5 248
+55%
160−170
−55%
Fortnite 240−250
+8.4%
220−230
−8.4%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+6.1%
190−200
−6.1%
Forza Horizon 5 160−170
+5.1%
150−160
−5.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 150−160
+2.6%
150−160
−2.6%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+6.2%
120−130
−6.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 332
+27.7%
260
−27.7%
Valorant 290−300
+5.7%
280−290
−5.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+2.6%
150−160
−2.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+7.2%
120−130
−7.2%
Far Cry 5 232
+45%
160−170
−45%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+6.1%
190−200
−6.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 158
+18.8%
133
−18.8%
Valorant 290−300
+10.7%
270−280
−10.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 240−250
+8.4%
220−230
−8.4%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+7.6%
140−150
−7.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+7.3%
350−400
−7.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+6.4%
100−110
−6.4%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+7.4%
80−85
−7.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+16.7%
150−160
−16.7%
Valorant 300−350
+6.9%
300−350
−6.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+5.6%
120−130
−5.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+7.5%
65−70
−7.5%
Far Cry 5 161
+24.8%
120−130
−24.8%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+8.1%
160−170
−8.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 119
+21.4%
98
−21.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+4.9%
140−150
−4.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+7.6%
65−70
−7.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 130−140
+7.4%
120−130
−7.4%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+7.8%
50−55
−7.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 101
+18.8%
85
−18.8%
Valorant 300−350
+3.3%
300−310
−3.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+8.1%
85−90
−8.1%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+9.7%
30−35
−9.7%
Far Cry 5 84
+10.5%
75−80
−10.5%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+9.7%
110−120
−9.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+10.5%
85−90
−10.5%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+5.3%
75−80
−5.3%

This is how RTX 5060 Ti and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 Ti is 21% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 Ti is 26% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 Ti is 21% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 5060 Ti is 69% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 Ti is ahead in 50 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 53.51 48.91
Recency 16 April 2025 2 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

RTX 5060 Ti has a 9.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 months.

RX 9060 XT 16GB, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

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

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