Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile with Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5070 Mobile
2025
8 GB GDDR7, 50 Watt
50.24

RX 9060 XT 16GB outperforms RTX 5070 Mobile by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6563
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency76.51no data
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code nameGB206no data
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release dateApril 2025 (recently)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 cores46082048
Core clock speed907 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1425 MHz2530 MHz
Number of transistors21,900 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate205.2no data
Floating-point processing power13.13 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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 5.0 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 typeGDDR7GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth384.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

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 5070 Mobile 50.24
RX 9060 XT 16GB 50.59
+0.7%

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 5070 Mobile 34440
RX 9060 XT 16GB 37142
+7.8%

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 HD130−140
−6.9%
139
+6.9%
1440p60−65
−8.3%
65
+8.3%
4K40−45
−7.5%
43
+7.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 260
+0%
260
+0%
Valorant 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 133
+0%
133
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98
+0%
98
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+0%
85
+0%
Valorant 300−310
+0%
300−310
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how RTX 5070 Mobile and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 7% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 8% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 8% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 54 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 50.24 50.59
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

RX 9060 XT 16GB has a 0.7% higher aggregate performance score, 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 5070 Mobile and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a desktop one.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile
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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
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