Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs GeForce RTX 5070

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 5070 and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 5070
2025
12 GB GDDR7, 250 Watt
68.21
+39.5%

RTX 5070 outperforms RX 9060 XT 16GB by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2066
Place by popularity38not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation58.66no data
Power efficiency20.78no data
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code nameGB205no data
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 March 2025 (less than a year ago)2 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549 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 cores61442048
Core clock speed2325 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2512 MHz2530 MHz
Number of transistors31,100 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Texture fill rate482.3no data
Floating-point processing power30.87 TFLOPSno data
ROPs80no data
TMUs192no data
Tensor Cores192no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no 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 x16no data
Length245 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-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 amount12 GB16 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth672.0 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-
CUDA10.1-
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 68.21
+39.5%
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 5070 56472
+52%
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 HD214
+54%
139
−54%
1440p123
+89.2%
65
−89.2%
4K77
+79.1%
43
−79.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.57no data
1440p4.46no data
4K7.13no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+17.6%
270−280
−17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+40.8%
120−130
−40.8%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 210−220
+44%
150−160
−44%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+17.4%
150−160
−17.4%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+17.6%
270−280
−17.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+40.8%
120−130
−40.8%
Far Cry 5 322
+101%
160−170
−101%
Fortnite 300−350
+33.6%
220−230
−33.6%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+40.9%
190−200
−40.9%
Forza Horizon 5 329
+110%
150−160
−110%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+43.1%
280−290
−43.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+17.4%
150−160
−17.4%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+17.6%
270−280
−17.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+40.8%
120−130
−40.8%
Far Cry 5 306
+91.3%
160−170
−91.3%
Fortnite 300−350
+33.6%
220−230
−33.6%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+40.9%
190−200
−40.9%
Forza Horizon 5 299
+90.4%
150−160
−90.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 170−180
+12.4%
150−160
−12.4%
Metro Exodus 170−180
+38.8%
120−130
−38.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 436
+67.7%
260
−67.7%
Valorant 400−450
+43.1%
280−290
−43.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+17.4%
150−160
−17.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+40.8%
120−130
−40.8%
Far Cry 5 290
+81.3%
160−170
−81.3%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+40.9%
190−200
−40.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 210
+57.9%
133
−57.9%
Valorant 400−450
+39.7%
290−300
−39.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+33.6%
220−230
−33.6%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+49.7%
140−150
−49.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+39.1%
350−400
−39.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 140−150
+33.9%
100−110
−33.9%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+50.6%
80−85
−50.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+45.8%
120−130
−45.8%
Valorant 450−500
+52%
300−350
−52%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+43.7%
120−130
−43.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+53.7%
65−70
−53.7%
Far Cry 5 222
+72.1%
120−130
−72.1%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+52.5%
160−170
−52.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 166
+69.4%
98
−69.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+4.9%
140−150
−4.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+48.5%
65−70
−48.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+38.5%
120−130
−38.5%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+56.9%
50−55
−56.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+76.5%
85
−76.5%
Valorant 300−350
+10.3%
300−310
−10.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+55.8%
85−90
−55.8%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+40%
70−75
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+61.3%
30−35
−61.3%
Far Cry 5 116
+52.6%
75−80
−52.6%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+77%
110−120
−77%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+11.6%
85−90
−11.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+5.3%
75−80
−5.3%

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

  • RTX 5070 is 54% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 is 89% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 is 79% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 5070 is 110% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is ahead in 50 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 68.21 48.91
Recency 4 March 2025 2 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

RTX 5070 has a 39.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 months.

RX 9060 XT 16GB, on the other hand, has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB in performance tests.

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