Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile with Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX 5080 Mobile
2025
16 GB GDDR7, 80 Watt
66.30
+44.9%

RTX 5080 Mobile outperforms RX 9060 XT 8 GB by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2490
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data79.57
Power efficiency63.1023.22
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGB203Navi 44
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2 April 2025 (less than a year ago)4 June 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

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 cores76802048
Core clock speed975 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz3130 MHz
Number of transistors45,600 million29,700 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate360.0400.6
Floating-point processing power23.04 TFLOPS25.64 TFLOPS
ROPs9664
TMUs240128
Tensor Cores240no data
Ray Tracing Cores6032

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 5.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2518 MHz
Memory bandwidth896.0 GB/s322.3 GB/s
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 Dependent1x 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 5080 Mobile 66.30
+44.9%
RX 9060 XT 8 GB 45.74

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 5080 Mobile 28084
+44.9%
RX 9060 XT 8 GB 19375

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 HD158
+58%
100−110
−58%
1440p108
+54.3%
70−75
−54.3%
4K79
+58%
50−55
−58%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.99
1440pno data4.27
4Kno data5.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+49%
210−220
−49%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+54.5%
110−120
−54.5%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 200−210
+49.3%
140−150
−49.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+49.2%
120−130
−49.2%
Counter-Strike 2 345
+50%
230−240
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+54.5%
110−120
−54.5%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+52.3%
130−140
−52.3%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+49.4%
180−190
−49.4%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+53.1%
130−140
−53.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+45.8%
120−130
−45.8%
Valorant 350−400
+49.2%
260−270
−49.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+49.2%
120−130
−49.2%
Counter-Strike 2 273
+51.7%
180−190
−51.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+46.8%
190−200
−46.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+54.5%
110−120
−54.5%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+52.3%
130−140
−52.3%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+49.4%
180−190
−49.4%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+53.1%
130−140
−53.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+45.8%
120−130
−45.8%
Metro Exodus 170−180
+57.3%
110−120
−57.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+45.8%
120−130
−45.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 290−300
+46%
200−210
−46%
Valorant 350−400
+49.2%
260−270
−49.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+49.2%
120−130
−49.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 170−180
+54.5%
110−120
−54.5%
Far Cry 5 190−200
+52.3%
130−140
−52.3%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+49.4%
180−190
−49.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+45.8%
120−130
−45.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 203
+45%
140−150
−45%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 205
+46.4%
140−150
−46.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+47.4%
350−400
−47.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 156
+56%
100−105
−56%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+46.3%
80−85
−46.3%
Valorant 450−500
+61.7%
300−310
−61.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+57.3%
110−120
−57.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+50.8%
65−70
−50.8%
Far Cry 5 170−180
+45%
120−130
−45%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+46.3%
160−170
−46.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+50%
110−120
−50%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+56.7%
60−65
−56.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 178
+48.3%
120−130
−48.3%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+52%
50−55
−52%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+45%
100−105
−45%
Valorant 300−350
+50.5%
220−230
−50.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+50.6%
85−90
−50.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+50.7%
75−80
−50.7%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+56.7%
120−130
−56.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+47.7%
65−70
−47.7%

This is how RTX 5080 Mobile and RX 9060 XT 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5080 Mobile is 58% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5080 Mobile is 54% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5080 Mobile is 58% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 66.30 45.74
Recency 2 April 2025 4 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 150 Watt

RTX 5080 Mobile has a 44.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

RX 9060 XT 8 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB is a desktop one.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Mobile
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