Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs GeForce RTX 5090
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 5090 and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5090 outperforms RX 9060 XT 16GB by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 2 | 69 |
| Place by popularity | 8 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 10.56 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 12.39 | no data |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) | RDNA 4 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GB202 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 2 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 cores | 21760 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 2017 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2407 MHz | 2530 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 92,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 575 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 1,637 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 104.8 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 176 | no data |
| TMUs | 680 | no data |
| Tensor Cores | 680 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 170 | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 304 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 16-pin | no 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 type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.79 TB/s | no 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | no data |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | - |
| CUDA | 12.0 | - |
| 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.
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.
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 HD | 237
+70.5%
| 139
−70.5%
|
| 1440p | 201
+209%
| 65
−209%
|
| 4K | 155
+260%
| 43
−260%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 8.43 | no data |
| 1440p | 9.95 | no data |
| 4K | 12.90 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+24.4%
|
260−270
−24.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 250−260
+107%
|
120−130
−107%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 300−350
+33.3%
|
230−240
−33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+29.6%
|
150−160
−29.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+24.4%
|
260−270
−24.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 250−260
+107%
|
120−130
−107%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 300−350
+33.3%
|
230−240
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 250−260
+61.3%
|
150−160
−61.3%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+39.2%
|
210−220
−39.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+79.2%
|
190−200
−79.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 260−270
+71.9%
|
150−160
−71.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+1.1%
|
170−180
−1.1%
|
| Valorant | 650−700
+147%
|
270−280
−147%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+29.6%
|
150−160
−29.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+24.4%
|
260−270
−24.4%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 250−260
+107%
|
120−130
−107%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 300−350
+33.3%
|
230−240
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 250−260
+61.3%
|
150−160
−61.3%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+39.2%
|
210−220
−39.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+79.2%
|
190−200
−79.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 260−270
+71.9%
|
150−160
−71.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 170−180
+16%
|
150−160
−16%
|
| Metro Exodus | 69
−79.7%
|
120−130
+79.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+1.1%
|
170−180
−1.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 400−450
+72.3%
|
260
−72.3%
|
| Valorant | 650−700
+147%
|
270−280
−147%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+29.6%
|
150−160
−29.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 250−260
+107%
|
120−130
−107%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 300−350
+33.3%
|
230−240
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 309
+99.4%
|
150−160
−99.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+79.2%
|
190−200
−79.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+1.1%
|
170−180
−1.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 358
+169%
|
133
−169%
|
| Valorant | 650−700
+94.3%
|
350−400
−94.3%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 300−350
+39.2%
|
210−220
−39.2%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 300−350
+124%
|
130−140
−124%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 500−550
+44.5%
|
350−400
−44.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 160−170
+61%
|
100−110
−61%
|
| Metro Exodus | 202
+159%
|
75−80
−159%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+94.4%
|
90−95
−94.4%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+57%
|
300−350
−57%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+60.7%
|
120−130
−60.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 150−160
+148%
|
60−65
−148%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 260−270
+128%
|
110−120
−128%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 304
+143%
|
120−130
−143%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+98.7%
|
150−160
−98.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 327
+234%
|
98
−234%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
+9.4%
|
130−140
−9.4%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 87
+38.1%
|
60−65
−38.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 180−190
+59.8%
|
110−120
−59.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 167
+248%
|
45−50
−248%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 386
+354%
|
85
−354%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+13%
|
290−300
−13%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+63.9%
|
80−85
−63.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+98.8%
|
80−85
−98.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+170%
|
30−33
−170%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 150−160
+204%
|
50−55
−204%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 231
+221%
|
70−75
−221%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+185%
|
100−110
−185%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+17.1%
|
80−85
−17.1%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
+9.7%
|
70−75
−9.7%
|
This is how RTX 5090 and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:
- RTX 5090 is 71% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5090 is 209% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5090 is 260% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5090 is 354% faster.
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 9060 XT 16GB is 80% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5090 is ahead in 57 tests (97%)
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (2%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 94.00 | 49.03 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
RTX 5090 has a 91.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 9060 XT 16GB, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB in performance tests.
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