Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB vs RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile with Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB, including specs and performance data.
9060 XT 8 GB outperforms RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile by an impressive 79% 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 | 245 | 79 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 95.10 |
| Power efficiency | 57.97 | 24.24 |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GB207 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 19 March 2025 (less than a year ago) | 4 June 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 1792 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 2235 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2520 MHz | 3130 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 29,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 141.1 | 400.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.032 TFLOPS | 25.64 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 64 |
| TMUs | 56 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | 56 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 14 | 32 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L1 Cache | 1.8 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
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 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 336.0 GB/s | 322.3 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 12.0 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
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 | 74
−75.7%
| 130−140
+75.7%
|
| 1440p | 40
−75%
| 70−75
+75%
|
| 4K | 29
−72.4%
| 50−55
+72.4%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 2.30 |
| 1440p | no data | 4.27 |
| 4K | no data | 5.98 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
−76.5%
|
270−280
+76.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
−69.5%
|
100−105
+69.5%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−73.1%
|
180−190
+73.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
−76.5%
|
270−280
+76.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
−69.5%
|
100−105
+69.5%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 100−110
−78.2%
|
180−190
+78.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 99
−71.7%
|
170−180
+71.7%
|
| Fortnite | 120−130
−71.9%
|
220−230
+71.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−79.2%
|
190−200
+79.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 85−90
−76.5%
|
150−160
+76.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
−77.6%
|
190−200
+77.6%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
−68.5%
|
300−310
+68.5%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−73.1%
|
180−190
+73.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
−76.5%
|
270−280
+76.5%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 260−270
−67.9%
|
450−500
+67.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
−69.5%
|
100−105
+69.5%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 100−110
−78.2%
|
180−190
+78.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 89
−68.5%
|
150−160
+68.5%
|
| Fortnite | 120−130
−71.9%
|
220−230
+71.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−79.2%
|
190−200
+79.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 85−90
−76.5%
|
150−160
+76.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 113
−77%
|
200−210
+77%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
−66.7%
|
100−105
+66.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
−77.6%
|
190−200
+77.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 80−85
−68.7%
|
140−150
+68.7%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
−68.5%
|
300−310
+68.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
−73.1%
|
180−190
+73.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
−69.5%
|
100−105
+69.5%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 100−110
−78.2%
|
180−190
+78.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85
−76.5%
|
150−160
+76.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−79.2%
|
190−200
+79.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
−77.6%
|
190−200
+77.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 80−85
−68.7%
|
140−150
+68.7%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 120−130
−71.9%
|
220−230
+71.9%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
−66.7%
|
100−105
+66.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 190−200
−57.9%
|
300−310
+57.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 59
−69.5%
|
100−105
+69.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
−75.7%
|
65−70
+75.7%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
−62%
|
350−400
+62%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
−75.7%
|
130−140
+75.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
−78.6%
|
50−55
+78.6%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 60−65
−77.4%
|
110−120
+77.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 59
−69.5%
|
100−105
+69.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
−71.4%
|
120−130
+71.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
−70.5%
|
75−80
+70.5%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 65−70
−66.7%
|
110−120
+66.7%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
−66.7%
|
45−50
+66.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50−55
−73.1%
|
90−95
+73.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
−73.9%
|
40−45
+73.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
−75%
|
70−75
+75%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−75%
|
280−290
+75%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
−78.6%
|
75−80
+78.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−75%
|
21−24
+75%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 27−30
−72.4%
|
50−55
+72.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 29
−72.4%
|
50−55
+72.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
−70.2%
|
80−85
+70.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
−66.7%
|
50−55
+66.7%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−33
−66.7%
|
50−55
+66.7%
|
This is how RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile and RX 9060 XT 8 GB compete in popular games:
- RX 9060 XT 8 GB is 76% faster in 1080p
- RX 9060 XT 8 GB is 75% faster in 1440p
- RX 9060 XT 8 GB is 72% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 26.32 | 47.18 |
| Recency | 19 March 2025 | 4 June 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 150 Watt |
RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile has 328.6% lower power consumption.
RX 9060 XT 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 79.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB is a desktop one.
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