Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell with Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, including specs and performance data.
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms RX 9060 XT 16GB by a considerable 43% 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 | 13 | 63 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.38 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.20 | no data |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) | RDNA 4 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GB202 | no data |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 March 2025 (less than a year ago) | 2 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $8,565 | 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 | 24064 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1590 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2617 MHz | 2530 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 92,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 600 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 1,968 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 126 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 192 | no data |
| TMUs | 752 | no data |
| Tensor Cores | 752 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 188 | 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 | 96 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 | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b | no data |
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 | + | - |
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 | 190−200
+36.7%
| 139
−36.7%
|
| 1440p | 90−95
+38.5%
| 65
−38.5%
|
| 4K | 60−65
+39.5%
| 43
−39.5%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 45.08 | no data |
| 1440p | 95.17 | no data |
| 4K | 142.75 | no data |
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 PRO 6000 Blackwell and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:
- RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 37% faster in 1080p
- RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 38% faster in 1440p
- RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 40% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 54 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 72.47 | 50.59 |
| Recency | 18 March 2025 | 2 January 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 96 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has a 43.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 9060 XT 16GB, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a desktop one.
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