Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB vs 780M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 780M and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 780M
2024
15 Watt
16.44

RX 9060 XT 16 GB outperforms 780M by a whopping 197% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking34770
Place by popularity65not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data71.38
Power efficiency83.4523.21
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code namePhoenixNavi 44
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date31 January 2024 (1 year ago)4 June 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores7682048
Core clock speed800 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed2900 MHz3130 MHz
Number of transistors25,390 million29,700 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate139.2400.6
Floating-point processing power8.909 TFLOPS25.64 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs48128
Ray Tracing Cores1232

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 4.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared16 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data322.3 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 ConnectorsMotherboard 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
OpenCL2.12.2
Vulkan1.31.3

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.

Radeon 780M 16.44
RX 9060 XT 16 GB 48.78
+197%

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.

Radeon 780M 6964
RX 9060 XT 16 GB 20665
+197%

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 HD35
−186%
100−110
+186%
1440p22
−195%
65−70
+195%
4K13
−169%
35−40
+169%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.49
1440pno data5.37
4Kno data9.97

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 119
−194%
350−400
+194%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−182%
110−120
+182%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 25
−180%
70−75
+180%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−192%
210−220
+192%
Counter-Strike 2 82
−193%
240−250
+193%
Cyberpunk 2077 31
−190%
90−95
+190%
Far Cry 5 45
−189%
130−140
+189%
Fortnite 90−95
−193%
270−280
+193%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−186%
200−210
+186%
Forza Horizon 5 65
−192%
190−200
+192%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−186%
180−190
+186%
Valorant 130−140
−163%
350−400
+163%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−192%
210−220
+192%
Counter-Strike 2 39
−182%
110−120
+182%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
−178%
600−650
+178%
Cyberpunk 2077 24
−192%
70−75
+192%
Dota 2 100−110
−187%
290−300
+187%
Far Cry 5 41
−193%
120−130
+193%
Fortnite 90−95
−193%
270−280
+193%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−186%
200−210
+186%
Forza Horizon 5 60
−183%
170−180
+183%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
−195%
130−140
+195%
Metro Exodus 29
−193%
85−90
+193%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−186%
180−190
+186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
−183%
130−140
+183%
Valorant 130−140
−163%
350−400
+163%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
−192%
210−220
+192%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
−183%
65−70
+183%
Dota 2 100−110
−187%
290−300
+187%
Far Cry 5 39
−182%
110−120
+182%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
−186%
200−210
+186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−186%
180−190
+186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−193%
85−90
+193%
Valorant 130−140
−163%
350−400
+163%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
−193%
270−280
+193%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27
−196%
80−85
+196%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
−182%
350−400
+182%
Grand Theft Auto V 18
−178%
50−55
+178%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−180%
450−500
+180%
Valorant 160−170
−169%
450−500
+169%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−192%
140−150
+192%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
−181%
45−50
+181%
Far Cry 5 27
−196%
80−85
+196%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−186%
120−130
+186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−175%
55−60
+175%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
−189%
110−120
+189%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6
−167%
16−18
+167%
Grand Theft Auto V 21
−186%
60−65
+186%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
−167%
40−45
+167%
Valorant 95−100
−195%
280−290
+195%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−180%
70−75
+180%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−186%
40−45
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−167%
16−18
+167%
Dota 2 55−60
−188%
170−180
+188%
Far Cry 5 12
−192%
35−40
+192%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−183%
85−90
+183%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
−194%
50−55
+194%

This is how Radeon 780M and RX 9060 XT 16 GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 16 GB is 186% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 XT 16 GB is 195% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 XT 16 GB is 169% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.44 48.78
Recency 31 January 2024 4 June 2025
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 160 Watt

Radeon 780M has 966.7% lower power consumption.

RX 9060 XT 16 GB, on the other hand, has a 196.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 780M in performance tests.

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