Radeon RX 6500 XT vs 8060S

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 8060S with Radeon RX 6500 XT, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 8060S
2025
55 Watt
39.84
+83.5%

8060S outperforms RX 6500 XT by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking100262
Place by popularitynot in top-10062
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data49.40
Power efficiency58.2916.33
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameStrix HaloNavi 24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)19 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores25601024
Core clock speed1295 MHz2610 MHz
Boost clock speed2335 MHz2815 MHz
Number of transistors34,000 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt107 Watt
Texture fill rate373.6180.2
Floating-point processing power11.96 TFLOPS5.765 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs16064
Ray Tracing Cores4016
L0 Cacheno data256 KB
L1 Cacheno data256 KB
L2 Cache8 MB1024 KB
L3 Cache64 MB16 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).

InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2248 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data143.9 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.12.2
Vulkan1.31.3

Synthetic benchmarks

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 8060S 39.84
+83.5%
RX 6500 XT 21.71

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 8060S Samples: 340 17618
+83.5%
RX 6500 XT Samples: 2401 9601

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Radeon 8060S 48145
+110%
RX 6500 XT 22954

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Radeon 8060S 100132
+31%
RX 6500 XT 76445

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.

Radeon 8060S 30890
+96.6%
RX 6500 XT 15712

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Radeon 8060S 178766
+94.5%
RX 6500 XT 91909

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Radeon 8060S 581927
+63.4%
RX 6500 XT 356129

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 HD112
+77.8%
63
−77.8%
1440p59
+90.3%
31
−90.3%
4K36
+112%
17
−112%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.16
1440pno data6.42
4Kno data11.71

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 230−240
−21.6%
281
+21.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−105
+38.9%
72
−38.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 100−110
+26.3%
80
−26.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+49.5%
90−95
−49.5%
Counter-Strike 2 215
+10.8%
194
−10.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−105
+85.2%
54
−85.2%
Far Cry 5 114
+11.8%
102
−11.8%
Fortnite 180−190
+56.9%
110−120
−56.9%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+75.3%
90−95
−75.3%
Forza Horizon 5 201
+87.9%
107
−87.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 100−110
+68.3%
60
−68.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+78%
90−95
−78%
Valorant 240−250
+47.9%
160−170
−47.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+49.5%
90−95
−49.5%
Counter-Strike 2 109
+32.9%
82
−32.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+9.4%
250−260
−9.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−105
+194%
34
−194%
Far Cry 5 108
+17.4%
92
−17.4%
Fortnite 180−190
+56.9%
110−120
−56.9%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+75.3%
90−95
−75.3%
Forza Horizon 5 182
+125%
81
−125%
Grand Theft Auto V 129
+50%
86
−50%
Hogwarts Legacy 100−110
+110%
48
−110%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+98.1%
52
−98.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+78%
90−95
−78%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 209
+127%
92
−127%
Valorant 240−250
+47.9%
160−170
−47.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+49.5%
90−95
−49.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−105
+233%
30
−233%
Far Cry 5 100
+16.3%
86
−16.3%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+75.3%
90−95
−75.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 100−110
+206%
33
−206%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+78%
90−95
−78%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 123
+128%
54
−128%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 180−190
+56.9%
110−120
−56.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 71
+103%
35
−103%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 290−300
+78.9%
160−170
−78.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 77
+108%
37
−108%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+250%
18
−250%
Valorant 270−280
+36%
200−210
−36%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+64.6%
65−70
−64.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+200%
17
−200%
Far Cry 5 88
+54.4%
57
−54.4%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+107%
60−65
−107%
Hogwarts Legacy 50−55
+122%
23
−122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+124%
35−40
−124%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+104%
55−60
−104%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 36
+414%
7
−414%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+132%
34
−132%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+255%
11
−255%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+107%
28
−107%
Valorant 250−260
+87.6%
130−140
−87.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+88.9%
35−40
−88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+500%
4
−500%
Far Cry 5 50
+117%
23
−117%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+102%
40−45
−102%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
+200%
9
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+144%
24−27
−144%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+128%
24−27
−128%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2 145
+0%
145
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Dota 2 67
+0%
67
+0%

This is how Radeon 8060S and RX 6500 XT compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 8060S is 78% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 8060S is 90% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon 8060S is 112% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 8060S is 500% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 6500 XT is 22% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 8060S performs better in 58 tests (88%)
  • RX 6500 XT performs better in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.84 21.71
Recency 6 January 2025 19 January 2022
Chip lithography 4 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 107 Watt

Radeon 8060S has a 83.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 94.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 8060S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 6500 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 8060S is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 6500 XT is a desktop one.

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