Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs 8060S

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 8060S with Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 8060S
2025
55 Watt
40.12

9060 XT 16GB outperforms 8060S by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10148
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency58.83no data
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code nameStrix Halono data
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)2 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

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 cores25602048
Core clock speed1295 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2900 MHz2530 MHz
Number of transistors34,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology4 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Wattno data
Texture fill rate464.0no data
Floating-point processing power14.85 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs160no data
Ray Tracing Cores40no data
L2 Cache8 MBno data
L3 Cache64 MBno 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).

InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared16 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
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 Dependentno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.3-

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 40.12
RX 9060 XT 16GB 55.20
+37.6%

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 46457
RX 9060 XT 16GB 60419
+30.1%

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
RX 9060 XT 16GB 125707
+25.5%

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 30455
RX 9060 XT 16GB 38316
+25.8%

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 177633
RX 9060 XT 16GB 208101
+17.2%

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
RX 9060 XT 16GB 693716
+19.2%

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
−52.7%
171
+52.7%
1440p59
−32.2%
78
+32.2%
4K36
−33.3%
48
+33.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 230−240
−25.9%
290−300
+25.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−44.6%
140−150
+44.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 100−110
−99%
203
+99%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 140−150
−18.6%
160−170
+18.6%
Counter-Strike 2 215
−35.8%
290−300
+35.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−44.6%
140−150
+44.6%
Far Cry 5 114
−137%
270
+137%
Fortnite 180−190
−50.3%
270−280
+50.3%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−39.6%
220−230
+39.6%
Forza Horizon 5 201
+12.3%
170−180
−12.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 100−110
−53.9%
157
+53.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−7.4%
170−180
+7.4%
Valorant 240−250
−33.9%
300−350
+33.9%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 140−150
−18.6%
160−170
+18.6%
Counter-Strike 2 109
−168%
290−300
+168%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−44.6%
140−150
+44.6%
Far Cry 5 108
−130%
248
+130%
Fortnite 180−190
−50.3%
270−280
+50.3%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−39.6%
220−230
+39.6%
Forza Horizon 5 182
+1.7%
170−180
−1.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 132
−16.7%
154
+16.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 100−110
−16.7%
119
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 100−110
−43.3%
140−150
+43.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−7.4%
170−180
+7.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200
−36.5%
273
+36.5%
Valorant 240−250
−33.9%
300−350
+33.9%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 140−150
−18.6%
160−170
+18.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
−44.6%
140−150
+44.6%
Far Cry 5 100
−133%
233
+133%
Forza Horizon 4 160−170
−39.6%
220−230
+39.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 100−110
+12.1%
91
−12.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−7.4%
170−180
+7.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
−23.7%
146
+23.7%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 180−190
−50.3%
270−280
+50.3%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 71
−144%
170−180
+144%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−310
−47.7%
400−450
+47.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 77
−7.8%
83
+7.8%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−50%
95−100
+50%
Valorant 270−280
−39.9%
350−400
+39.9%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110
−35.5%
140−150
+35.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
−55.8%
80−85
+55.8%
Far Cry 5 88
−81.8%
160
+81.8%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−53.6%
190−200
+53.6%
Hogwarts Legacy 50−55
−33.3%
68
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
−20%
102
+20%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 110−120
−31.3%
150−160
+31.3%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 36
−114%
75−80
+114%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
−15.2%
91
+15.2%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−52.5%
60−65
+52.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
−42.4%
84
+42.4%
Valorant 250−260
−24.3%
300−350
+24.3%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
−49.3%
100−110
+49.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
−58.3%
35−40
+58.3%
Far Cry 5 50
−60%
80
+60%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−69%
140−150
+69%
Hogwarts Legacy 27−30
−28.6%
36
+28.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
−54.8%
95−100
+54.8%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
−36.2%
75−80
+36.2%

This is how Radeon 8060S and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 53% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 32% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is 33% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 8060S is 12% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 9060 XT 16GB is 168% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 8060S performs better in 3 tests (5%)
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB performs better in 55 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.12 55.20

RX 9060 XT 16GB has a 37.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 8060S in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 8060S is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a desktop one.

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