Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB vs ATI 9000 PRO Mac Edition
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 78 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 59 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 82.22 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 23.10 |
| Architecture | Rage 7 (2001−2006) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | RV250 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 March 2004 (22 years ago) | 4 June 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $349 |
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 | no data | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 275 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3130 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 36 million | 29,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.100 | 400.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 25.64 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 4 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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 | AGP 4x | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 275 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8.8 GB/s | 322.3 GB/s |
| 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 | 2x DVI | 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 | 8.1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 March 2004 | 4 June 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 160 Watt |
ATI 9000 PRO Mac Edition has 471% lower power consumption.
RX 9060 XT 16 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 21 years, a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 3650% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon 9000 PRO Mac Edition and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
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