Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs HD 6625M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 46 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | RDNA 4 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Whistler | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (15 years ago) | 2 January 2025 (1 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 cores | 480 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2530 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 26 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 10.80 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.432 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 24 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 48 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 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 2.0 x16 | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
| 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 | No outputs | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | no data |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 2 January 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 4 nm |
RX 9060 XT 16GB has an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6625M and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6625M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a desktop one.
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