Radeon RX 9060 XT vs Pro W6800X Duo
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 127 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.29 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.89 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Navi 21 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 August 2021 (3 years ago) | 18 May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 3840 ×2 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1800 MHz | 2220 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1967 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 26,800 million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 472.1 ×2 | 413.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 15.11 TFLOPS ×2 | 26.46 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 ×2 | 64 |
| TMUs | 240 ×2 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 60 ×2 | 32 |
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 | Apple MPX | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | Quad-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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB ×2 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s ×2 | 322.3 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 August 2021 | 18 May 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 400 Watt | 150 Watt |
Pro W6800X Duo has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 9060 XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro W6800X Duo and Radeon RX 9060 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro W6800X Duo is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT is a desktop one.
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