Radeon RX 9060 XT vs R7 (Kaveri)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 (Kaveri) with Radeon RX 9060 XT, including specs and performance data.
9060 XT outperforms R7 (Kaveri) by a whopping 3209% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1024 | 72 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 24.91 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Kaveri | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 June 2014 (11 years ago) | 18 May 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 cores | 512 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 553 MHz | 2220 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 686 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 413.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 26.46 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 322.3 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 Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
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 HD | 14
−3114%
| 450−500
+3114%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
−3150%
|
130−140
+3150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
| Fortnite | 5−6
−3100%
|
160−170
+3100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−3122%
|
290−300
+3122%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−2900%
|
300−310
+2900%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−3186%
|
1150−1200
+3186%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 30−35
−3082%
|
1050−1100
+3082%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
−2956%
|
550−600
+2956%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
−3150%
|
130−140
+3150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
| Fortnite | 5−6
−3100%
|
160−170
+3100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−3122%
|
290−300
+3122%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−2900%
|
300−310
+2900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8
−3150%
|
260−270
+3150%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−3186%
|
1150−1200
+3186%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
−2956%
|
550−600
+2956%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
−3150%
|
130−140
+3150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−3122%
|
290−300
+3122%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−2900%
|
300−310
+2900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−3186%
|
230−240
+3186%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−3186%
|
1150−1200
+3186%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
−3100%
|
160−170
+3100%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−3150%
|
130−140
+3150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10−11
−2900%
|
300−310
+2900%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−2900%
|
450−500
+2900%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−3186%
|
230−240
+3186%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2900%
|
30−33
+2900%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
−3150%
|
130−140
+3150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−3150%
|
130−140
+3150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−3067%
|
95−100
+3067%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−3114%
|
450−500
+3114%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−3186%
|
230−240
+3186%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3150%
|
65−70
+3150%
|
This is how R7 (Kaveri) and RX 9060 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 9060 XT is 3114% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.47 | 48.64 |
| Recency | 4 June 2014 | 18 May 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
RX 9060 XT has a 3208.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 9060 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 (Kaveri) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R7 (Kaveri) is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT is a desktop one.
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