GeForce RTX 5060 vs Radeon R9 FURY X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 FURY X and GeForce RTX 5060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 FURY X
2015
4 GB High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), 275 Watt
21.22

5060 outperforms R9 FURY X by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking27571
Place by popularitynot in top-1008
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.52100.00
Power efficiency6.2226.06
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameFijiGB206
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date24 June 2015 (10 years ago)19 May 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

RTX 5060 has 1712% better value for money than R9 FURY X.

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 cores40963840
Compute units64no data
Core clock speedno data2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1050 MHz2497 MHz
Number of transistors8,900 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)275 Watt145 Watt
Texture fill rate268.8299.6
Floating-point processing power8.602 TFLOPS19.18 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs256120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30
L1 Cache1 MB3.8 MB
L2 Cache2 MB32 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x8
Length191 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeHigh Bandwidth Memory (HBM)GDDR7
High bandwidth memory (HBM)+no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width4096 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth512 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan+1.4
Mantle+-
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

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.

R9 FURY X 21.22
RTX 5060 46.93
+121%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R9 FURY X 9382
Samples: 170
RTX 5060 20753
+121%
Samples: 2606

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.

R9 FURY X 16710
RTX 5060 37971
+127%

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 HD70−75
−133%
163
+133%
1440p35−40
−126%
79
+126%
4K21−24
−152%
53
+152%

Cost per frame, $

1080p9.27
−405%
1.83
+405%
1440p18.54
−390%
3.78
+390%
4K30.90
−448%
5.64
+448%
  • RTX 5060 has 405% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 has 390% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 has 448% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 178
+0%
178
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 247
+0%
247
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 255
+0%
255
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 141
+0%
141
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 225
+0%
225
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 225
+0%
225
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 180
+0%
180
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 108
+0%
108
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 280
+0%
280
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 212
+0%
212
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+0%
142
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 131
+0%
131
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 58
+0%
58
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+0%
106
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
+0%
124
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+0%
89
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 32
+0%
32
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

This is how R9 FURY X and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is 133% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 is 126% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 is 152% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.22 46.93
Recency 24 June 2015 19 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 275 Watt 145 Watt

RTX 5060 has a 121.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 89.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 FURY X in performance tests.

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