Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RX 7800 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 7800 XT
2023
16 GB GDDR6, 263 Watt
57.25
+17.1%

RX 7800 XT outperforms RX 9060 XT 16GB by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4066
Place by popularity68not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation55.28no data
Power efficiency16.57no data
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)RDNA 4 (2025)
GPU code nameNavi 32no data
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 August 2023 (1 year ago)2 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores38402048
Core clock speed1295 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2430 MHz2530 MHz
Number of transistors28,100 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)263 Wattno data
Texture fill rate583.2no data
Floating-point processing power37.32 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs240no data
Ray Tracing Cores60no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2438 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth624.1 GB/sno data
Shared memory--
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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1no data
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.2no data
Vulkan1.3-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

RX 7800 XT 57.25
+17.1%
RX 9060 XT 16GB 48.91

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.

RX 7800 XT 49707
+33.8%
RX 9060 XT 16GB 37142

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 HD213
+53.2%
139
−53.2%
1440p123
+89.2%
65
−89.2%
4K72
+67.4%
43
−67.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.34no data
1440p4.06no data
4K6.93no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 351
+29%
270−280
−29%
Cyberpunk 2077 248
+98.4%
120−130
−98.4%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 272
+81.3%
150−160
−81.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+6.5%
150−160
−6.5%
Counter-Strike 2 355
+30.5%
270−280
−30.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 196
+56.8%
120−130
−56.8%
Far Cry 5 204
+27.5%
160−170
−27.5%
Fortnite 270−280
+20.8%
220−230
−20.8%
Forza Horizon 4 278
+40.4%
190−200
−40.4%
Forza Horizon 5 276
+75.8%
150−160
−75.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+13.8%
280−290
−13.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+6.5%
150−160
−6.5%
Counter-Strike 2 283
+4%
270−280
−4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 163
+30.4%
120−130
−30.4%
Far Cry 5 196
+22.5%
160−170
−22.5%
Fortnite 270−280
+20.8%
220−230
−20.8%
Forza Horizon 4 261
+31.8%
190−200
−31.8%
Forza Horizon 5 256
+63.1%
150−160
−63.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 178
+16.3%
150−160
−16.3%
Metro Exodus 172
+33.3%
120−130
−33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 366
+40.8%
260
−40.8%
Valorant 300−350
+13.8%
280−290
−13.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+6.5%
150−160
−6.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 150
+20%
120−130
−20%
Far Cry 5 182
+13.8%
160−170
−13.8%
Forza Horizon 4 222
+12.1%
190−200
−12.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 200
+50.4%
133
−50.4%
Valorant 300−350
+19.3%
270−280
−19.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 270−280
+20.8%
220−230
−20.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 175
+20.7%
140−150
−20.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 400−450
+17.5%
350−400
−17.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 140
+28.4%
100−110
−28.4%
Metro Exodus 106
+30.9%
80−85
−30.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+25%
140−150
−25%
Valorant 350−400
+17.9%
300−350
−17.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 140−150
+14.3%
120−130
−14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+47.8%
65−70
−47.8%
Far Cry 5 176
+36.4%
120−130
−36.4%
Forza Horizon 4 202
+26.3%
160−170
−26.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+50%
98
−50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+4.9%
140−150
−4.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 42
−57.1%
65−70
+57.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 152
+24.6%
120−130
−24.6%
Metro Exodus 63
+23.5%
50−55
−23.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
+38.8%
85
−38.8%
Valorant 300−350
+7%
300−310
−7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+18.6%
85−90
−18.6%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+18.5%
65−70
−18.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 45
+45.2%
30−35
−45.2%
Far Cry 5 104
+36.8%
75−80
−36.8%
Forza Horizon 4 164
+45.1%
110−120
−45.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+11.6%
85−90
−11.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+5.3%
75−80
−5.3%

This is how RX 7800 XT and RX 9060 XT 16GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is 53% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7800 XT is 89% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7800 XT is 67% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 98% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 9060 XT 16GB is 57% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7800 XT is ahead in 49 tests (91%)
  • RX 9060 XT 16GB is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 57.25 48.91
Recency 25 August 2023 2 January 2025
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

RX 7800 XT has a 17.1% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 9060 XT 16GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB in performance tests.

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