GeForce RTX 5060 vs Radeon RX 7900 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7900 XT and GeForce RTX 5060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 7900 XT
2022
20 GB GDDR6, 300 Watt
75.24
+256%

RX 7900 XT outperforms RTX 5060 by a whopping 256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation37.81no data
Power efficiency17.308.58
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNavi 31GB206
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 November 2022 (2 years ago)2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores53764608
Core clock speed1387 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed2394 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors57,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm0 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate804.4362.9
Floating-point processing power51.48 TFLOPS23.22 TFLOPS
ROPs19248
TMUs336144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Cores8436

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 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length276 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount20 GB8 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth800.0 GB/s355.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.23.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA-10.1

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 7900 XT 75.24
+256%
RTX 5060 21.14

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.

RX 7900 XT 28919
+256%
RTX 5060 8125

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 HD205
+273%
55−60
−273%
1440p134
+283%
35−40
−283%
4K88
+267%
24−27
−267%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.39no data
1440p6.71no data
4K10.22no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+366%
35−40
−366%
Cyberpunk 2077 237
+265%
65−70
−265%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+74.6%
65−70
−74.6%
Counter-Strike 2 190
+400%
35−40
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 106
+293%
27−30
−293%
Forza Horizon 4 580
+263%
160−170
−263%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+254%
55−60
−254%
Metro Exodus 163
+186%
55−60
−186%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130−140
+188%
45−50
−188%
Valorant 400−450
+379%
85−90
−379%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+74.6%
65−70
−74.6%
Counter-Strike 2 186
+389%
35−40
−389%
Cyberpunk 2077 95
+296%
24−27
−296%
Dota 2 181
+145%
70−75
−145%
Far Cry 5 110
+59.4%
65−70
−59.4%
Fortnite 300−350
+174%
110−120
−174%
Forza Horizon 4 492
+278%
130−140
−278%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+254%
55−60
−254%
Grand Theft Auto V 173
+284%
45−50
−284%
Metro Exodus 161
+182%
55−60
−182%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+53.6%
140−150
−53.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130−140
+188%
45−50
−188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+160%
65−70
−160%
Valorant 400−450
+379%
85−90
−379%
World of Tanks 270−280
+16.7%
230−240
−16.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+74.6%
65−70
−74.6%
Counter-Strike 2 168
+342%
35−40
−342%
Cyberpunk 2077 89
+271%
24−27
−271%
Dota 2 184
+268%
50−55
−268%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+104%
65−70
−104%
Forza Horizon 4 424
+285%
110−120
−285%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+254%
55−60
−254%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+53.6%
140−150
−53.6%
Valorant 400−450
+379%
85−90
−379%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 159
+368%
30−35
−368%
Grand Theft Auto V 159
+298%
40−45
−298%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+289%
45−50
−289%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+389%
18−20
−389%
World of Tanks 500−550
+261%
140−150
−261%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+102%
40−45
−102%
Counter-Strike 2 124
+300%
30−35
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+281%
16−18
−281%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+176%
55−60
−176%
Forza Horizon 4 325
+261%
90−95
−261%
Forza Horizon 5 140−150
+338%
30−35
−338%
Metro Exodus 141
+194%
45−50
−194%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+282%
45−50
−282%
Valorant 300−350
+527%
55−60
−527%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50
+178%
18−20
−178%
Dota 2 175
+386%
35−40
−386%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+289%
45−50
−289%
Metro Exodus 87
+444%
16−18
−444%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+227%
60−65
−227%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+392%
12−14
−392%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 175
+289%
45−50
−289%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+333%
21−24
−333%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+439%
18−20
−439%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+275%
8−9
−275%
Dota 2 153
+283%
40−45
−283%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+289%
27−30
−289%
Fortnite 95−100
+284%
24−27
−284%
Forza Horizon 4 173
+284%
45−50
−284%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+453%
16−18
−453%
Valorant 200−210
+673%
24−27
−673%

This is how RX 7900 XT and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XT is 273% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XT is 283% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XT is 267% faster in 4K

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

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900 XT is 673% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 7900 XT surpassed RTX 5060 in all 45 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 75.24 21.14
Maximum RAM amount 20 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 170 Watt

RX 7900 XT has a 255.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has 76.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 5060 in performance tests.


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