GeForce RTX 5060 vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX

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Aggregate performance score

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

RX 7900 XTX
2022
24 GB GDDR6, 355 Watt
78.32
+37.7%

RX 7900 XTX outperforms RTX 5060 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1152
Place by popularity56not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation30.55100.00
Power efficiency15.6627.91
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNavi 31GB206
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 November 2022 (2 years ago)19 May 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 5060 has 227% better value for money than RX 7900 XTX.

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 cores61443840
Core clock speed1929 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed2498 MHz2497 MHz
Number of transistors57,700 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)355 Watt145 Watt
Texture fill rate959.2299.6
Floating-point processing power61.39 TFLOPS19.18 TFLOPS
ROPs19248
TMUs384120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Cores9630

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 x8
Length287 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount24 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth960.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
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, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI++

API and SDK 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
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

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 7900 XTX 78.32
+37.7%
RTX 5060 56.86

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 XTX 31159
+37.7%
RTX 5060 22623

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 7900 XTX 84792
RTX 5060 173106
+104%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 7900 XTX 150207
+296%
RTX 5060 37921

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 7900 XTX 66743
+89.6%
RTX 5060 35195

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 7900 XTX 250728
RTX 5060 839999
+235%

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 HD239
+55.2%
154
−55.2%
1440p161
+106%
78
−106%
4K101
+94.2%
52
−94.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.18
−115%
1.94
+115%
1440p6.20
−61.9%
3.83
+61.9%
4K9.89
−72%
5.75
+72%
  • RTX 5060 has 115% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 has 62% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 has 72% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 355
+25.4%
280−290
−25.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 250
+86.6%
130−140
−86.6%
Dead Island 2 365
+46%
250−260
−46%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+20.1%
150−160
−20.1%
Counter-Strike 2 348
+23%
280−290
−23%
Cyberpunk 2077 240
+79.1%
130−140
−79.1%
Dead Island 2 318
+27.2%
250−260
−27.2%
Far Cry 5 212
−17.9%
250
+17.9%
Fortnite 300−350
+23.8%
240−250
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 338
+61%
210−220
−61%
Forza Horizon 5 269
+63%
160−170
−63%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+53.2%
290−300
−53.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+20.1%
150−160
−20.1%
Counter-Strike 2 339
+19.8%
280−290
−19.8%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 217
+61.9%
130−140
−61.9%
Dead Island 2 288
+15.2%
250−260
−15.2%
Dota 2 197
+40.7%
140−150
−40.7%
Far Cry 5 205
−11.2%
228
+11.2%
Fortnite 300−350
+23.8%
240−250
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 330
+57.1%
210−220
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 5 254
+53.9%
160−170
−53.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+12.2%
150−160
−12.2%
Metro Exodus 239
+74.5%
130−140
−74.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 545
+90.6%
286
−90.6%
Valorant 450−500
+53.2%
290−300
−53.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+20.1%
150−160
−20.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 207
+54.5%
130−140
−54.5%
Dead Island 2 261
+4.4%
250−260
−4.4%
Dota 2 178
+48.3%
120−130
−48.3%
Far Cry 5 189
−12.7%
213
+12.7%
Forza Horizon 4 295
+40.5%
210−220
−40.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 298
+108%
143
−108%
Valorant 450−500
+53.2%
290−300
−53.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+23.8%
240−250
−23.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 267
+71.2%
150−160
−71.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+29.6%
350−400
−29.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 165
+42.2%
110−120
−42.2%
Metro Exodus 161
+85.1%
85−90
−85.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+42.2%
300−350
−42.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+47.4%
130−140
−47.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 146
+103%
70−75
−103%
Dead Island 2 227
+73.3%
130−140
−73.3%
Far Cry 5 187
+29%
145
−29%
Forza Horizon 4 290
+67.6%
170−180
−67.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 238
+125%
106
−125%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 67
−6%
70−75
+6%
Dead Island 2 95−100
+46.2%
65−70
−46.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 186
+42%
130−140
−42%
Metro Exodus 108
+96.4%
55−60
−96.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 197
+116%
91
−116%
Valorant 300−350
+6.8%
300−350
−6.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+46.2%
90−95
−46.2%
Counter-Strike 2 43
−65.1%
70−75
+65.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+115%
30−35
−115%
Dead Island 2 129
+126%
55−60
−126%
Dota 2 159
+44.5%
110−120
−44.5%
Far Cry 5 159
+112%
75
−112%
Forza Horizon 4 227
+83.1%
120−130
−83.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

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

  • RX 7900 XTX is 55% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 106% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XTX is 94% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dead Island 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 7900 XTX is 126% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5060 is 65% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XTX is ahead in 49 tests (79%)
  • RTX 5060 is ahead in 5 tests (8%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (13%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 78.32 56.86
Recency 3 November 2022 19 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 355 Watt 145 Watt

RX 7900 XTX has a 37.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 144.8% lower power consumption.

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

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