GeForce RTX 5060 vs Radeon RX 7900M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 7900M with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.

RX 7900M
2023
16 GB GDDR6, 180 Watt
57.84
+185%

RX 7900M outperforms RTX 5060 by a whopping 185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking34265
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency23.008.56
ArchitectureRDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNavi 31GB206
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date19 October 2023 (1 year ago)2025 (recently)

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 cores46084608
Core clock speed1825 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed2090 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors57,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm0 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate601.9362.9
Floating-point processing power38.52 TFLOPS23.22 TFLOPS
ROPs19248
TMUs288144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Cores7236

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 amount16 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth576.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x 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 Model6.86.8
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 7900M 57.84
+185%
RTX 5060 20.33

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 7900M 23115
+184%
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 HD158
+187%
55−60
−187%
1440p118
+195%
40−45
−195%
4K89
+197%
30−35
−197%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+266%
35−40
−266%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+74.6%
65−70
−74.6%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+266%
35−40
−266%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+195%
110−120
−195%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+171%
55−60
−171%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+123%
55−60
−123%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+129%
45−50
−129%
Valorant 270−280
+220%
85−90
−220%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+74.6%
65−70
−74.6%
Counter-Strike 2 131
+245%
35−40
−245%
Dota 2 139
+87.8%
70−75
−87.8%
Far Cry 5 84
+21.7%
65−70
−21.7%
Fortnite 230−240
+115%
110−120
−115%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+195%
110−120
−195%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+171%
55−60
−171%
Grand Theft Auto V 139
+209%
45−50
−209%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+123%
55−60
−123%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+53.6%
140−150
−53.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+129%
45−50
−129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+160%
65−70
−160%
Valorant 270−280
+220%
85−90
−220%
World of Tanks 270−280
+17.2%
230−240
−17.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+74.6%
65−70
−74.6%
Counter-Strike 2 130
+242%
35−40
−242%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+72.5%
65−70
−72.5%
Forza Horizon 4 344
+187%
120−130
−187%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+171%
55−60
−171%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+53.6%
140−150
−53.6%
Valorant 270−280
+220%
85−90
−220%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+68.4%
18−20
−68.4%
Dota 2 106
+212%
30−35
−212%
Grand Theft Auto V 106
+203%
35−40
−203%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+192%
60−65
−192%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+268%
18−20
−268%
World of Tanks 350−400
+179%
140−150
−179%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+102%
40−45
−102%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+176%
55−60
−176%
Forza Horizon 4 249
+193%
85−90
−193%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+221%
30−35
−221%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+142%
45−50
−142%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+213%
40−45
−213%
Valorant 230−240
+329%
55−60
−329%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Dota 2 146
+306%
35−40
−306%
Grand Theft Auto V 146
+192%
50−55
−192%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+256%
16−18
−256%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+227%
60−65
−227%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+254%
12−14
−254%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 146
+192%
50−55
−192%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+267%
21−24
−267%
Counter-Strike 2 19
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+289%
27−30
−289%
Fortnite 95−100
+284%
24−27
−284%
Forza Horizon 4 131
+191%
45−50
−191%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+288%
16−18
−288%
Valorant 130−140
+412%
24−27
−412%

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

  • RX 7900M is 187% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900M is 195% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900M is 197% 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 7900M is 412% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 57.84 20.33
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 170 Watt

RX 7900M has a 184.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has 5.9% lower power consumption.

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

Be aware that Radeon RX 7900M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.


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