Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB vs RX 8060S

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 8060S with Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

RX 8060S
2025
40.41

RX 9060 XT 8 GB outperforms RX 8060S by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11490
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data79.57
Power efficiencyno data23.22
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 44
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)4 June 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

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 cores402048
Core clock speedno data1700 MHz
Boost clock speed2900 MHz3130 MHz
Number of transistorsno data29,700 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rateno data400.6
Floating-point processing powerno data25.64 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data322.3 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3

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 HD103
−6.8%
110−120
+6.8%
1440p50
−10%
55−60
+10%
4K36
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.72
1440pno data5.44
4Kno data7.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 220−230
−10.1%
250−260
+10.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
−3.1%
100−105
+3.1%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 110−120
−6.2%
120−130
+6.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−9.5%
150−160
+9.5%
Counter-Strike 2 215
−11.6%
240−250
+11.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
−3.1%
100−105
+3.1%
Far Cry 5 96
−4.2%
100−105
+4.2%
Fortnite 170−180
−13%
200−210
+13%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−7.6%
170−180
+7.6%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
−9.4%
140−150
+9.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−6.9%
170−180
+6.9%
Valorant 230−240
−10.2%
260−270
+10.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−9.5%
150−160
+9.5%
Counter-Strike 2 109
−10.1%
120−130
+10.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−7.5%
300−310
+7.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
−3.1%
100−105
+3.1%
Far Cry 5 95
−5.3%
100−105
+5.3%
Fortnite 170−180
−13%
200−210
+13%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−7.6%
170−180
+7.6%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
−9.4%
140−150
+9.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
−12%
140−150
+12%
Metro Exodus 95−100
−11.1%
110−120
+11.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−6.9%
170−180
+6.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
−7.4%
160−170
+7.4%
Valorant 230−240
−10.2%
260−270
+10.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−9.5%
150−160
+9.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
−3.1%
100−105
+3.1%
Far Cry 5 92
−8.7%
100−105
+8.7%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
−7.6%
170−180
+7.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
−6.9%
170−180
+6.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 101
−8.9%
110−120
+8.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
−13%
200−210
+13%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 71
−12.7%
80−85
+12.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
−4.5%
300−310
+4.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 64
−9.4%
70−75
+9.4%
Metro Exodus 60−65
−6.6%
65−70
+6.6%
Valorant 260−270
−12.8%
300−310
+12.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
−5.8%
110−120
+5.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−8.9%
110−120
+8.9%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−8.3%
130−140
+8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
−11.1%
90−95
+11.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
−9.1%
120−130
+9.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 36
−11.1%
40−45
+11.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 73
−9.6%
80−85
+9.6%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−5.3%
40−45
+5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−11.9%
75−80
+11.9%
Valorant 250−260
−12%
280−290
+12%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−7.1%
60−65
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−12.5%
90−95
+12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
−12.1%
65−70
+12.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−9.1%
60−65
+9.1%

This is how RX 8060S and RX 9060 XT 8 GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9060 XT 8 GB is 7% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9060 XT 8 GB is 10% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9060 XT 8 GB is 11% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.41 45.74
Recency 6 January 2025 4 June 2025

RX 9060 XT 8 GB has a 13.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 months.

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 8060S in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 8060S is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB is a desktop one.

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