RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell vs Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 76 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 41 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 82.16 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 23.00 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 (2025) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Navi 44 | GB202 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 June 2025 (less than a year ago) | 18 March 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $8,565 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 cores | 2048 | 24064 |
| Core clock speed | 1700 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3130 MHz | 2617 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 29,700 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 600 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 400.6 | 1,968.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 25.64 TFLOPS | 126 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 192 |
| TMUs | 128 | 752 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 752 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | 188 |
| L0 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L1 Cache | no data | 23.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | 128 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 304 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2518 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 322.3 GB/s | 1.79 TB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 June 2025 | 18 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 96 GB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 600 Watt |
RX 9060 XT 16 GB has an age advantage of 2 months, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.
RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB and RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 6000D Blackwell is a workstation one.
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