RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell vs Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB with RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.
RX 9060 XT 16GB outperforms RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 44 | 162 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 37.31 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 (2025) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | GB206 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 2 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 11 August 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 cores | 2048 | 4352 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 790 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2530 MHz | 1950 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 21,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 70 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 265.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 16.97 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 136 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 136 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 34 |
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 | no data | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 167 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 288.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 | no data | 4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1b |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 HD | 171
+71%
| 100−110
−71%
|
| 1440p | 78
+73.3%
| 45−50
−73.3%
|
| 4K | 48
+77.8%
| 27−30
−77.8%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 290−300
+71.8%
|
170−180
−71.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150
+71.8%
|
85−90
−71.8%
|
| God of War | 227
+74.6%
|
130−140
−74.6%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
+74.7%
|
95−100
−74.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 290−300
+71.8%
|
170−180
−71.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150
+71.8%
|
85−90
−71.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 270
+80%
|
150−160
−80%
|
| Fortnite | 270−280
+72.5%
|
160−170
−72.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240
+76.9%
|
130−140
−76.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 170−180
+78%
|
100−105
−78%
|
| God of War | 191
+73.6%
|
110−120
−73.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+75%
|
100−105
−75%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+71.1%
|
190−200
−71.1%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
+74.7%
|
95−100
−74.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 290−300
+71.8%
|
170−180
−71.8%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+73.8%
|
160−170
−73.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150
+71.8%
|
85−90
−71.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 248
+77.1%
|
140−150
−77.1%
|
| Fortnite | 270−280
+72.5%
|
160−170
−72.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240
+76.9%
|
130−140
−76.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 170−180
+78%
|
100−105
−78%
|
| God of War | 149
+75.3%
|
85−90
−75.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 154
+71.1%
|
90−95
−71.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 140−150
+75.3%
|
85−90
−75.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+75%
|
100−105
−75%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 273
+70.6%
|
160−170
−70.6%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+71.1%
|
190−200
−71.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 160−170
+74.7%
|
95−100
−74.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 140−150
+71.8%
|
85−90
−71.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 233
+79.2%
|
130−140
−79.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 230−240
+76.9%
|
130−140
−76.9%
|
| God of War | 96
+74.5%
|
55−60
−74.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+75%
|
100−105
−75%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 146
+71.8%
|
85−90
−71.8%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 270−280
+72.5%
|
160−170
−72.5%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 170−180
+73%
|
100−105
−73%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 400−450
+76.8%
|
250−260
−76.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 83
+84.4%
|
45−50
−84.4%
|
| Metro Exodus | 95−100
+76.4%
|
55−60
−76.4%
|
| Valorant | 350−400
+73.6%
|
220−230
−73.6%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+81.3%
|
80−85
−81.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+80%
|
45−50
−80%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 160
+77.8%
|
90−95
−77.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 190−200
+75.5%
|
110−120
−75.5%
|
| God of War | 79
+75.6%
|
45−50
−75.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 102
+85.5%
|
55−60
−85.5%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
+77.6%
|
85−90
−77.6%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+73.3%
|
45−50
−73.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 91
+82%
|
50−55
−82%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
+74.3%
|
35−40
−74.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 84
+86.7%
|
45−50
−86.7%
|
| Valorant | 300−350
+78.9%
|
180−190
−78.9%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+73.3%
|
60−65
−73.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+85.7%
|
21−24
−85.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 80
+77.8%
|
45−50
−77.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+78.8%
|
80−85
−78.8%
|
| God of War | 53
+76.7%
|
30−33
−76.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+74.5%
|
55−60
−74.5%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 75−80
+75.6%
|
45−50
−75.6%
|
This is how RX 9060 XT 16GB and RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell compete in popular games:
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is 71% faster in 1080p
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is 73% faster in 1440p
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is 78% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 58.48 | 34.28 |
| Recency | 2 January 2025 | 11 August 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
RX 9060 XT 16GB has a 70.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months.
The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a desktop graphics card while RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell is a workstation one.
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