GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB vs Radeon RX 9070 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 9070 XT and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 9070 XT
2025
16 GB GDDR6, 304 Watt
66.76
+19.1%

RX 9070 XT outperforms RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3154
Place by popularity95not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation55.8570.13
Power efficiency15.8722.51
ArchitectureRDNA 4.0 (2025)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameNavi 48GB206
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date6 March 2025 (less than a year ago)16 April 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $429

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB has 26% better value for money than RX 9070 XT.

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 cores40964608
Core clock speed1660 MHz2407 MHz
Boost clock speed2970 MHz2572 MHz
Number of transistors53,900 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)304 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate760.3370.4
Floating-point processing power48.66 TFLOPS23.7 TFLOPS
ROPs12848
TMUs256144
Tensor Cores128144
Ray Tracing Cores6436

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 5.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x8
Length267 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 amount16 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2518 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth644.6 GB/s448.0 GB/s
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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a1x 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 Model6.86.8
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 9070 XT 66.76
+19.1%
RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB 56.07

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 9070 XT 26936
+19.1%
RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB 22622

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 HD208
+22.4%
170−180
−22.4%
1440p125
+25%
100−110
−25%
4K80
+23.1%
65−70
−23.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.88
−14.1%
2.52
+14.1%
1440p4.79
−11.7%
4.29
+11.7%
4K7.49
−13.4%
6.60
+13.4%
  • RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB has 14% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB has 12% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB has 13% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+19.6%
260−270
−19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170
+25.4%
130−140
−25.4%
Dead Island 2 280−290
+23.9%
230−240
−23.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+24.3%
140−150
−24.3%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+19.6%
260−270
−19.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170
+25.4%
130−140
−25.4%
Dead Island 2 280−290
+23.9%
230−240
−23.9%
Far Cry 5 296
+23.3%
240−250
−23.3%
Fortnite 300−350
+20.8%
250−260
−20.8%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+21.9%
210−220
−21.9%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+20%
160−170
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+25.7%
140−150
−25.7%
Valorant 350−400
+22%
300−310
−22%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+24.3%
140−150
−24.3%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+19.6%
260−270
−19.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+20.9%
230−240
−20.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170
+25.4%
130−140
−25.4%
Dead Island 2 280−290
+23.9%
230−240
−23.9%
Far Cry 5 285
+23.9%
230−240
−23.9%
Fortnite 300−350
+20.8%
250−260
−20.8%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+21.9%
210−220
−21.9%
Forza Horizon 5 190−200
+20%
160−170
−20%
Grand Theft Auto V 160−170
+19.3%
140−150
−19.3%
Metro Exodus 160−170
+27.7%
130−140
−27.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+25.7%
140−150
−25.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 497
+24.3%
400−450
−24.3%
Valorant 350−400
+22%
300−310
−22%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+24.3%
140−150
−24.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 160−170
+25.4%
130−140
−25.4%
Dead Island 2 280−290
+23.9%
230−240
−23.9%
Far Cry 5 270
+22.7%
220−230
−22.7%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+21.9%
210−220
−21.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+25.7%
140−150
−25.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 276
+20%
230−240
−20%
Valorant 350−400
+22%
300−310
−22%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+20.8%
250−260
−20.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+23.1%
160−170
−23.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+25.8%
400−450
−25.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 130−140
+24.5%
110−120
−24.5%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+22.2%
90−95
−22.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+25%
140−150
−25%
Valorant 450−500
+28.9%
350−400
−28.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+25.4%
130−140
−25.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+24%
75−80
−24%
Dead Island 2 160−170
+19.3%
140−150
−19.3%
Far Cry 5 260
+23.8%
210−220
−23.8%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+22.2%
180−190
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 212
+24.7%
170−180
−24.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+25.8%
120−130
−25.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+27.1%
70−75
−27.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 150−160
+21.5%
130−140
−21.5%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+29.1%
55−60
−29.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 174
+24.3%
140−150
−24.3%
Valorant 300−350
+22.6%
270−280
−22.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+25.3%
95−100
−25.3%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+27.1%
70−75
−27.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
Dead Island 2 70−75
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%
Far Cry 5 152
+26.7%
120−130
−26.7%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+22.9%
140−150
−22.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+20%
80−85
−20%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+21.5%
65−70
−21.5%

This is how RX 9070 XT and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 XT is 22% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9070 XT is 25% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9070 XT is 23% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 66.76 56.07
Recency 6 March 2025 16 April 2025
Power consumption (TDP) 304 Watt 180 Watt

RX 9070 XT has a 19.1% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 68.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 9070 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB in performance tests.

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