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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT: A New Mid-Range Graphics Card Takes on NVIDIA's RTX 5060

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AMD's newest mid-range graphics card, the Radeon RX 9060 XT, has been announced with impressive specs, taking on NVIDIA's popular RTX 5060. The card is based on the RDNA4 architecture and is available in two variants, one with 8GB of VRAM and the other with 16GB of VRAM. AMD claims the 16GB variant is about 6% faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and offers 15% more performance per dollar compared to the competition. The card features a 20 Gbps GDDR6 memory solution and supports FidelityFX Super Resolution 4.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Radeon RX 9060 XT is based on the RDNA4 architecture and comes in two variants, one with 8GB of VRAM and the other with 16GB of VRAM.
  • The 16GB variant is claimed to be about 6% faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and offers 15% more performance per dollar compared to the competition.
  • The card features 32 compute units or 2048 cores, 32 RT accelerators, and 64 AI accelerators.
  • The Radeon RX 9060 XT has a boost clock speed of up to 3.13 GHz and a TBP of 150 to 182W.
  • It has a 128-bit bus interface and features a 20 Gbps GDDR6 memory solution.
  • The card supports FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 and DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b.
  • The 8GB VRAM version of the Radeon RX 9060 XT is priced at $299, while the 16GB VRAM variant will be available for $349.

Statistics:

  • 6% faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (claimed by AMD)
  • 15% more performance per dollar compared to the competition (claimed by AMD)
  • 32 compute units or 2048 cores
  • 32 RT accelerators and 64 AI accelerators
  • Up to 3.13 GHz boost clock speed
  • 150 to 182W TBP
  • 128-bit bus interface
  • 20 Gbps GDDR6 memory solution
  • Prices: $299 for the 8GB VRAM version and $349 for the 16GB VRAM variant

Sources:

  • AMD
  • Compute 2025
  • Contify.com
  • IE Online Media Services Pvt. Ltd.

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