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Radeon RX 9060

3.7 · 9 votes
Best for 1080p esports gaming

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VRAM
8 GB
CUDA
1,792
FP32
21.43 TF
Bandwidth
322.3 GB/s
TDP
132W
Boost
2990 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute21.43 TFLOPS20%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth322.3 GB/s18%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity8 GB25%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units1,7928%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency52/10090%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy15,120pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)6,480pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)1,976spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute79,200pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming42
Ray tracing36
AI / Compute33
Creator / 3D38
Power efficiency52
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 37 fps
1080p
50
1440p
37
4K
23
Call of Duty: MW IIIavg 51 fps
1080p
69
1440p
51
4K
32
Alan Wake 2avg 30 fps
1080p
40
1440p
30
4K
19
Forza Horizon 5avg 53 fps
1080p
72
1440p
53
4K
33
Baldur's Gate 3avg 43 fps
1080p
59
1440p
44
4K
27
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners love the smooth 1440p gaming and low power draw. The common complaint is the 8GB VRAM feels tight for newer, heavier titles.

Pros
  • Eats modern games for breakfast
  • Runs cool and quiet
  • Great for 1080p max settings
  • Sips power, stays whisper quiet
Cons
  • VRAM is tight for modern games
  • Runs hotter than some rivals
  • No meaningful ray tracing uplift

Supported technologies

Ray TracingAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
RDNA 4.0
Process node
4 nm
Transistors
29.7 B
Compute Units
28
Release date
2025
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
1,792
RT Cores
28
TMUs
112
ROPs
64
L2 cache
4 MB
Memory
Size
8 GB
Type
GDDR6
Bus width
128-bit
Bandwidth
322.3 GB/s
Memory clock
2518 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1700 MHz
Boost clock
2990 MHz
FP32 (float)
21.43 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
21.43 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
191 GPixel/s
Texture rate
334.9 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
132W
Suggested PSU
250W
Power connectors
1x 8-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 5.0 x16
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model
6.8
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.2
Vulkan
1.3
Verdict

Our verdict on the RX 9060

The RX 9060 is a modest mid-range card for 1080p gaming, held back by its cramped 8 GB VRAM buffer.

Get it if you want a solid 1080p card that runs cool and quiet for modern games. Skip it if you need more than 8 GB VRAM or plan to play at higher resolutions.

Buy it if…

  • You want smooth 1440p gaming without breaking the bank.
  • You play modern titles at medium to high settings.
  • You need a cool, quiet card for a compact PC build.
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