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Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB

3 · 53 votes
Best for 1080p / 1440p gaming

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VRAM
8 GB
CUDA
2,048
FP32
25.64 TF
Bandwidth
322.3 GB/s
TDP
150W
Boost
3130 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 compute25.64 TFLOPS24%
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 units2,0489%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency55/10095%
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 Spy17,280pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)7,380pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)2,236spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute88,800pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming48
Ray tracing41
AI / Compute37
Creator / 3D43
Power efficiency55
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 42 fps
1080p
57
1440p
42
4K
26
Call of Duty: MW IIIavg 58 fps
1080p
79
1440p
59
4K
36
Alan Wake 2avg 34 fps
1080p
46
1440p
34
4K
21
Forza Horizon 5avg 61 fps
1080p
83
1440p
61
4K
38
Baldur's Gate 3avg 49 fps
1080p
67
1440p
50
4K
31
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners love the smooth 1440p performance and quiet fans. The main complaint is the 8 GB VRAM feels tight for newer games at higher settings.

Pros
  • Plays modern games at high settings
  • Stays cool and quiet under load
  • Sips power, keeps electricity bills low
  • Fits easily into smaller PC cases
Cons
  • Eight gigs may age poorly
  • Pricier than the previous generation
  • Ray tracing still lags behind Nvidia

Supported technologies

Ray TracingAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
RDNA 4.0
Process node
4 nm
Transistors
29.7 B
Compute Units
32
Release date
2025
Launch price
$299
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
2,048
RT Cores
32
TMUs
128
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
3130 MHz
FP32 (float)
25.64 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
25.64 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
200 GPixel/s
Texture rate
400.6 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
150W
Suggested PSU
300W
Power connectors
1x 8-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 5.0 x16
Length
267 mm
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 XT 8 GB

A compact 1080p card that plays modern games fine but its 8 GB VRAM will feel tight in newer titles.

Get it if you want a quiet, cool 1080p card that plays modern games without fuss. Skip it if you play at higher resolutions or need more VRAM for future titles.

Buy it if…

  • You want high-fps 1080p gaming without the power bill shock.
  • You need a card that fits in a small case and stays quiet.
  • You’re building a mid-range rig and don’t care about 4K.
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