GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB vs Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

Compare the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB on real gaming benchmarks, full specifications, live retailer prices and performance-per-dollar, then jump straight to the cheapest in-stock version of either card.

The short answer

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is the better value, though the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is the faster card at 1080p.

  • Gaming performance is effectively a wash at 1080p (index 59 vs 58).
  • Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 8%.
  • Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB delivers about 7% more frames per dollar at 1080p.
  • Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB carries more VRAM (16GB vs 8GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
  • Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB draws less power (160W vs 180W), so it runs cooler and asks less of your PSU.

Gaming performance

Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Switch resolution with the toggle above.

1080p gaming
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB59
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB58

The two are effectively tied at 1080p.

Performance per dollar

1080p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB

11.8

per $100 spent

Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

12.7

per $100 spent

Better value

Specs head-to-head

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
Price (from)
$498.00
$459.99
1080p gaming index
59
58
VRAM
8GB GDDR7
16GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
320 GB/s
Boost clock
2572 MHz
3130 MHz
Shader cores
4,608
2,048
Ray tracing cores
36
32
Tensor / AI cores
144
64
TDP
180W
160W
Recommended PSU
600W
450W
Upscaling
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation
FSR 4.1 (ML upscaling), FSR 3 Frame Generation
Architecture
Blackwell GB206
RDNA 4 Navi 44
Process node
TSMC 4N
TSMC N4P
MSRP
$379.00
$349.00

Productivity & compute

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics (points)
41,306
38,316
3DMark Steel Nomad (points)
3,546
3,721
Geekbench 7 OpenCL (points)
129,391
90,248
PassMark G3D (G3D Mark)
22,050
20,087

Where to buy

Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBfrom $459.99
From$459.99
16 versions in stock
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GBfrom $498.00
From$498.00
21 versions in stock

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