Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB vs GeForce RTX 5060
Compare the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB and GeForce RTX 5060 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 buy here: it's both faster at 1080p and gives more performance per dollar.
- Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is about 14% faster at 1080p (gaming index 58 vs 51).
- GeForce RTX 5060 is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 1%.
- Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB delivers about 13% 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.
- GeForce RTX 5060 draws less power (145W vs 160W), 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.
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is about 14% faster at 1080p.
Performance per dollar
1080p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.
12.7
per $100 spent
Better value
11.3
per $100 spent
Specs head-to-head
Productivity & compute
Where to buy
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBfrom $459.99
GeForce RTX 5060from $454.26
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