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Preface
In previous articles, we have compared the gaming performance of the Radeon RX 9060 XT and the RTX 5060 series. Today, we’ll bring in AMD’s previous generation Radeon RX 7700 XT for a head-to-head showdown.
In terms of positioning and specifications, the Radeon RX 7700 XT ranks higher than the Radeon RX 9060 XT. The former has a 192-bit memory interface, compared to 128-bit on the latter, and also significantly more shaders and texture units. However, the Radeon RX 9060 XT benefits from advantages in architecture and manufacturing process.
So, can the Radeon RX 9060 XT match or even surpass the Radeon RX 7700 XT in performance? This article will reveal the answer through gaming tests.
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Specification Comparison
The Radeon RX 9060 XT was released on June 4, 2025, using the Navi 44 GPU and manufactured with TSMC’s 4nm process. Based on the RDNA 4 architecture, it features 2048 shaders, 128 texture units, 64 ROPs, 32 compute units, and 32 ray tracing units.
It has 4MB of L2 cache and 32MB of L3 cache. The standard clock is 1700MHz, with a boost clock up to 3130MHz. It uses a 128-bit memory bus and comes with either 8GB or 16GB of GDDR6 memory running at 20.1Gbps, providing a bandwidth of 322.3GB/s. Power consumption is 160W, and the prices are $299 for the 8GB version and $349 for the 16GB version.
The Radeon RX 7700 XT was launched on August 25, 2023, based on the RDNA 2 architecture and using the Navi 32 XL GPU on TSMC’s 5nm process. It has 3456 shaders, 216 texture units, 96 ROPs, 54 compute units, and 54 ray tracing units, with 2MB of L2 cache and 48MB of L3 cache.
The base clock is 1700MHz, with a boost clock of 2544MHz. It comes with 12GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit interface, with memory speed of 18Gbps and a bandwidth of 432.0GB/s. FP32 compute performance is 35.17 TFLOPS, power consumption is 245W, and the MSRP is $449.
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Test Platform Configuration
Key specifications:
CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard: MSI MPG X670E CARBON
Memory: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz
GPUs: GeForce RTX 5050 and GeForce RTX 5060
Storage: Two Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSDs
Operating System: Windows 11
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Game Tests (RX 9060 XT 16GB vs 7700 XT)
Seven games were tested at 1440P resolution. In the image series below, the left represents the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB platform, and the right represents the Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB platform.
Game 1: Ghostwire: Tokyo
- RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 65, Min FPS 57, Frame time 15.1ms, GPU usage 98%, Power 192W, Temp 53°C, VRAM 7.5GB
- RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 66, Min FPS 59, Frame time 15.4ms, GPU usage 100%, Power 206W, Temp 49°C, VRAM 7.7GB
- Verdict: Tie in performance; 7700 XT is slightly faster, but uses more power.
Game 2: Red Dead Redemption 2
- RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 70, Min FPS 63, Frame time 14.8ms, GPU usage 99%, Power 174W, Temp 48°C, VRAM 7.0GB
- RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 68, Min FPS 63, Frame time 14.8ms, GPU usage 98%, Power 205W, Temp 49°C, VRAM 7.4GB
- Verdict: 9060 XT wins slightly in average FPS; overall performance is nearly identical.
Game 3: Cyberpunk 2077
- RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 61, Min FPS 54, Frame time 15.8ms, GPU usage 97%, Power 178W, Temp 52°C, VRAM 7.4GB
- RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 62, Min FPS 52, Frame time 15.7ms, GPU usage 99%, Power 213W, Temp 49°C, VRAM 7.9GB
- Verdict: Performance is essentially equal; 7700 XT consumes more power.
Game 4: Stellar Blade
- RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 57, Min FPS 50, Frame time 18.2ms, GPU usage 99%, Power 173W, Temp 51°C, VRAM 8.2GB
- RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 70, Min FPS 63, Frame time 14.1ms, GPU usage 99%, Power 221W, Temp 50°C, VRAM 8.7GB
- Verdict: 7700 XT clearly wins in both average and minimum FPS.
Game 5: Horizon Forbidden West
- RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 69, Min FPS 64, Frame time 14.1ms, GPU usage 99%, Power 172W, Temp 52°C, VRAM 8.8GB
- RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 68, Min FPS 62, Frame time 15.2ms, GPU usage 99%, Power 213W, Temp 49°C, VRAM 9.2GB
- Verdict: 9060 XT slightly ahead; overall a tie.
Game 6: Microsoft Flight Simulator
- RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 51, Min FPS 46, Frame time 19.2ms, GPU usage 98%, Power 201W, Temp 54°C, VRAM 10.5GB
- RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 54, Min FPS 49, Frame time 17.8ms, GPU usage 99%, Power 214W, Temp 52°C, VRAM 10.3GB
- Verdict: 7700 XT has a slight advantage.
Game 7: The Last of Us Part II
- RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 50, Min FPS 44, Frame time 19.9ms, GPU usage 99%, Power 186W, Temp 49°C, VRAM 10.4GB
- RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 48, Min FPS 46, Frame time 19.5ms, GPU usage 99%, Power 194W, Temp 49°C, VRAM 11.1GB
- Verdict: Tie overall, with minor trade-offs in metrics.
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Conclusion
Overall, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB delivers gaming performance roughly on par with the Radeon RX 7700 XT, while generally consuming less power.
To be fair, it’s already impressive that the RX 9060 XT 16GB can perform at this level. Expecting it to surpass the RX 7700 XT is unrealistic. However, considering the price difference, the RX 9060 XT 16GB offers excellent value for money.
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