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Preface
The performance of the AMD RX 9070 series is nothing short of “stunning”: the Radeon RX 9070 XT is roughly on par with the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, while the Radeon RX 9070 significantly outperforms the GeForce RTX 5070 by about 30%.
Under these circumstances, many users are eagerly anticipating the performance of the RX 9060 series, hoping it will crush NVIDIA’s competing GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, or even come close to matching the GeForce RTX 5070 — that would be quite impressive.
So, what’s the actual situation? Can the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB truly “crush” the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB? This article will share a gaming performance comparison between these two graphics cards — the exciting moment has arrived.
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Specifications Comparison
The Radeon RX 9060 XT was released on June 4, 2025. It uses the Navi44 GPU, built on TSMC’s 4nm process, based on the RDNA 4 architecture. It features 2048 shaders, 128 texture units, 64 raster units, 32 compute units, and 32 ray tracing units.
It has 4MB of L2 cache and 32MB of L3 cache. The base clock is 1700MHz, with a boost clock of up to 3130MHz. It has a 128-bit memory interface, equipped with either 8GB or 16GB of GDDR6 memory, memory speed of 20.1Gbps, bandwidth of 322.3GB/s, power consumption of 160W. The 8GB version is priced at $299, and the 16GB version at $349.
The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti was released on April 16, 2025. It uses the GB206-300 GPU chip, built on TSMC’s 4nm process. It has 4608 CUDA cores, 144 texture units, 48 raster units, 36 streaming multiprocessors, 144 tensor cores, and 36 ray tracing units, with 32MB of L2 cache.
Its base clock is 2407MHz, boost clock up to 2572MHz. It comes with 8GB or 16GB of GDDR7 memory, memory speed of 28Gbps, 128-bit memory interface, memory bandwidth of 448.0GB/s, FP32 performance of 23.70 TFLOPS, and power consumption of 180W. The 8GB version is priced at $379, and the 16GB version at $429.
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Test Platform Configuration
The main configuration is as follows:
The processor is a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, motherboard is Gigabyte AORUS B650 Elite AX, memory is 32GB DDR5-6000, graphics cards are Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, and the SSD is Crucial P3 Plus 4TB.
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Game Tests (RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB)
The following section covers tests on seven games, all run at 1080P resolution. In each image comparison, the left side represents the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB platform, and the right side represents the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB platform.
Game 1: Alan Wake 2
Radeon RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 102, Min FPS 80, Frame Time 9.4ms, CPU Usage 23%, Power 41W, Temp 54°C, RAM 10.1GB, GPU Usage 100%, VRAM 8.5GB, GPU Power 165W, GPU Temp 52°C.
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 88, Min FPS 73, Frame Time 12.4ms, CPU Usage 21%, Power 39W, Temp 52°C, RAM 9.8GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM 8.8GB, GPU Power 140W, GPU Temp 56°C.
RX 9060 XT has 14 more avg FPS, 7 more min FPS, and 3ms better frame time — a slight lead.
Game 2: Cyberpunk 2077
Radeon RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 116, Min FPS 92, Frame Time 8.7ms, CPU 36%, Power 47W, Temp 60°C, RAM 13.3GB, GPU 99%, VRAM 8.2GB, GPU Power 180W, GPU Temp 52°C.
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 123, Min FPS 96, Frame Time 8.8ms, CPU 50%, Power 56W, Temp 69°C, RAM 12.3GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 6.3GB, GPU Power 154W, GPU Temp 61°C.
RTX 5060 Ti leads by 7 avg FPS and 4 min FPS, with nearly identical frame time — slight edge.
Game 3: Red Dead Redemption 2
Radeon RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 114, Min FPS 92, Frame Time 9.3ms, CPU 33%, Power 41W, Temp 54°C, RAM 15.3GB, GPU 100%, VRAM 11.5GB, GPU Power 170W, GPU Temp 52°C.
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 107, Min FPS 90, Frame Time 10.2ms, CPU 24%, Power 40W, Temp 54°C, RAM 13.7GB, GPU 94%, VRAM 5.6GB, GPU Power 140W, GPU Temp 60°C.
RX 9060 XT leads by 7 avg FPS, 2 min FPS, and 0.9ms frame time — slight lead.
Game 4: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Radeon RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 153, Min FPS 115, Frame Time 5.7ms, CPU 47%, Power 47W, Temp 59°C, RAM 17.3GB, GPU 100%, VRAM 13.4GB, GPU Power 164W, GPU Temp 51°C.
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 128, Min FPS 76, Frame Time 7.6ms, CPU 59%, Power 57W, Temp 68°C, RAM 15.5GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 13.8GB, GPU Power 140W, GPU Temp 57°C.
RX 9060 XT leads by 25 avg FPS and 49 min FPS, 2ms better frame time — significant lead.
Game 5: The Witcher 3
Radeon RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 115, Min FPS 100, Frame Time 8.2ms, CPU 40%, Power 45W, Temp 57°C, RAM 13.9GB, GPU 100%, VRAM 6.7GB, GPU Power 176W, GPU Temp 52°C.
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 121, Min FPS 88, Frame Time 6.6ms, CPU 52%, Power 50W, Temp 61°C, RAM 11.0GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 6.7GB, GPU Power 154W, GPU Temp 60°C.
RTX 5060 Ti leads by 6 avg FPS and 1.6ms frame time but loses 12 FPS in min FPS — slight edge overall.
Game 6: Black Myth: Wukong
Radeon RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 62, Min FPS 52, Frame Time 17.0ms, CPU 16%, Power 37W, Temp 52°C, RAM 14.6GB, GPU 100%, VRAM 7.3GB, GPU Power 171W, GPU Temp 51°C.
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 79, Min FPS 64, Frame Time 12.0ms, CPU 28%, Power 44W, Temp 58°C, RAM 14.2GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 6.9GB, GPU Power 128W, GPU Temp 57°C.
RTX 5060 Ti leads by 17 avg FPS, 8 min FPS, and 5ms frame time — clear win.
Game 7: The Last of Us Part II
Radeon RX 9060 XT: Avg FPS 75, Min FPS 57, Frame Time 12.7ms, CPU 37%, Power 43W, Temp 56°C, RAM 15.5GB, GPU 100%, VRAM 9.3GB, GPU Power 144W, GPU Temp 53°C.
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 93, Min FPS 68, Frame Time 9.6ms, CPU 44%, Power 45W, Temp 58°C, RAM 14.1GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 8.0GB, GPU Power 129W, GPU Temp 57°C.
RTX 5060 Ti leads by 18 avg FPS, 11 min FPS, and 3.1ms frame time — clear lead.
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Comparison Conclusion
Overall, the comparison results are somewhat disappointing. The gaming performance of the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is roughly on par. The RX 9060 XT generally has higher power consumption but lower temperatures. Overall, it offers no significant performance advantage over the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB — the so-called “crushing” performance doesn’t exist.
That said, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is $80 (about 600 RMB) cheaper than the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, making it a high-value choice that’s definitely worth considering.
Of course, a single performance comparison isn’t enough to draw definitive conclusions. Performance comparisons of the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB at 2K and 4K resolutions, as well as against other popular competitors like the Radeon RX 7600 XT, RX 7700 XT, GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, and RTX 5070, are currently being arranged — stay tuned.
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