Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT PURE 8GB GDDR6 Black
The RDNA 4 architecture and a 3290MHz boost clock deliver solid 1080p performance, while the white, dual-fan cooler keeps the 170W TDP card within a compact 244mm length. It offers modern connectivity with PCIe 5.0 and dual HDMI 2.1a ports, making it a clean fit for minimalist white PC builds. This card is best for 1080p gamers who prioritize a specific aesthetic and need AV1 encoding for streaming over raw 1440p or ray tracing muscle.
GPU Radeon RX 9060 XT
VRAM 8GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 3290 MHz
TDP 170 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
47 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong connectivity (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average social proof (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9060 XT |
| Brand | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 4 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
| Bandwidth | 322.3 |
Compute
| Stream Processors | 2048 |
| Tensor Cores | 64 |
| RT Cores | 32 |
| Base Clock | 2700 |
| Boost Clock | 3290 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 51.28 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 25.64 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 20039 |
| GPU Compute | 11175 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 170 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 244 |
| Slot Width | 2.3 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT PURE | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 9060 XT | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3290 | 2407 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 170 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT PURE | 47.6 | 47.4 | 36.6 | 47.6 | 57.6 | 47.5 | 43.3 | 83 | 75.8 | 21.2 | 52.3 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.6 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.3 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94.1 | 88.8 | 14 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 88 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94.1 | 88.8 | 21.2 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.3 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94.1 | 99.1 | 19.2 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.3 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94.1 | 82.6 | 18 |
Usage Scores
- Overall46.7
- AI/LLM29.7
- Budget66.3
- Gaming 4k30.7
- Ray Tracing46
- Workstation42.6
- Gaming 1080p53.3
- Gaming 1440p46.8
- Content Creation46
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