Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT BLACK DIAMOND 16GB GDDR6
The RDNA 4 architecture and a 3290 MHz boost clock drive solid 1080p performance, backed by a generous 16GB frame buffer on a 128-bit bus. Its triple-fan BLACK DIAMOND cooler keeps the 182W TDP in check within a compact 300mm length, making it a practical fit for smaller builds. This card is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers who prioritize high texture settings over 4K or heavy ray tracing workloads.
GPU Radeon RX 9060 XT
VRAM 16GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 3290 MHz
TDP 182 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
51 Overall Score
Price CA$1,256
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ai (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong thermal (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong efficiency (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong vram (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average social proof (2nd 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 | 16 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 | 182 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 300 |
| Slot Width | 2.7 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT BLACK DIAMOND | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 9060 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3290 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 182 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT BLACK DIAMOND | 77.2 | 48.9 | 67.8 | 49.9 | 65.1 | 35.4 | 72.9 | 70.4 | 52 | 2.4 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.3 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.6 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.6 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 99 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.2 |
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