PowerColor Radeon RX 9060 XT Reaper 16GB GDDR6
Equipped with 16GB of GDDR6 memory and a 3230MHz boost clock on the RDNA 4 architecture, this card excels at high-resolution texture work and AI tasks where its 36.1 score outpaces its ray tracing capability. The dual-slot Reaper cooler manages the 160W TDP efficiently, making it a practical fit for compact builds. This GPU is best for budget-conscious AI hobbyists and 1440p gamers who prioritize large frame buffers over cutting-edge ray tracing performance.
GPU Radeon RX 9060 XT
VRAM 16GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 3230 MHz
TDP 160 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
53 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong ai (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong vram (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average thermal (17th 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
| Tensor Cores | 64 |
| RT Cores | 32 |
| Base Clock | 2620 |
| Boost Clock | 3230 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 51.28 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 25.64 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 19749 |
| GPU Compute | 11175 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 160 |
| Recommended PSU | 500 |
| Cooler | Fan |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) |
Physical
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | RIS (Radeon Image Sharpening) |
vs Competition
| Spec | PowerColor Radeon RX 9060 XT Reaper | 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 | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Radeon RX 9060 XT | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3230 | 2407 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 160 | 575 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| 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 | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerColor Radeon RX 9060 XT Reaper | 75.9 | 49.8 | 68.4 | 46.5 | 57.8 | 53.1 | 16.9 | 87.5 | 56.8 | 60.9 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.3 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 24.4 | 99.3 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 85.4 | 95.2 | 88.8 | 94.3 | 93.3 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.9 | 94.1 | 13.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.4 | 92.3 | 85.8 | 88.9 | 88.1 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 73 | 94.1 | 21.2 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.4 | 97.6 | 88.8 | 94.3 | 93.3 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.9 | 94.1 | 19.2 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.9 | 96.2 | 91.7 | 83.9 | 95.5 | 84 | 91.5 | 52.8 | 98.8 | 17.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall53.2
- AI/LLM53.5
- Budget76.4
- Gaming 4k50.7
- Ray Tracing52.4
- Workstation50.5
- Gaming 1080p56.3
- Gaming 1440p53.9
- Content Creation49.4
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