Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT Pulse 8GB GDDR6
Equipped with RDNA 4 architecture and a 3290MHz boost clock on a 4nm process, this card delivers strong 1080p gaming via its 2048 stream processors and 8GB of GDDR6 memory. The dual-fan Pulse design keeps the 170W TDP in check within a compact 244mm length, while a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface and AV1 encode support add forward-looking utility. It’s best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers who want efficient, quiet cooling and modern display connectivity without overspending on 1440p-class hardware.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong connectivity (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong feature (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong social proof (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
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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 |
| Weight | 0.9 kg / 2.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT Pulse | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | 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 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3290 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 170 | 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 Pulse | 47.9 | 57.6 | 37.2 | 50.1 | 65.4 | 72.8 | 44.4 | 77.5 | 76.2 | 71.7 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.7 | 92.6 | 85.2 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.8 | 97.7 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 99 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.8 | 97.7 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 82.3 |
Price
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