ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB GDDR6

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB GDDR6

ASRock
54 Overall Score
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7

Gigabyte
97 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB GDDR6

No customer feedback yet

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7

85 out of 100 high confidence 53 reviews

The Gigabyte RTX 5080 WINDFORCE is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 4K gaming performance. Many users highlight its compact size ideal for small form factor builds and the value at MSRP. A few note minor coil whine and some quality control concerns, but overall sentiment is very positive.

Pros
  • Excellent cooling performance
  • Quiet operation
  • Strong 4K gaming performance
  • Compact size for SFF builds
  • Good value at MSRP
Cons
  • Minor coil whine on some units
  • Quality control issues reported
  • High price above MSRP
  • Modest generational performance uplift
  • Large size for some cases
👍 Cooling performance 18
👍 Noise level 14
👍 Gaming performance 12
👍 Size and form factor 10
👍 Value for money 8
👎 Coil whine 5

Scores

Gaming 1440p
ASRock
55
Gigabyte
97
Gaming 1080p
ASRock
63
Gigabyte
97
Gaming 4k
ASRock
35
Gigabyte
97
Ray Tracing
ASRock
56
Gigabyte
97
Content Creation
ASRock
50
Gigabyte
94
Budget
ASRock
86
Gigabyte
81
Workstation
ASRock
46
Gigabyte
82
Ai Llm
ASRock
31
Gigabyte
80

Specifications

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT ChallengerGigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE
Chipset
GPU ChipsetRadeon RX 9060 XTGeForce RTX 5080
BrandAMDNVIDIA
ArchitectureRDNA 4Blackwell
Classconsumerconsumer
Process4★5
Memory
VRAM8 GB16 GB★
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR7★
Memory Bus
128
256
Bandwidth
322.29998779296875
960
Compute
CUDA CoresNo data
10,752
Stream Processors
2,048
No data
Tensor Cores
64
336
RT Cores3284★
Base Clock
2,700
2,617
Boost Clock
3,290
2,617
FP16 TFLOPS51.27999877929687556.279998779296875★
FP32 TFLOPS25.63999938964843856.279998779296875★
Performance
PassMark G3D
20,039
35,666
GPU Compute
11,175
19,602
Power & Cooling
TDP140★360
Recommended PSU550★850
Power Connectors1 x 8-pin1 x 16-Pin
CoolerDual FanTriple Fan★
Fans23★
Connectivity
InterfacePCI Express 5.0 x16PCI Express 5.0 x16
DisplayPort23★
HDMI11
Max Displays34★
Max Resolution7680 x 43207680 x 4320
Physical
Length249★304
Slot Width2.90000009536743162.5★
Form Factor—ATX
Weight0.65 kg0.56 kg★
Features
Ray Tracing✓✓
UpscalingFSRDLSS 4
AV1 Encode✓✓
VR Ready—✓★
DirectX12 Ultimate12
RGB✓★✗

Pros & Cons

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB GDDR6

  • Strong efficiency (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong affordability (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
  • Strong connectivity (77th percentile)

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong rt (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE

Scores 97 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 39 specs.

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger Better at:

Budget

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE Better at:

Ai LlmGaming 4kRay TracingWorkstationGaming 1080pGaming 1440pContent Creation