XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift 16GB GDDR6
XFX
72 Overall Score
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
Gigabyte
97 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift 16GB GDDR6
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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
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 4k
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Budget
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9060 XT | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 4★ | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 32 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 51.279998779296875 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 25.639999389648438 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 182★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 8K (4320p) | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 290★ | 304 |
| Slot Width | 3.5 | 2.5★ |
| Form Factor | ITX | ATX |
| Weight | 1.59 kg | 0.56 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift 16GB GDDR6
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong connectivity (77th percentile)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %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 15 of 39 specs.