Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 Black
51Risc Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
What Buyers Say
Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 Black
The GIGABYTE RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 8G is widely praised for its excellent 1440p gaming performance, quiet and efficient cooling, and great value for the price. Many users highlight its smooth gameplay in demanding titles and the effective WINDFORCE cooling system. However, some note that the 8GB VRAM can be limiting for newer titles, and a few experienced driver instability or delivery issues. Overall, it is considered a strong budget-to-midrange option.
Pros
- Excellent 1440p gaming performance
- Quiet and efficient WINDFORCE cooling
- Great value for the price
- Smooth gameplay in demanding titles
- Easy installation
Cons
- 8GB VRAM limiting for newer titles
- Some driver instability issues
- Occasional delivery problems
- Requires 16GB system RAM for stability
- Not ideal for 4K gaming
51Risc Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC | 51Risc Radeon RX 590 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon RX 9060 XT | Radeon RX 590 |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Polaris |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 4★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6★ | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | ||
| Tensor Cores | 64★ | — |
| RT Cores | 32★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 51.279998779296875★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 25.639999389648438★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 217 | 175★ |
| Recommended PSU | 450★ | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | 1 x 6-pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan★ | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 3★ | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 2 | 3★ |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 281 | 238★ |
| Slot Width | 2★ | — |
| Form Factor | ATX | — |
| Weight | 0.84 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | FSR | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| RGB | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 Black
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong connectivity (77th percentile)
51Risc Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
- Strong affordability (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong social proof (67th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (21st percentile)
- Below average rt (22nd percentile)
- Below average vram (22nd percentile)
- Below average compute (23rd percentile)
Pricing
Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 8GB GDDR6 Black
51Risc Radeon RX 590 8GB GDDR5
No current pricing available
Verdict
Scores 71 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 39 specs.