Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT PURE 16GB GDDR6
The 16GB frame buffer on a 128-bit bus and RDNA 4 architecture with a 3290 MHz boost clock provide ample VRAM for modern textures at 1080p and 1440p, avoiding the 8GB bottleneck in its class. Its compact 240mm dual-fan design and modest 170W TDP make it a strong fit for small-form-factor builds without requiring a PSU upgrade. This card is best for 1080p gamers who want to max out texture settings and play at high refresh rates without exceeding a tight budget.
GPU Radeon RX 9060 XT
VRAM 16GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 3290 MHz
TDP 170 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
48 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong ai (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong vram (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)
- Below average feature (35th 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
| 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 | 19749 |
| 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 | 240 |
| Slot Width | 2.3 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT PURE | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N507TAERO 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 5090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR6 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3290 | 2407 | 2588 | 2482 | 2730 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 170 | 575 | 300 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 512 | 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 | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT PURE | 75.8 | 46.3 | 68.3 | 46.4 | 57.6 | 34.5 | 43.3 | 82.7 | 50.9 | 2.3 | 40.7 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N507TAERO OC-16GD Compare | 79.2 | 88.3 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 88 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 95.5 | 22 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 88 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 88.8 | 21.1 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.2 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 82.6 | 18 |
Usage Scores
- Overall48.1
- AI/LLM51.7
- Budget56.8
- Gaming 4k46.3
- Ray Tracing46.6
- Workstation48.4
- Gaming 1080p49.7
- Gaming 1440p47.8
- Content Creation46.7
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
