Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) VS GeForce RTX 5070

We are comparing the Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) ( AMD ) head-to-head with the GeForce RTX 5070 ( NVIDIA ) . You’ll get the key pros and cons of each graphics card, in-depth specs, and gaming benchmarks.

Note: This comparison of Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) vs. GeForce RTX 5070 is based on Comparigon's analysis and is for informational purposes only.

Last Updated: August 19, 2026

KEY DIFFERENCES OF Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) AND GeForce RTX 5070

Here’s how Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) and GeForce RTX 5070 stack up against each other in their most impactful areas. Use these bullets to see at a glance which graphics card excels where.

Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB): 3 advantages GeForce RTX 5070: 5 advantages

Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)

3
  • 25% higher Boost Clock (3130 MHz vs 2512 MHz)
  • 33% more VRAM (16GB vs 12GB)
  • 20% smaller process node (4 nm vs 5 nm)

Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 5070

5
  • 37% higher 4K Ultra FPS (74 vs 54)
  • 35% higher 1440p Ultra FPS (127 vs 94)
  • 26% higher 1080p Ultra FPS (161 vs 128)
  • 38% higher 3DMark Time Spy score (22672 vs 16412)
  • 47% higher 3DMark Port Royal score (14348 vs 9749)

SPECIFICATION TABLE COMPARISON OF Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) AND GeForce RTX 5070

Below is the detailed specification table comparing Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) and GeForce RTX 5070.

Note: Highlighted specs mean that GPU wins that spec row.

If neither side is highlighted, it is a tie or there is not enough data for both specs.

Specification Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) GeForce RTX 5070
General Info
GPU Name: Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) GeForce RTX 5070
GPU Type: Discrete Discrete
Codename: Navi 44 GB205-300
Vendor: AMD NVIDIA
Foundry: TSMC TSMSC
Architecture: RDNA 4.0 Blackwell 2.0
Generation: Navi IV GeForce 50
Release Date: June 4, 2025 March 4, 2025
Board Design
Bus Interface: PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16
PCIe Version: 5.0 5.0
PCIe Lanes: x16 x16
Process Size: 4 nm 5 nm
Transistors: 29.7 billion 31.1 billion
Density: 149.2 MTr/mm² 118.25 MTr/mm²
Die Size: 199 mm² 263
Board Length: 245 mm
Board Width: 40 mm
Board Height: 115 mm
Total Graphics Power (TGP): 160 W 250 W
Graphics Processor
Compute Units: 32 80
Shading Units: 2048 6144
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs): 128 192
Render Output Units (ROPs): 64 80
Tensor Cores: 64 192
Ray Tracing Cores: 32 48
Base Clock: 1700 MHz 2325
Boost Clock: 3130 MHz 2512
L1 Cache: 128KB per cluster
L2 Cache: 4 MB 48MB shared
L3 Cache: 32 MB
Raw Performance
Pixel Fill Rate: 200.3 GPixel/s 201.0 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate: 400.6 GTexel/s 482.3 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance: 25.64 TFLOPs 30.87 TFLOPs
Memory
Memory Type: GDDR6 GDDR7
Memory Size: 16 GB 12 GB
Memory Bus Width: 128-bit 192-bit
Memory Clock: 2518 MHz 1750
Effective Memory Speed: 20100 Mbps 28000
Bandwidth: 322.3 GB/s 672
APIs
DirectX: 12.2 12.2
Vulkan: 1.3 1.4
OpenGL: 4.6 4.6
OpenCL: 2.2 3.0
CUDA: No 12.0
Ray Tracing: Yes Yes
DLSS: No DLSS 4
DisplayPort: 2.1a 2.1b
HDMI: 2.1b
Gaming FPS
1080p Ultra (FPS): 128 161
1440p Ultra (FPS): 94 127
4K Ultra (FPS): 54 74
Benchmarks
3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite 13913 23186
Time Spy 16412 22672
Solar Bay 65209 106341
Port Royal 9749 14348
Fire Strike 38956 58080
Wild Life Extreme 27723 43673
Night Raid 149101 175736
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
Compute Score 107640 190967
Background Blur 269.5 254.4 img/sec
Face Detection 151 180.6 img/sec
Horizon Detection 3.6 7.91 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 4.67 10.2 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 5.27 10.7 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 1.08 1.84 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 395.3 975.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 13165.7 27816.5 FPS
Passmark Graphics
G3D Mark 20049 28787
G2D Mark 1177 1304
DirectX 11 185 280
DirectX 12 57 106
GPU Compute 11171 14598 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins High (4K) 141.10 1199.40
Aztec Ruins Normal 950.10 995.80
Car Chase 773.30 859.00
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) 636.10 4075.00
T-Rex 2727.40 6657.70
Tessellation 4164.10 5998.50
ALU 2 5094.70 276.30
Driver Overhead 2 335.10
API OpenGL
OS Windows Windows
Blender (Rendering)
Blender Score 1578 6160
GeekBench 6 ML
Single Precision 25924 30221
Half Precision 40429 30221
Quantized 22275 23474
Image Classification 12380 12270
Image Segmentation 15402 30237
Image Super Resolution 32024 35585
Face Detection 50457 62662
Pose Estimation 113796 145190
Text Classification 4460 4198
Machine Translation 7481 6233
Object Detection 11256 16709
Depth Estimation 53978 58300
Style Transfer 235750 246598
Framework ONNX ONNX
Backend DirectML DirectML
FurMark
1080p Vulkan 10902 17361
1440p Vulkan 7889 12595
2160p Vulkan 3392 7899
1080p OpenGL 11275 16477
1440p OpenGL 7905 12295
2160p OpenGL 3925 6339

Tip: indicates a higher-is-better spec advantage, while indicates a lower-is-better advantage.

PERFORMANCE CHART COMPARISON OF Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) AND GeForce RTX 5070

The charts below visualize how Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) and GeForce RTX 5070 stack up in key performance metrics.

Radar Chart Comparison

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)
GeForce RTX 5070

Bullet Chart Comparison

Market Top is the best score found. Colored bars are % of market top (0 to 100).
Market Top
Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)
GeForce RTX 5070

Release Timeline of Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) and GeForce RTX 5070

GeForce RTX 5070
92 days
Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)

GeForce RTX 5070 was released 3 months earlier than Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB).

Value For Money Calculator

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Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)

16 GB GDDR6
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GeForce RTX 5070

12 GB GDDR7
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Domain Score Summary

Note: Scores (0 to 100) are generated by Comparigon’s scoring algorithm and are intended as a high-level guide. They may not map 1-to-1 with the individual spec-by-spec comparisons shown in the table.

Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) GeForce RTX 5070
ALL
Overall
Difference: 5
Leads
Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)
75
GeForce RTX 5070
80
Gaming Performance
Difference: 14
Leads
Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)
59
GeForce RTX 5070
73
AI & Machine Learning
Difference: 1
Leads
Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)
64
GeForce RTX 5070
65
Hardware Architecture
Difference: 1
Leads
Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)
83
GeForce RTX 5070
84
Workstation
Difference: 11
Leads
Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)
59
GeForce RTX 5070
70
Energy Efficiency
Difference: 19
Leads
Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)
100
GeForce RTX 5070
81
Note: If a domain shows no data, it usually means required specs are missing for the item.

Our Verdict

In conclusion, the GeForce RTX 5070 has a narrow overall lead compared to the Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB). Its strongest advantages are in Gaming Performance, AI & Machine Learning, Hardware Architecture and Workstation. The Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) is the better fit if your top priority is Energy Efficiency.

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