RX 9060 XT vs RTX 5060 Ti

Memory, cores, and clocks

AMD lists 32 compute units, 32 ray accelerators, and 64 AI accelerators on the RX 9060 XT, with a boost frequency of up to 3130 MHz and a game frequency of 2530 MHz. Memory is 16 GB of GDDR6 at up to 20 Gbps on a 128-bit interface, with 32 MB of Infinity Cache and up to 320 GB/s of bandwidth.

NVIDIA lists 4,608 CUDA cores on the RTX 5060 Ti, fifth-generation Tensor cores, fourth-generation ray tracing cores, a 2.57 GHz boost clock, and a 2.41 GHz base clock. Memory is 16 GB or 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit interface.

Power and connectors

AMD rates the RX 9060 XT 16GB at 160 W typical board power, recommends a 450 W minimum power supply, and lists one 8-pin power connector. NVIDIA rates the RTX 5060 Ti at 180 W total graphics power and 600 W required system power, with one PCIe 8-pin cable or one 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable, adapter in the box.

Display outputs and PCIe

AMD lists DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b on the RX 9060 XT, and a PCIe 5.0 x16 bus. NVIDIA lists three DisplayPort outputs and one HDMI output on the RTX 5060 Ti reference spec, with PCI Express Gen 5. Partner cards can differ.

Ray tracing and upscaling

NVIDIA lists DLSS 4 on the RTX 5060 Ti with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, and Multi Frame Generation, plus ray tracing support. AMD says the RX 9060 XT's AI accelerators power FSR 4 machine-learning upscaling, and lists AMD FSR "Redstone" among supported technologies. These are feature lists, not frame-rate results.

8GB versions

Both cards also come in 8GB versions: $299 for the RX 9060 XT 8GB and $379 for the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB at launch. Unless noted, specs are for the 16GB models.

Who should buy which

Choose the RX 9060 XT 16GB when 16 GB at the lower launch price matters most. Choose the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB when you want DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and Ray Reconstruction and the $80 launch-price gap is acceptable. RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5080 covers the higher tier. Check current prices before you buy.