By AMD unveiled its newest graphics card, the Radeon RX 9060 X, at Computex 2025 earlier this week. This marks the third GPU in AMD’s 9000 series lineup, which also consists of the RX 9070 and 9070 XT, and it’s scheduled to launch on June 5. While it’s marketed as the entry-level option in the RX 9000 series, the RX 9060 XT operates on the same RDNA 4 architecture as the more potent RX 9070 and 9070 XT, incorporating FSR 4 resolution upscaling and frame generation, in addition to DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b support.
AMD is producing two variants of the RX 9060 XT: one with 8GB VRAM and another with 16GB VRAM. Both versions will boast 32 RDNA 4 CUs (compute units), a maximum clock speed of 3.13GHz, and a power consumption ranging from 150W to 182W, contingent upon the model’s VRAM and clock frequency. While these specifications are commendable for an entry-level card, the situation becomes somewhat more complex from here.
Power and pricing
AMD has set the MSRP at $300 for the 8GB model and $350 for the 16GB variant. However, the company will not be releasing RX 9060 XT reference cards directly. Instead, third-party manufacturers such as Asus, Acer, Gigabyte, and others will be launching their own iterations of the RX 9060 XT beginning June 5. Consequently, performance, power consumption, and pricing are likely to vary among the different RX 9060 XT models (particularly for overclocked versions), but at least some of these GPUs will adhere to the reference clock speeds and hence MSRP (assuming the ongoing tariffs do not affect those prices).
Regarding performance, the RX 9060 XT 16GB is positioned as a successor to AMD’s RX 7600 XT as its leading entry-level GPU, making it the main rival to Nvidia’s $300 GeForce RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti (priced at either $380 for the 8GB model or $429 for the 16GB model). According to AMD’s Computex 2025 presentation, internal testing indicated that the RX 9060 XT is approximately six percent quicker than the RTX 5060 Ti across 40 games running at 1440p–and around $80 MSRP less expensive. However, these tests compare the RX 9060 XT 16GB with the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB, rather than the RTX 5060 16GB. The performance of the RX 9060 8GB model raises more questions, as the reduced amount of VRAM could lead to notable performance drops.
On X (formerly Twitter), AMD’s Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions and Gaming Marketing, Frank Azor, clarified that most gamers use a 1080p display, for which 8GB of VRAM is sufficient. While technically accurate, it does not resolve concerns about confusing consumers who might see the aforementioned comparisons of the RX 9060 XT 16GB’s 6% performance increase over the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB and assume that this applies to all RX 9060 XT models. Furthermore, actual performance is likely to vary across the different SKUs launching June 5, which might exacerbate the issue.
Majority of gamers are still playing at 1080p and have no use for more than 8GB of memory. Most played games WW are mostly esports games. We wouldn’t build it if there wasn’t a market for it. If 8GB isn’t right for you then there’s 16GB. Same GPU, no compromise, just memory…
— Frank Azor (@AzorFrank) May 22, 2025
Where to find the AMD RX 9060 XT
Despite those potential concerns and unanswered inquiries, the RX 9060 XT still appears to be a commendable entry-level option for those already committed to AMD’s hardware. As stated earlier, multiple manufacturers will be introducing RX 9060 XT GPUs starting June 5, and while none are currently available for preorder, you can discover more about the announced models from Asus, Acer, and Gigabyte, at each manufacturer’s online store. Other brands such as PowerColor also showcased upcoming RX 9060 XT GPUs at the Computex 2025 exhibition. We will be sure to update this post once the GPUs are accessible.
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