AMD ROCm Documentation Indicates Radeon RX 9060 XL; Potential New RX 9060 XT Variant?

Recently, AMD’s ROCm documentation has stirred discussion with the mention of a new RDNA 4 GPU model, the Radeon RX 9060 “XL.”However, it remains unclear whether this entry indicates the impending release of a genuine product or if it is simply a typographical error.

Unconfirmed Radeon RX 9060 “XL”Listed in AMD ROCm Supported GPUs

As of now, the AMD GPU lineup includes models featuring the NAVI 44 die, such as the Radeon RX 9060 XT—available in both 8 GB and 16 GB configurations—and the standard Radeon RX 9060. This latest RDNA 4 GPU was launched about two months ago, yet there have been no announcements regarding any new RX 9000 series GPUs on the horizon. Contradicting this silence, AMD’s ROCm documentation includes the intriguing mention of the Radeon RX 9060 XL.

AMD’s ROCm (Radeon Open Compute) is a robust open-source platform designed for GPU computing, providing developers with a comprehensive software stack. According to reports from Videocardz, this newly listed Radeon RX 9060 XL appears to be an obscure addition, as there had been no prior indication of its existence. Speculatively, it may represent a streamlined version of the Radeon RX 9060 XT, though the unconventional “XL”suffix raises questions about its identification, as it typically correlates with the GPU die rather than the product name.

AMD Radeon models and specifications table with columns for architecture, LLVM target, runtime, and HIP SDK.

At this stage, skepticism about the existence of the RX 9060 XL is warranted; it may well be a simple error. It is plausible that this translates to the standard Radeon RX 9060 featuring a cut-down version of the NAVI 44 die. The editor responsible for updating the ROCm table appears to have misreported the architecture specifications for the Radeon RX 9000 series, incorrectly listing it as RDNA 3 instead of the accurate RDNA 4, showcasing a pattern of inconsistencies.

The existing Radeon RX 9060 XT utilizes a NAVI 44 XT die, but details regarding the specific NAVI 44 variant assigned to the RX 9060 remain uncertain. It could possibly be labeled as NAVI 44 XL, or simply NAVI 44—the naming conventions observed in predecessor models hint at this distinction. For reference, the previous generation RX 7600 series consists of the RX 7600 XT, leveraging the NAVI 33 XT, and the non-XT RX 7600, which employs NAVI 33 XL. Following this logic, it suggests that the RX 9060 XL might actually refer to the standard RX 9060.

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