Leaked Benchmarks of AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB GPU Show Slower Performance Compared to RX 7700 XT in Vulkan & OpenCL

Leaked Benchmarks of AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB GPU Show Slower Performance Compared to RX 7700 XT in Vulkan & OpenCL

Benchmark results for the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT “RDNA 4″GPU have surfaced in the Geekbench database, revealing that its performance lags behind the RX 7700 XT, which is based on the previous RDNA 3 architecture.

Overview of the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU

The Radeon RX 9060 XT is positioned as AMD’s primary offering for mainstream gaming within the RDNA 4 family. It will be available in two configurations: a 16 GB version, priced at $349, and an 8 GB version, retailing for $299. A recent Geekbench test focused on the 16 GB variant, but first, let’s delve into its specifications.

Specifications and Features

Utilizing TSMC’s advanced 4nm process technology, the RX 9060 XT aims for exceptional clock speeds, boasting a remarkable boost frequency that reaches up to 3.13 GHz. This makes it the first GPU to achieve such impressive base speeds. Anticipated custom models might operate at frequencies close to 3.2 to 3.3 GHz, and the card has a Total Board Power (TBP) rating of between 150W and 182W, depending on the VRAM configuration.

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Render
Image Credits: AMD

The RX 9060 XT’s memory setup includes options for both 8 GB and 16 GB with a 128-bit bus interface. The card uses GDDR6 memory with a speed of 20 Gbps. Although this configuration is akin to the RTX 5060 Ti, competitors have already transitioned to faster GDDR7 memory technology. Despite initial rumors suggesting AMD might scrap the 8 GB variant due to the unfavorable reception of NVIDIA’s similar offerings, it appears both models will proceed as planned.

Benchmark leak for AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
Image Source: Geekbench

Benchmark Performance

In the OpenCL benchmark, the RX 9060 XT achieved a score of 109, 315 points. This figure is indicative of a 31% increase in performance over the RX 7600 XT’s score of 83, 313, yet it falls 14% below the RX 7700 XT, which demonstrates the competitive nature of the current graphics card market.

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Vulkan Benchmark Leak
Image Source: Geekbench

Similar trends were observed in the Vulkan tests, where the RX 9060 XT outperformed the RX 7600 XT by 25%, yet underperformed by 12% compared to the RX 7700 XT—both competitors hold similar price points in the current market landscape.

The testing environment utilized an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU combined with 32 GB of DDR5-8000 memory. Notably, the GPU recorded a maximum frequency of 2787 MHz, which is below the expected 3 GHz+ boost frequency. With these factors in mind, we anticipate that the RX 9060 XT should rival or possibly surpass the RX 7700 XT in gaming scenarios, though patience is warranted for forthcoming official benchmark releases expected early next month.

RX 9060 XT System Configuration

AMD has positioned the Radeon RX 9060 XT with 16 GB as a direct competitor to the NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti, emphasizing its attractive price point that undercuts even NVIDIA’s 8 GB model.

Technical Specifications of the AMD Radeon RX 9000 “RDNA 4″Series

Model Radeon RX 9070 XT Radeon RX 9070 Radeon RX 9070 GRE Radeon RX 9060 XT Radeon RX 9060 Radeon RX 9050?
Architecture RDNA 4 RDNA 4 RDNA 4 RDNA 4 RDNA 4 RDNA 4
GPU WeU Navi 48 Navi 48 Navi 48 Navi 44 Navi 44 Navi 44
Process Node TSMC 4nm TSMC 4nm TSMC 4nm TSMC 4nm TSMC 4nm TSMC 4nm
Transistor Count 53.9 Billion 53.9 Billion 53.9 Billion 29.7 Billion 29.7 Billion 29.7 Billion
Die Size 357mm² 357mm² 357mm² TBD TBD TBD
Compute Units 64 56 48 32 TBD TBD
Ray Accelerators 64 56 48 32 TBD TBD
AI Accelerators 128 112 96 64 TBD TBD
Stream Processors 4096 3584 3072 2048 TBD TBD
Game Clock 2400 MHz 2070 MHz 2220 MHz 2530 MHz TBD TBD
Boost Clock 2970 MHz 2540 MHz 2790 MHz 3130 MHz TBD TBD
Peak FP32 48.7 TFLOPs 36.1 TFLOPs 34.3 TFLOPs 25.6 TFLOPs TBD TBD
Peak FP16 97.3 TFLOPs 72.3 TFLOPs 68.6 TFLOPs 51.3 TFLOPs TBD TBD
Peak INT8 779 TOPS (Sparsity) 578 TOPS (Sparsity) 549 TOPS (Sparsity) 410 TOPS (Sparsity) TBD TBD
Peak INT4 1557 TOPS (Sparsity) 1156 TOPS (Sparsity) 1097 TOPS (Sparsity) 821 TOPS (Sparsity) TBD TBD
ROPS 128 128 96 64 TBD TBD
Infinity Cache 64 MB 64 MB 48 MB 32 MB TBD TBD
Memory 16GB GDDR6 16GB GDDR6 12GB GDDR6 8/16GB GDDR6 8GB GDDR6 TBD
Memory Speed 20 Gbps 20 Gbps 18 Gbps 20 Gbps 20 Gbps TBD
Bus Interface 256-bit 256-bit 192-bit 128-bit 128-bit TBD
PCIe Interface PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x16 TBD
TBP 304W 220W 220W 150-182W TBD TBD
Price $599 US $549 US 4199 RMB $299/$349 US TBD TBD
Launch Date 6th March, 2025 6th March, 2025 8th May, 2025 2025 TBD TBD

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