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Radeon RX 9060 XT vs Radeon RX 9070

Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Radeon RX 9060 XT against Radeon RX 9070, side by side.

Cheaper to start

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Both start at a similar price.

Best ecosystem

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Neither lists native integrations.

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Radeon RX 9060 XT

Supports PCIe® 5.0 x16

Radeon RX 9060 XT

Radeon RX 9060 XT, a high-performance graphics card with 2048 stream processors and 16 GB GDDR6 memory.

Where it wins, where it doesn't

Pros

  • Supports advanced video codecs including AV1, H264, and H265/HEVC for versatile content creation.
  • Equipped with 64 AI accelerators and 205 TOPs of INT8 precision performance for efficient AI and machine learning tasks.

Cons

  • Requires a minimum 450W power supply, limiting its compatibility with less powerful systems.
  • Maximum memory size is 16 GB, which may not be sufficient for future memory-intensive applications.

Specifications

  • AI Accelerators64
  • Bus TypePCIe® 5.0 x16
  • HDMI™2.1b
  • Max Memory Size16 GB
  • Memory BandwidthUp to 320 GB/s
  • Memory Interface128-bit
  • Memory SpeedUp to 20 Gbps
  • Memory TypeGDDR6
  • Peak 4-bit Precision (INT4 Matrix) Performance410 TOPs
  • Peak 8-bit Precision (FP8 Matrix) Performance (E5M2, E4M3)205 TFLOPs
  • Peak 8-bit Precision (INT8 Matrix) Performance205 TOPs
  • Peak Half Precision (FP16 Matrix) Performance103 TFLOPs
  • Peak Half Precision (FP16 Vector) Performance25.6 TFLOPs
  • Peak Pixel Fill-RateUp to 200.3 GP/s
  • Peak Single Precision (FP32 Vector) Performance25.6 TFLOPs
  • Ray Accelerators32
  • ROPs64
  • Stream Processors2048
  • Transistor Count29.7 B
  • Typical Board Power (Desktop)160W
  • 4K H264 DecodeYes
  • 4K H264 EncodeYes
  • achievable frequency—
  • AMD Infinity Cache Technology32 MB
  • AV1 DecodeYes
  • AV1 EncodeYes
  • displayport™—
  • features—
  • game frequency—
  • gpu memory—
  • H265/HEVC DecodeYes
  • H265/HEVC EncodeYes
  • HDMI™ 4K SupportYes
  • Minimum PSU Recommendation450W
  • supported rendering format—

Radeon RX 9070

Radeon RX 9070 graphics card with up to 2520 MHz achievable frequency and 16 GB GDDR6 memory

Where it wins, where it doesn't

Pros

  • Achievable frequency of up to 2520 MHz
  • 16 GB of GDDR6 memory
  • Up to 640 GB/s memory bandwidth

Cons

  • Requires a minimum PSU of 650W
  • High typical board power of 220W

Specifications

  • AI Accelerators112
  • Bus TypePCIe® 5.0 x16
  • HDMI™2.1b
  • Max Memory Size16 GB
  • Memory BandwidthUp to 640 GB/s
  • Memory Interface256-bit
  • Memory SpeedUp to 20 Gbps
  • Memory TypeGDDR6
  • Peak 4-bit Precision (INT4 Matrix) Performance578 TOPs
  • Peak 8-bit Precision (FP8 Matrix) Performance (E5M2, E4M3)289 TFLOPs
  • Peak 8-bit Precision (INT8 Matrix) Performance289 TOPs
  • Peak Half Precision (FP16 Matrix) Performance145 TFLOPs
  • Peak Half Precision (FP16 Vector) Performance36.1 TFLOPs
  • Peak Pixel Fill-RateUp to 322.6 GP/s
  • Peak Single Precision (FP32 Vector) Performance36.1 TFLOPs
  • Ray Accelerators56
  • ROPs128
  • Stream Processors3584
  • Transistor Count53.9 B
  • Typical Board Power (Desktop)220W
  • 4K H264 Decode—
  • 4K H264 Encode—
  • achievable frequencyUp to 2520 MHz
  • AMD Infinity Cache Technology—
  • AV1 Decode—
  • AV1 Encode—
  • displayport™2.1a
  • featuresAMD Software Adrenalin Edition, AMD Fluid Motion Frames, AMD Noise Suppression, AMD Radeon™ Super Resolution, AMD Smart Access Memory, AMD Smart Access Video, AMD Privacy View, AMD Radeon™ Boost, AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag, AMD Radeon™ Image Sharpening, AMD Enhanced Sync Technology, AMD FreeSync™ Technology, AMD Radeon™ Chill, AMD Virtual Super Resolution, AMD FSR™ 'Redstone'
  • game frequency2070 MHz
  • gpu memoryAMD Infinity Cache Technology
  • H265/HEVC Decode—
  • H265/HEVC Encode—
  • HDMI™ 4K Support—
  • Minimum PSU Recommendation—
  • supported rendering formatHDMI™ 4K Support, 4K H264 Decode, 4K H264 Encode, H265/HEVC Decode, H265/HEVC Encode, AV1 Decode, AV1 Encode