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Radeon RX 6700 XT
Spec score
Spec score 32
$329
typical price
Radeon RX 6700 XT against Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
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Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 37
$463
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBright
35 vs 42 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBright
30 vs 35 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBright
39 vs 46 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBright
33 vs 37 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBright
25 vs 27 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBright
29 vs 34 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBright
29 vs 34 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBright
31 vs 36 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 32
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 37
5 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 39
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 46
7 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 33
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 37
4 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 25
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 27
2 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 27
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 32
5 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 9.7
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 8
21%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 6700 XT: $329
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: $463
$134to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 12 GB
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 8 GB
50%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 230 W
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 160 W
44%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 6700 XT: 270 mm
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 240 mm
13%to the right
The verdict
- The RX 9060 XT 8GB is 12% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 8% in the RX 9060 XT 8GB's favour.
- RX 6700 XT carries 12 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The RX 6700 XT typically costs $134 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 6700 XT is the better buy: 9.7 points per $100 against 8.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 6700 XT | Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 12 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 230 W | 160 W (better) |
| Length | 270 mm | 240 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2021 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $329 (better) | $463 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.