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Radeon RX 7800 XT
Spec score
Spec score 49
$895
typical price
Radeon RX 7800 XT against Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
Radeon RX 7800 XT 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.
Right · AMD
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
Spec score
Spec score 40
$750
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Radeon RX 7800 XTleft
53 vs 44 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Radeon RX 7800 XTleft
46 vs 37 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 7800 XTleft
58 vs 48 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Radeon RX 7800 XTleft
51 vs 40 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 7800 XTleft
41 vs 32 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Radeon RX 7800 XTleft
44 vs 36 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Radeon RX 7800 XTleft
43 vs 36 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Radeon RX 7800 XTleft
48 vs 38 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 7800 XTleft
45 vs 40 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
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 7800 XT: 49
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 40
9 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 58
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 48
10 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 51
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 40
11 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 41
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 32
9 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 40
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 34
6 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 5.5
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 7.5
36%to the right
Typical price
Radeon RX 7800 XT: $895
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: $530
$365to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 16 GB
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 16 GB
level
Board power
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 263 W
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 160 W
64%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 7800 XT: 290 mm
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 240 mm
21%to the right
The verdict
- The RX 7800 XT is 27% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 28% in the RX 7800 XT's favour.
- The RX 9060 XT 16GB typically costs $365 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 9060 XT 16GB is the better buy: 7.5 points per $100 against 5.5.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 7800 XT | Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Board power | 263 W | 160 W (better) |
| Length | 290 mm | 240 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2023 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $895 | $530 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.