Left · AMD
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
Spec score
Spec score 40
$750
Amazon US, Oct 24
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB against GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Spec score
Spec score 39
$599
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 3070 Tiright
37 vs 42 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 16GBleft
48 vs 46 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GBleft
32 vs 24 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 3070 Tiright
36 vs 42 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 3070 Tiright
36 vs 43 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 3070 Tiright
38 vs 41 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GBleft
40 vs 37 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 9060 XT 16GB: 40
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 39
1 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 48
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 46
2 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 40
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 40
level
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 32
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 24
8 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 34
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 44
10 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 7.5
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 6.5
15%to the left
Typical price
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: $530
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: $599
$69to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 16 GB
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 8 GB
100%to the left
Board power
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 160 W
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 290 W
81%to the left
Length
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB: 240 mm
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti: 300 mm
25%to the left
The verdict
- RX 9060 XT 16GB and RTX 3070 Ti are level on games at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 33% in the RX 9060 XT 16GB's favour.
- RX 9060 XT 16GB carries 16 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The RX 9060 XT 16GB typically costs $69 less.
- Per dollar, the RX 9060 XT 16GB is the better buy: 7.5 points per $100 against 6.5.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | GeForce RTX 3070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 160 W (better) | 290 W |
| Length | 240 mm (better) | 300 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2025 (better) | 2021 |
| Typical price | $530 (better) | $599 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.