Left · AMD
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 37
$463
typical price
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB against GeForce RTX 5060
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.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 5060
Spec score
Spec score 35
$460
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Coding & development
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBleft
46 vs 43 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBleft
27 vs 20 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 5060right
34 vs 36 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 5060right
34 vs 36 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 5060right
31 vs 33 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 8GB: 37
GeForce RTX 5060: 35
2 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 46
GeForce RTX 5060: 43
3 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 37
GeForce RTX 5060: 36
1 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 27
GeForce RTX 5060: 20
7 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 32
GeForce RTX 5060: 36
4 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 8GB: 8
GeForce RTX 5060: 8.3
4%to the right
Typical price
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: $463
GeForce RTX 5060: $421
$42to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 8 GB
GeForce RTX 5060: 8 GB
level
Board power
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 160 W
GeForce RTX 5060: 145 W
10%to the right
Length
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: 240 mm
GeForce RTX 5060: 240 mm
level
The verdict
- The RX 9060 XT 8GB is 3% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 35% in the RX 9060 XT 8GB's favour.
- The RTX 5060 typically costs $42 less.
Specifications
| Spec | Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Board power | 160 W | 145 W (better) |
| Length | 240 mm | 240 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | AMD | Nvidia |
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Typical price | $463 | $421 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.