Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce 8GB VS PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB

The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce 8GB and PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB differ in several key performance metrics. Starting with GPU clock speeds, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti has a base speed of 2407 MHz, whereas the RX 9060 XT is lower at 1700 MHz. However, the RX 9060 XT can reach a significantly higher turbo speed of 3230 MHz, compared to the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti's 2572 MHz turbo speed.

In terms of pixel rate, the RX 9060 XT again takes the lead, offering 206.7 GPixel/s, which is higher than the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti’s 123.5 GPixel/s. The RX 9060 XT also has a higher floating-point performance at 26.46 TFLOPS, compared to the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti’s 23.7 TFLOPS. For texture rates, the RX 9060 XT excels with 413.4 GTexels/s, compared to 370.4 GTexels/s from the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti.

Looking at memory and architecture, the RX 9060 XT has a faster GPU memory speed of 2518 MHz, whereas the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti’s memory speed is 1750 MHz. The RX 9060 XT also has a greater memory capacity with 16GB, compared to the 8GB of the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti. In terms of architecture, the RX 9060 XT has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units (TMUs), and 64 render output units (ROPs), whereas the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti features 4608 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 48 ROPs. Despite these differences, both cards support double precision floating point (DPFP) operations.

The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce 8GB and PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB differ in several memory specifications. The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti features an effective memory speed of 28000 MHz, which is higher than the RX 9060 XT's 20000 MHz. However, the RX 9060 XT has a much larger memory capacity, offering 16GB of VRAM compared to the 8GB in the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti.

In terms of memory bandwidth, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti achieves a maximum of 448 GB/s, outperforming the RX 9060 XT's 322.3 GB/s. Both cards share the same 128-bit memory bus width, and both support ECC (Error Correction Code) memory, ensuring data integrity in both models.

For GDDR memory versions, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti uses GDDR7, while the RX 9060 XT uses GDDR6. While this is a difference in memory technology, it is not directly quantifiable from the given data.

Both the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce 8GB and the PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB support DirectX 12 Ultimate and OpenGL 4.6, making them both compatible with modern graphics and gaming technologies. However, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti supports a higher version of OpenCL, with version 3, while the RX 9060 XT supports OpenCL version 2.2.

In terms of features, both cards support multi-display technology, ray tracing, and 3D. The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti also supports DLSS, while the RX 9060 XT does not. Neither card has XeSS (XMX) support, and both lack RGB lighting. The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is compatible with Intel Resizable BAR, while the RX 9060 XT supports AMD SAM.

For display output, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti supports up to 4 displays, whereas the RX 9060 XT supports 3 displays. Additionally, both cards do not feature LHR (Lite Hash Rate) functionality, making them equally unaffected by mining restrictions.

Both the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce 8GB and the PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB feature an HDMI output with the same number of HDMI ports: 1. Both also support the same HDMI version, HDMI 2.1b. The two cards differ slightly in their DisplayPort outputs, with the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti offering 3 DisplayPort outputs, while the RX 9060 XT has 2.

Neither card includes USB-C ports, DVI outputs, nor mini DisplayPort outputs, which are absent in both models.

Overall, the main difference in ports between these two cards lies in the number of DisplayPort outputs, with the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti providing one more than the RX 9060 XT.

The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce 8GB and PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB differ in several key general specifications. The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is built on the Blackwell architecture, while the RX 9060 XT uses RDNA 4.0. In terms of thermal design power (TDP), the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti has a higher TDP at 180W, compared to the RX 9060 XT’s 160W.

Both cards use PCIe version 5, ensuring compatibility with modern motherboards, and both feature a semiconductor size that differs slightly: the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti has a 5 nm process, while the RX 9060 XT uses a more advanced 4 nm process. Regarding transistor count, the RX 9060 XT has more transistors at 29,700 million, compared to the 21,900 million found in the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti.

Neither card offers air-water cooling, and both have the same height of 120 mm. The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is 208 mm wide, slightly narrower than the RX 9060 XT, which measures 220 mm in width.