Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB VS MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Cyclone 8GB

The Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB and MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Cyclone 8GB show some differences in their core performance specs. The RX 9060 XT has a GPU clock speed of 1700 MHz, with a turbo boost up to 3230 MHz, while the RTX 5060 Ti features a higher base GPU clock speed of 2407 MHz and a turbo speed of 2572 MHz. Despite the RTX 5060 Ti's higher clock speeds, the RX 9060 XT outperforms in pixel rate with 206.7 GPixel/s, compared to the RTX 5060 Ti's 123.5 GPixel/s. Additionally, the RX 9060 XT offers better floating-point performance at 26.46 TFLOPS, while the RTX 5060 Ti delivers 23.7 TFLOPS.

In terms of texture rate, the RX 9060 XT also takes the lead with 413.4 GTexels/s, ahead of the RTX 5060 Ti’s 370.4 GTexels/s. The memory speed of the RX 9060 XT is notably faster at 2518 MHz, compared to the RTX 5060 Ti's 1750 MHz. The RX 9060 XT features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units (TMUs), and 64 render output units (ROPs), whereas the RTX 5060 Ti has a significantly higher count of 4608 shading units and 144 TMUs, but fewer ROPs at 48.

Both cards support Double Precision Floating Point (DPFP), so they match in this regard. The differences in these specifications point to the RX 9060 XT being stronger in pixel rate, floating-point performance, and texture rate, while the RTX 5060 Ti offers a higher base clock speed and a larger number of shading units and TMUs.

The memory specifications of the Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB and MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Cyclone 8GB show some clear differences. The RX 9060 XT comes equipped with 16GB of VRAM, whereas the RTX 5060 Ti has 8GB of VRAM. This means the RX 9060 XT has double the memory capacity of the RTX 5060 Ti. Both products use a 128-bit memory bus width, and they both support Error Correction Code (ECC) memory.

In terms of memory speed, the RX 9060 XT has an effective memory speed of 20000 MHz, while the RTX 5060 Ti has a faster effective memory speed of 28000 MHz. The maximum memory bandwidth also differs, with the RX 9060 XT offering a bandwidth of 322.3 GB/s, compared to the RTX 5060 Ti's higher 448 GB/s.

Both cards use different GDDR versions, with the RX 9060 XT using GDDR6 and the RTX 5060 Ti using the newer GDDR7. This could imply differences in efficiency and performance characteristics, though both cards support ECC memory for stability and error correction.

The Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB and MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Cyclone 8GB both support DirectX 12 Ultimate and OpenGL 4.6, but they differ in OpenCL versions. The RX 9060 XT supports OpenCL 2.2, while the RTX 5060 Ti supports the newer OpenCL 3.0. Both cards are compatible with multi-display setups and support ray tracing and 3D technologies.

In terms of additional features, the RX 9060 XT does not support DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling), while the RTX 5060 Ti does offer DLSS support. Neither product has XeSS (XMX) support. The RX 9060 XT utilizes AMD SAM (Smart Access Memory) for better performance, while the RTX 5060 Ti uses Intel Resizable BAR. Both cards lack LHR (Lite Hash Rate) limitations, ensuring full mining performance.

Another key difference is in RGB lighting; the RX 9060 XT includes RGB lighting, while the RTX 5060 Ti does not. The RX 9060 XT supports up to 3 displays, while the RTX 5060 Ti can support up to 4 displays, offering slightly more flexibility for multi-monitor setups.

Both the Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB and MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Cyclone 8GB offer similar port configurations in some aspects. Both products include 1 HDMI port, with HDMI 2.1b support. The major difference comes in their DisplayPort outputs: the RX 9060 XT has 2 DisplayPort outputs, while the RTX 5060 Ti has 3 DisplayPort outputs, offering slightly more display connectivity options.

Neither card includes USB-C ports, DVI outputs, or mini DisplayPort outputs. So, the key differentiator in terms of ports is the number of DisplayPort connections, with the RTX 5060 Ti having one more than the RX 9060 XT.

The Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16GB and MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Cyclone 8GB differ in their general specifications in several areas. The RX 9060 XT features the RDNA 4.0 architecture, while the RTX 5060 Ti uses the Blackwell architecture. The RX 9060 XT has a Thermal Design Power (TDP) of 160W, which is lower than the RTX 5060 Ti's 180W TDP. Both cards support PCI Express (PCIe) version 5, ensuring high-speed connectivity, but they use different semiconductor sizes: the RX 9060 XT uses a 4 nm process, while the RTX 5060 Ti uses a 5 nm process.

When it comes to the number of transistors, the RX 9060 XT has 29,700 million transistors, compared to the RTX 5060 Ti's 21,900 million, showing a significant difference in transistor count. Neither card features air-water cooling, and both cards are designed without such a cooling solution.

In terms of physical dimensions, the RX 9060 XT is larger at 281 mm in width and 118 mm in height, while the RTX 5060 Ti is more compact at 161 mm in width and 125 mm in height.