MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming Trio 16GB VS Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming Trio 16GB has a GPU clock speed of 2407 MHz and a turbo clock speed of 2572 MHz, while the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB starts at a lower GPU clock speed of 1900 MHz but boasts a significantly higher turbo clock speed of 3320 MHz. This gives the RX 9060 XT an advantage in terms of its peak turbo performance. In terms of pixel rate, the MSI card delivers 123.5 GPixel/s, while the Sapphire card achieves a higher 212.5 GPixel/s.

For floating-point performance, the MSI card reaches 23.7 TFLOPS, whereas the Sapphire card performs slightly better with 27.2 TFLOPS. On the texture side, the MSI card’s texture rate is 370.4 GTexels/s, which is again lower than the Sapphire's 425 GTexels/s. The memory speed of the MSI card is 1750 MHz, whereas the Sapphire card offers a faster memory speed of 2518 MHz.

Regarding GPU architecture, the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti has 4608 shading units, compared to the Sapphire's 2048 shading units, making the MSI card potentially better in terms of shading power. The MSI card also features 144 texture mapping units (TMUs) and 48 render output units (ROPs), whereas the Sapphire card has 128 TMUs and 64 ROPs, indicating that the Sapphire model has a better setup for texture handling and output.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming Trio 16GB and the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB both come equipped with 16GB of VRAM, so there is no difference in their memory capacity. However, they differ in memory speed and bandwidth. The MSI card offers an effective memory speed of 28000 MHz and a maximum memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s, while the Sapphire card has a lower effective memory speed of 20000 MHz and maximum bandwidth of 322.3 GB/s.

Both cards use a 128-bit memory bus width, so there is no difference in the bus width. In terms of GDDR version, the MSI card uses the newer GDDR7, whereas the Sapphire card uses GDDR6, which is an older version.

Additionally, both cards support ECC memory, so they share this feature for enhanced error correction in memory. Overall, the MSI card has faster memory and a higher bandwidth, but both have the same VRAM capacity and bus width, along with ECC support.

Both the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming Trio 16GB and the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB support DirectX 12 Ultimate and OpenGL 4.6, so they offer the same capabilities in terms of graphics API support. However, there is a difference in OpenCL version, with the MSI card supporting OpenCL 3 and the Sapphire card supporting OpenCL 2.2.

In terms of multi-display technology, both cards support it, so users can connect multiple monitors. Both also support ray tracing and 3D, providing advanced graphics features for immersive experiences. The MSI card has the added benefit of supporting DLSS, which is not available on the Sapphire card.

Another distinction is in the supported technologies for system optimization. The MSI card supports Intel Resizable BAR (part of the Intel SAM feature), while the Sapphire card supports AMD SAM, which is a similar technology for AMD systems. Both cards have RGB lighting, but the MSI card supports up to 4 displays, while the Sapphire card supports 3 displays. Neither card features LHR, and neither has XeSS (XMX) support.

Both the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming Trio 16GB and the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB feature HDMI outputs, with both models equipped with one HDMI port each. Both cards also support HDMI 2.1b, so there is no difference in this regard.

For DisplayPort outputs, the MSI card offers 3, while the Sapphire card has 2, giving the MSI card a slight advantage in the number of DisplayPort connections. Neither card features USB-C, DVI, or mini DisplayPort outputs, so both are equal in these areas.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming Trio 16GB and the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB both feature PCI Express (PCIe) version 5, ensuring compatibility with the latest motherboard standards. The MSI card uses the Blackwell GPU architecture, while the Sapphire card utilizes the RDNA 4.0 architecture, so the two differ in GPU design.

In terms of thermal design power (TDP), the MSI card has a TDP of 180W, slightly lower than the Sapphire card's 182W. Both cards have similar physical dimensions, with the MSI card measuring 300 mm in width and 125 mm in height, while the Sapphire card is also 300 mm wide but has a height of 131 mm.

Both cards are built using different semiconductor sizes: the MSI card uses a 5 nm process, while the Sapphire card uses a 4 nm process. Additionally, the MSI card has 21,900 million transistors, while the Sapphire card has 29,700 million transistors, reflecting the differences in their transistor counts.