Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 VS PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 features a GPU clock speed of 2280 MHz, whereas the PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has a lower base clock speed of 1700 MHz, though it can reach a turbo speed of 3130 MHz, which is significantly higher than the Nvidia's 2500 MHz. The RX 9060 XT also leads in pixel rate with 200.3 GPixel/s compared to the RTX 5060's 120 GPixel/s, offering higher pixel processing capacity.

In terms of floating-point performance, the RX 9060 XT delivers 25.64 TFLOPS, outperforming the RTX 5060's 19.2 TFLOPS. Similarly, the RX 9060 XT has a higher texture rate of 400.6 GTexels/s compared to the RTX 5060's 300 GTexels/s, indicating better texture mapping capability.

Looking at the architecture, the RTX 5060 is equipped with 3840 shading units, 120 texture mapping units (TMUs), and 48 render output units (ROPs). On the other hand, the RX 9060 XT has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, providing a higher number of shading and texture mapping units, and more ROPs, which may contribute to improved overall graphical performance. Both cards support Double Precision Floating Point (DPFP), which is a feature not found in all GPUs.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 features an effective memory speed of 28000 MHz, which is faster than the PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB's 20000 MHz. However, the RX 9060 XT has a larger VRAM capacity of 16GB, compared to the RTX 5060's 8GB. Both products use a 128-bit memory bus width and support ECC memory, ensuring reliability in memory error correction.

In terms of maximum memory bandwidth, the RTX 5060 offers 448 GB/s, significantly outpacing the RX 9060 XT's 322.3 GB/s. While the RTX 5060 provides higher bandwidth, the RX 9060 XT's larger memory capacity may still offer advantages for certain workloads that demand more VRAM.

Both GPUs use advanced memory technology, with the RTX 5060 utilizing the newer GDDR7 version, while the RX 9060 XT uses the GDDR6 version. Although GDDR7 offers higher performance potential, the RX 9060 XT’s GDDR6 and greater VRAM could provide better performance in memory-heavy applications.

Both the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 and PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB support DirectX 12 Ultimate and OpenGL 4.6, ensuring compatibility with modern gaming and graphics applications. The RTX 5060 also supports OpenCL 3, whereas the RX 9060 XT is limited to OpenCL 2.2.

In terms of additional features, both GPUs support multi-display technology, ray tracing, and 3D, making them suitable for immersive visual experiences. However, the RTX 5060 has an advantage with support for DLSS, which is not available on the RX 9060 XT. Additionally, the RTX 5060 uses Intel Resizable BAR, while the RX 9060 XT uses AMD SAM, highlighting the platform-specific optimizations each card offers.

Both GPUs do not feature LHR (Lite Hash Rate) restrictions and lack RGB lighting. The RTX 5060 supports up to 4 displays, while the RX 9060 XT is limited to 3 supported displays, offering a slight difference in display connectivity.

Both the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 and PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB come equipped with one HDMI output, supporting HDMI 2.1b, allowing for high-quality video and audio output. The RTX 5060 provides 3 DisplayPort outputs, while the RX 9060 XT has 2 DisplayPort outputs, offering slightly more display connectivity on the RTX 5060.

Neither card includes USB-C, DVI, or mini DisplayPort outputs, so these options are not available on either model.

Overall, the primary difference between the two products in terms of ports is the extra DisplayPort output on the RTX 5060, which may be advantageous for users requiring multiple monitor setups.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 is built on the Blackwell architecture, while the PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB uses the RDNA 4.0 architecture. Both GPUs support PCI Express 5, ensuring fast data transfer speeds between the GPU and the motherboard. The RTX 5060 has a thermal design power (TDP) of 145W, which is slightly lower than the RX 9060 XT's 150W.

In terms of semiconductor size, the RTX 5060 is built using a 5 nm process, while the RX 9060 XT uses a slightly more advanced 4 nm process. The RX 9060 XT also has more transistors, with 29,700 million compared to the RTX 5060’s 21,900 million, which may contribute to its performance and capabilities.

For physical dimensions, the RTX 5060 is 241 mm wide and 111 mm high, while the RX 9060 XT is slightly more compact, measuring 220 mm wide and 120 mm high. Neither card includes air-water cooling, both opting for standard cooling solutions.