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ASUS - ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC vs AMD - Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB

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ROG Astral RTX 5090 OCASUSRENDER
Probe A
ASUS
ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC
91.4/ 100S
Benchmarks95· 40%
Core84· 30%
Memory95· 20%
Power & Form—· 10%
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GBAMDRENDER
Probe B
AMD
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
61.7/ 100C
Benchmarks56· 40%
Core67· 30%
Memory64· 20%
Power & Form—· 10%
Quick verdict

Between the ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, the ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC comes out ahead in cuda / stream cores / ray tracing cores, while the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB wins on tdp / boost clock. Overall, the ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC scores 91.4 and the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB scores 61.7 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC is the clear pick on raw spec strength, leading by 29.7 points on the Mars Score. The margin is wide enough that the underdog only makes sense if its individual strengths line up with what you specifically need.

Pick the ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC if you care most about cuda / stream cores / ray tracing cores. The biggest gaps in its favor are cuda / stream cores, ray tracing cores, memory bus, among others.

Pick the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB if you care most about tdp / boost clock. Its strongest claims are tdp, boost clock.

There are no meaningful ties on the headline specs — every popular-comparison metric has a winner.

Bottom line: the ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.

Why ASUS - ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC wins

  • ▲CUDA / Stream cores — 962.50% more. 21760 vs 2048.
  • ▲Ray tracing cores — 431.25% more. 170 vs 32.
  • ▲Memory bus — 300.00% more. 512 bit vs 128 bit.
  • ▲3DMark Time Spy — 254.84% more. 44000 vs 12400.
  • ▲VRAM — 100.00% more. 32 GB vs 16 GB.
  • ▲Has DLSS.

Why AMD - Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB wins

  • ▲TDP — 440.00 W less. 160 vs 600.
  • ▲Boost clock — 17.89% more. 3130 MHz vs 2655 MHz.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Core

SpecASUS - ROG Astral RTX 5090 OCAMD - Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
ChipsetGB202Navi 44
Base clockⓘ2017 MHz2620 MHzlead
Boost clockⓘ2655 MHz3130 MHzlead
CUDA / Stream coresⓘ21760lead2048
Ray tracing coresⓘ170lead32

Memory

SpecASUS - ROG Astral RTX 5090 OCAMD - Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
VRAMⓘ32 GBlead16 GB
VRAM typeⓘGDDR7leadGDDR6
Memory busⓘ512 bitlead128 bit

Power & Form

SpecASUS - ROG Astral RTX 5090 OCAMD - Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
TDPⓘ600 W160 Wlead
Recommended PSUⓘ1200 W550 Wlead
Length357 mm240 mmlead
Slot size4-slot2-slot

Benchmarks

SpecASUS - ROG Astral RTX 5090 OCAMD - Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
3DMark Time Spyⓘ44000lead12400
DLSSⓘtrueleadfalse
FSRⓘfalsetruelead
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has more VRAM, ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC or Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB?+

ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC ships with 32GB GDDR7 vs 16GB.

Which scores higher in 3DMark Time Spy, ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC or Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB?+

ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC scores 44000 vs 12400.

Which draws less power, ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC or Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB?+

Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB draws 160W TDP vs 600W.

Drill down

Spec-level deep dives

Chipset→Base clock→Boost clock→CUDA / Stream cores→Ray tracing cores→VRAM→VRAM type→Memory bus→TDP→Recommended PSU→Length→Slot size→
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