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NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5060 Ti vs AMD - Radeon RX 9060

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GeForce RTX 5060 TiNVIDIARENDER
Probe A
NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
60.8/ 100C
Benchmarks58· 40%
Core63· 30%
Memory64· 20%
Power & Form· 10%
Radeon RX 9060AMDRENDER
Probe B
AMD
Radeon RX 9060
56.2/ 100D
Benchmarks53· 40%
Core66· 30%
Memory46· 20%
Power & Form· 10%
Quick verdict

Between the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and Radeon RX 9060, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti comes out ahead in cuda / stream cores and vram, while the Radeon RX 9060 wins on tdp and boost clock. Overall, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti scores 60.8 and the Radeon RX 9060 scores 56.2 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti edges ahead on the Mars Score (60.8 vs 56.2), but the 4.6-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti if you push the hardware — gaming, on-device AI, heavy multitasking — and the extra compute headroom is worth the trade-offs. The biggest gaps in its favor are cuda / stream cores, vram, ray tracing cores, among others.

Pick the Radeon RX 9060 if you care most about tdp and boost clock. Its strongest claims are tdp, boost clock.

Both ship with comparable memory bus, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.

Why NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5060 Ti wins

  • CUDA / Stream cores — 157.14% more. 4608 vs 1792.
  • VRAM — 100.00% more. 16 GB vs 8 GB.
  • Ray tracing cores — 28.57% more. 36 vs 28.
  • 3DMark Time Spy — 22.22% more. 13200 vs 10800.
  • Has DLSS.

Why AMD - Radeon RX 9060 wins

  • TDP — 40.00 W less. 140 vs 180.
  • Boost clock — 19.36% more. 3070 MHz vs 2572 MHz.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Core

SpecNVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5060 TiAMD - Radeon RX 9060
ChipsetGB206Navi 44
Base clock2407 MHz2530 MHzlead
Boost clock2572 MHz3070 MHzlead
CUDA / Stream cores4608lead1792
Ray tracing cores36lead28

Memory

SpecNVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5060 TiAMD - Radeon RX 9060
VRAM16 GBlead8 GB
VRAM typeGDDR7leadGDDR6
Memory bus128 bit128 bit

Power & Form

SpecNVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5060 TiAMD - Radeon RX 9060
TDP180 W140 Wlead
Recommended PSU550 W500 Wlead
Length240 mm240 mm
Slot size2-slot2-slot

Benchmarks

SpecNVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5060 TiAMD - Radeon RX 9060
3DMark Time Spy13200lead10800
DLSStrueleadfalse
FSRfalsetruelead
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has more VRAM, GeForce RTX 5060 Ti or Radeon RX 9060?+

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti ships with 16GB GDDR7 vs 8GB.

Which scores higher in 3DMark Time Spy, GeForce RTX 5060 Ti or Radeon RX 9060?+

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti scores 13200 vs 10800.

Which draws less power, GeForce RTX 5060 Ti or Radeon RX 9060?+

Radeon RX 9060 draws 140W TDP vs 180W.

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