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AMD - Radeon RX 9060 vs NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5090

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Radeon RX 9060AMDRENDER
Probe A
AMD
Radeon RX 9060
56.2/ 100D
Benchmarks53· 40%
Core66· 30%
Memory46· 20%
Power & Form· 10%
GeForce RTX 5090NVIDIARENDER
Probe B
NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 5090
88.5/ 100S
Benchmarks91· 40%
Core81· 30%
Memory95· 20%
Power & Form· 10%
Quick verdict

Between the Radeon RX 9060 and GeForce RTX 5090, the Radeon RX 9060 comes out ahead in tdp and boost clock, while the GeForce RTX 5090 wins on cuda / stream cores and ray tracing cores. Overall, the Radeon RX 9060 scores 56.2 and the GeForce RTX 5090 scores 88.5 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The GeForce RTX 5090 is the clear pick on raw spec strength, leading by 32.3 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 Radeon RX 9060 if you care most about tdp and boost clock. The biggest gaps in its favor are tdp, boost clock.

Pick the GeForce RTX 5090 if you push the hardware — gaming, on-device AI, heavy multitasking — and the extra compute headroom is worth the trade-offs. Its strongest claims are cuda / stream cores, ray tracing cores, vram, among others.

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

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

Why AMD - Radeon RX 9060 wins

  • TDP — 435.00 W less. 140 vs 575.
  • Boost clock — 27.54% more. 3070 MHz vs 2407 MHz.

Why NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5090 wins

  • CUDA / Stream cores — 1114.29% more. 21760 vs 1792.
  • Ray tracing cores — 507.14% more. 170 vs 28.
  • VRAM — 300.00% more. 32 GB vs 8 GB.
  • Memory bus — 300.00% more. 512 bit vs 128 bit.
  • 3DMark Time Spy — 200.93% more. 32500 vs 10800.
  • Has DLSS.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Core

SpecAMD - Radeon RX 9060NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5090
ChipsetNavi 44GB202
Base clock2530 MHzlead2017 MHz
Boost clock3070 MHzlead2407 MHz
CUDA / Stream cores179221760lead
Ray tracing cores28170lead

Memory

SpecAMD - Radeon RX 9060NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5090
VRAM8 GB32 GBlead
VRAM typeGDDR6GDDR7lead
Memory bus128 bit512 bitlead

Power & Form

SpecAMD - Radeon RX 9060NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5090
TDP140 Wlead575 W
Recommended PSU500 Wlead1000 W
Length240 mmlead304 mm
Slot size2-slot2-slot

Benchmarks

SpecAMD - Radeon RX 9060NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5090
3DMark Time Spy1080032500lead
DLSSfalsetruelead
FSRtrueleadfalse
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has more VRAM, Radeon RX 9060 or GeForce RTX 5090?+

GeForce RTX 5090 ships with 32GB GDDR7 vs 8GB.

Which scores higher in 3DMark Time Spy, Radeon RX 9060 or GeForce RTX 5090?+

GeForce RTX 5090 scores 32500 vs 10800.

Which draws less power, Radeon RX 9060 or GeForce RTX 5090?+

Radeon RX 9060 draws 140W TDP vs 575W.

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