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Tom's Guide
03-07-2025
- Tom's Guide
I wouldn't buy a GPU with 8GB of VRAM — turns out, neither would you
The summer has been dominated by mid-range and entry level GPU launches, from Nvidia's RTX 5060 and 5050 to AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT. And many of these are rocking 8GB of video memory — the critical element of a card that allows for rendered graphics to be stored and used on-demand. This is a capacity that has been around since 2016, and if you listen to people in high places, this is enough for all-round 1080p gaming. But games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (12GB of VRAM recommended) and Cyberpunk 2077 would beg to differ. Especially more so if you're considering making the jump to 1440p gaming. As I said in my RTX 5060 Ti review, go for 16GB as a safe bet to protect yourself from the ever-increasing demands of AAA games. And as sales data shows, you've all understood the assignment. This insight comes from German retailer Mindfactory, which shows how many of each listing it sells. As spotted by WCCF Tech, the sales differential between Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti in 16 and 8GB variations, and the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT in these flavors is stark. One thing is evident, regardless of what you hear from companies telling you 8GB is enough, PC players aren't buying it (literally and figuratively), and neither am I. If you cast your mind back, we got some hands-on testing time with the RTX 5060 with 8GB of VRAM. Of course, this was a test within certain conditions Nvidia set out to us — to show what was possible at 1080p with well-optimized titles packing DLSS 4. And like I said, the end result is pretty good. But of course, as I said, you have to play within a very specific playground here. Because if you branch out and look at the raw rendering performance of this card, that 8GB is an albatross around the neck of this GPU. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Looking at the portable side of things, in testing RTX 5060 laptops out at Computex 2025, if your game library already comes packed with DLSS 4 tech, there's weight to a reason why first-time gaming laptop owners would find value in an RTX 5060 system. But for desktop, it's a different story. Game Frames per second at 1080p (Rasterized) Frames per second at 1080p (DLSS with frame gen) Cyberpunk 2077 45.42 n/a Black Myth Wukong (Cinematic) 35 55 Some of this will come down to the number of CUDA cores in here for rendering, but a big chunk will be the barrier of that video memory. And that leads to one inevitable problem. At best, these 8GB cards are made by committee — looking at Steam user data and pinpointing a particularly large area of 1080p gamers without noticing the growing trend in 1440p. At worst, they're here purely to say a lower price like 'from $299.' And if you're a desktop PC gamer looking for a new GPU or a pre-built tower, if you see the number 8 next to that graphics card name, avoid it. There are some strengths to these cards right now, but the weaknesses felt in that stuttering on particularly intensive titles right now is only going to get worse into the future. Give yourself some breathing space with 16GB of VRAM. I know it's a difficult answer, but the only one for real on paper is to buy a more expensive GPU. That additional video memory will be more than worthwhile in terms of long-term value. This falls into that $50 area of acceptable price increases, and you're getting a rather impressive GPU here with 16GB of video memory and all of AMD's upcoming FSR 4 tech that is really taking the fight to Nvidia's DLSS. Well, well well! A 16GB version of the 5060 Ti at MSRP. This is going to get snapped up quick, so be speedy about grabbing this — definitely an encouraging sign of normalizing prices. And for UK PC gamers, one option stands out right now. This is for the model with 16GB of video memory (the right one to buy), and scalpers be damned you can get it for £20 below RRP!
WIRED
20-06-2025
- WIRED
The Radeon RX 9060 XT Is a Great Affordable Video Card for Gamers
It's AMD's turn. After months of $2,000+ GPUs and long discussions of DLSS, we're finally on the red team's turf. AMD's strength historically lies at the budget end of the spectrum, where the majority of gamers are playing at 1080p, and spending $1,000 or less for their entire system. Even though we really recommend splurging on a GPU, that's just not the reality for most folks. An $800 GPU needs $1,200 in other parts, and at that point most people who aren't into PC gaming will start shopping for an Xbox. For under $400, the Radeon RX 9060 XT manages to trade blows with the similarly priced RTX 5060 at 1080p, and pushes ahead in 1440p performance. If you're looking at both on the shelf, this card has a longer life ahead of it, and better performance in demanding games and at higher resolutions. Form Factor and Power Photograph: Brad Bourque I know folks want to get right into performance, so I don't want to spend forever on the physical aspects of the card. This Gigabyte Windforce OC model is somewhat premium, with a full metal backplate that has a nice cut-out for cooling, and three full-sized fans. If you have the room, the extra fan will keep your system quieter and reduce the risk of thermal issues. It still uses the standard eight-pin PCIe power that you're used to, so don't worry about upgrading your power supply or buying an adapter. I think this will make it a much easier upgrade path for most, which is crucial for the budget GPU world. One interesting note about the Gigabyte model I received is that there's an RGB LED on the upper/outer corner. There's a little sliding piece of plastic with the Gigabyte logo you can put over it to reduce the light, but you'll need to use the Gigabyte software or other RGB LED controller to turn it off. Benchmarks Comparing cards with the same GPU manufacturer is more straightforward than crossing lines. Individual developer choices and use of different tech can shift the meter a few percent, and that's often the difference between GPUs at the same price. Synthetic benchmarks can help us get a more precise view of the relative performance in a vacuum, with the least possible variance from game optimization. Courtesy of Brad Bourque
Business Insider
06-06-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Will the Radeon RX 9060 XT Be a Positive Catalyst for AMD Stock?
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has released the Radeon RX 9060 XT and reviews have begun to pour in. It looks like the new graphics processing unit (GPU) is a win for Team Red, as reviewers praise it for strong performance at a good price. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter The Radeon RX 9060 XT comes in two variants: an 8GB model priced at $300 and a 16GB model for $350. The card also offers comparable performance to Nvidia's (NVDA) RTX 5060 Ti GPU, which is priced at $379 for the 8GB model and $429 for the 16GB model. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT offers gamers a budget option for 1080p and 1440p gaming, and it does so for significantly less cash than what's required for Nvidia's comparable GPU. AMD also has a track record of keeping its graphics cards in stock, whereas Nvidia has had trouble doing so due to demand for its AI GPUs pulling resources away from its gaming division. Analysts have remained bullish on AMD stock lately, with two updates earlier this week. Five-star Bank of America Securities analyst Vivek Arya reiterated a Buy rating and $130 price target, implying a 9.36% upside. TD Cowen analyst Joshua Buchalter maintained a Buy rating and $115 price target, suggesting a 3.26% downside. AMD stock was up 0.16% as of Thursday morning but is still down 1.66% year-to-date. The company's shares have also fallen 28.9% over the past 12 months. This likely isn't the performance investors hoped for today, but positive reviews of the Radeon RX 9060 XT could be a catalyst for AMD if they translate to sales. Is AMD Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold? Turning to Wall Street, the analysts' consensus rating for AMD is Moderate Buy, based on 22 Buy and 10 Hold ratings over the past three months. With that comes an average AMD stock price target of $126.55, representing a potential 6.61% upside for the shares.
Engadget
04-06-2025
- Business
- Engadget
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB review: Finally, a powerful $350 GPU
NVIDIA releases a brand new video card and AMD follows up with a cheaper one. That's basically been the cycle of the GPU industry for the last decade, with NVIDIA typically leading the pack and AMD rushing to keep up. But with the recent Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT, AMD finally found a winning formula with GPUs that were both cheaper than NVIDIA's and, in many cases, more powerful. The new Radeon RX 9060 XT, which is meant to take on NVIDIA's RTX 5060 Ti in 1080p and 1440p gaming, mostly repeats that formula. Starting at $350 with 16GB of RAM (and $300 with a paltry 8GB), it's launching for much less than the $429 RTX 5060 Ti while delivering a similar level of performance. Once again, the key for AMD is offering much more RAM than NVIDIA for far less money. Sure, AMD is using slower GDDR6 RAM with 320 GB/s of memory bandwidth, compared to NVIDIAs' 448 GB/s GDDR7. But in practice, actually having a larger memory pool is more useful when you're dealing with massive textures and 3D models in modern games. So if you're looking for the best gaming bang for the buck under $400, the 16GB Radeon RX 9060 XT is undoubtedly a winner. The Radeon RX 9060 XT delivers a solid amount of 1080p and 1440p gaming power for just $350. It's not the fastest card around, but it's a great option for most people. $350 at AMD The least powerful member of AMD's Radeon RX 9000 family (so far), the RX 9060 XT is basically the card you'd get if you can't stomach spending more than $500 on a GPU. Just remember that video cards tend to jump up in cost once they actually hit stores, depending on availability and the whims of retailers. The RX 9060 XT sports 32 RDNA 4 compute units, 32 RT accelerators and 64 AI accelerators. It can reach up to 3.1GHz speeds with its boost clock and consumes up to 180W of power. In comparison, the $549 MSRP RX 9070 has 56 compute units, while the $599 RX 9070 XT has eight more. AMD is pitching this GPU as a replacement for the RX 7600 XT, which launched at $329 last year. That card also had 16GB of VRAM, but it had a slower 288 GB/s bandwidth. While the 7600 XT was more focused on entry-level 1440p gaming, the 9060 XT's hardware improvements make it far more capable. AMD claims it's 46 percent faster than the 7600 XT across more than 40 games, and in my testing that figure checks out. For this review, I tested Gigabyte's RX 9060 XT GPU, which has three cooling fans pointed at a typical copper heatsink. There's no fancy vapor cooling chamber or any extravagant materials on the card, but at this price range I didn't expect much. Devindra Hardawar for Engadget Across games and benchmarks, the 9060 XT clocked in just about where I expected: noticeably slower than the RX 9070, and either on-par or slightly slower than the NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti. In 3DMark's Steel Nomad benchmark, the 9060 XT scored 200 more points than that NVIDIA card, and it was also 90 points ahead in Timespy Extreme. But NVIDIA had a 1,000 point lead in the Speedway benchmark and it was more than 2,000 points ahead in the Luxmark HDR 4 test. Despite those figures, I'm still impressed that the 9060 XT can stay in the same league as NVIDIA's RTX 5060 Ti while costing a lot less. AMD's ray tracing performance has also improved quite a bit from its previous generations, scoring 45 percent faster in the 3DMark Port Royal benchmark. NVIDIA still has the lead in ray tracing in games though, especially with the one-two punch of DLSS 4 AI upscaling and multi-frame generation. NVIDIA's RTX 5000-series cards can produce up to three interpolate frames for every natively rendered frame, while AMD is still stuck with generating a single extra frame with its FSR 3 and 4 (Fidelity Super Resolution 4) upscaling. None 3DMark TimeSpy Extreme Geekbench 6 GPU Cyberpunk (1440p RT Overdrive DLSS/FSR 3) Blender AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8,192 91,617 80fps 1,560 NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) 8,100 139,756 136 fps (4X frame gen) 4,220 AMD Radeon RX 9070 10,997 113,012 117 fps N/A AMD Radeon RX 7600 5,526 N/A 20 fps 1,013 The Radeon RX 9060 XT was able to run Cyberpunk 2077 in 1440p ray tracing "overdrive" mode at a respectable 80 fps, whereas NVIDIA's RTX 5060 Ti hit 136 fps thanks to multi-frame generation. Still, there's plenty of wiggle room to crank out more frames: Stepping down to 1080p got me 120 fps, and I saw 90 fps while using the less demanding ray tracing "ultra" preset in 1440p. In terms of raw performance, without any upscaling fanciness, the 9060 XT hit 114 fps in 1080p and 90 fps in 1440p. The Radeon RX 9060 XT didn't run very hot during my testing, but that makes sense since it's purely focused on 1080p and 1440p gaming, During 3DMark's Steel Nomad stress test, which repeats the benchmark 20 times in succession, the card only topped out at 54 Celsius. I'm used to seeing video cards reaching upwards of 70C under load, so the 9060 XT was a nice surprise. While idling, it sits at 42 Celsius. That's higher than cards with vapor chamber cooling, but it's about average for cards in this price range. I didn't hear any annoying fan noise under load either, since it barely broke a sweat. Devindra Hardawar for Engadget There isn't really much to complain about with the Radeon RX 9060 XT, so long as you're not expecting too much from a sub-$400 GPU. Still, it would be nice to see support for AMD's new FSR 4 AI upscaling spread out more quickly. When the RX 9070 XT launched, the feature was only available in a handful of games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and now it's supported over 60 games. That's still about half of the games that NVIDIA's DLSS 4 supports (which so far includes over 125 titles). On the RX 9060 XT, the FSR 4 user experience still isn't as simple as activating DLSS on NVIDIA cards. I had to enable it manually in AMD's Adrenaline software, then flip it on in Call of Duty: Warzone to activate it. On the bright side, I saw an average of 254 fps while playing a match in 1440p with extreme graphics settings, FSR 4 and frame generation flipped on. With frame gen enabled, but no FSR 4, performance dipped to 174fps. And if I removed both of those features, it fell to 110 fps. Clearly, FSR 4 and frame gen helps quite a bit, I just wish it were in more games. Assuming retailers don't go wild by overpricing the Radeon RX 9060 XT, it's a solid option if you're looking for an affordable GPU that's dedicated to 1080p and 1440p gameplay. At $350, the 9060 XT is well below the RTX 5060 Ti's $429 retail price, and certainly much cheaper than models being sold for more than $500. To reach a lower $300 price point, AMD also unveiled an RX 9060 Ti with 8GB of RAM. But honestly, I'd recommend avoiding that entirely unless you only play ancient games in 1080p. It's worth spending a bit more so you can play newer games with less headaches, and it's practically a requirement if you want to play in 1440p. Devindra Hardawar for Engadget The Radeon RX 9060 XT is a reminder of a world where we didn't have to pay more than $400 to get a capable GPU. We already know more than 80 percent of PC gamers play at 1440p or lower resolutions, according to Steam's data. So for the vast majority of players out there — the ones who aren't using monitors with crazy high refresh rates or 4K+ resolutions — it's all the GPU you really need.
Tom's Guide
03-06-2025
- Business
- Tom's Guide
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT vs Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti – the leaks show a close fight, but I'm betting on better value
AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT is set to launch on June 5, and we're all keen to find out two things: how good is it against Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti, and how much is it actually going to cost? Well, there's been some pretty significant leaks that give us answers to these questions, and while I stand by the fact that AMD is going in hard on beating the lower-end RTX 5060, it is also indeed a worthy foe to the 5060 Ti, too — but not in the ways that you'd think. Let's tear into the leaks, see what data we can glean and give you a quick bit of consumer advice about which way you may want to go if you're shopping for a new GPU or a mid-range prebuilt packing these. Let's start with leak number one — how powerful is the RX 9060 XT vs RTX 5060 Ti? As I always say in desktop GPUs, while you can do a lot with 8GB and AI tricks (looking at you, RTX 5060), 16GB is a surefire way to protect yourself against the ever-increasing video memory demands of games. And that's exactly the card we've got a frame of reference for. YouTuber eTeknix accidentally went early with his 9060 XT 16GB benchmarking, and Reddit was quick enough to grab screenshots to help us pull some numbers. It's an interesting mix of results that have left some commenters on the Reddit post feeling 'underwhelmed,' so let's get into it. To get a full measure of frame rate, you need to look at two things: Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. As you can see, while Nvidia may have the higher average and faster frames, it falls short of AMD's steadiness in its frame rate. I'll let you be the judge on which one is more important, between speed and stability. Ray tracing-wise, Nvidia continues to walk away with its fine-tuned RT cores with a roughly 10% uplift over AMD. That's not to ignore that Team Red has definitely closed the gap, but there's still plenty of ground to cover, which hopefully some of the new FSR 4 path tracing features will be the shortcut for. In isolation, the performance numbers above show a mixed bag of AMD taking 1% low performance, but Nvidia clinching ray tracing capabilities and average frame rates. But that would be to view it in a vacuum — what about value for money? Because on paper, AMD should take this. The MSRP of that 16GB 9060 XT is $70 less than the RTX 5060 Ti. However, you and I both know that it's been messy trying to find any cards anywhere near that price. Well, we just got the first price leaks, and while there is a price bump in the U.S., it's not as bad as I feared, and could make Team Red a smarter buy here. GPU Lowest price (USD) Lowest price (GBP) Radeon RX 9060 XT (8GB) (Leaked but not confirmed) $319.99 £269.99 Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB) (Leaked but not confirmed) $369.99 £314.99 RTX 5060 Ti (8GB) $429.99 £319.99 RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) $479.99 £399.95 U.S. retailer Central Computers is the first out of the gate listing the RX 9060 XT with a minimum $20 price bump over the MSRP, which is a far cry from the $50-$100 average increase we're seeing for RTX 5060 Ti. Meanwhile in the U.K., a quick look at Overclockers' Google Cache (thanks to VideoCardz for spotting this before the retailer quickly changed pricing to hide it) shows pricing starting at £269 for the 8GB model, and £315 for the 16GB. If final (may not be, so take them with a pinch of salt), that puts the lower-end GPU right on the RTX 5060's doorstep, and manages to undercut the 5060 Ti by quite a margin. So, based on raw horsepower, there may be no clear knockout winner here. But when it comes to connecting price to performance, there's a strong case here that AMD could take the lower-mid range GPU crown here with the RX 9060 XT. And this is before seeing how the new FSR 4 tricks up AMD's sleeve (codenamed Redstone) will impact performance, too. While it may not be fully caught up with the AI trickery that DLSS 4 is capable of, the company is on the right track in terms of extracting as much value from lower-cost GPUs as possible. As the subheading states, it's all too early to say definitively one way or the other, but this is all starting to show that Team Red has shown up for a fight.
