AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
46.3Rasterization40.2
35.6Ray Tracing36.8
56.8Memoryspec-based55.1
71.6Efficiencyspec-based88.6
61.7Compute55.1
9 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT scores 51.8 against 51.2 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- Stronger rasterization score: 46 vs 40
- Stronger compute score: 62 vs 55
- 122% higher RT cores: 80 vs 36
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
- 30% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 20,816 vs 16,056
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 40% lower TDP: 180 W vs 300 W
- 32% higher Base clock: 2,407 MHz vs 1,825 MHz
- 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
- 14% higher Boost clock: 2,572 MHz vs 2,250 MHz
- Lower launch price: $429 vs $999
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2025 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2 | Blackwell |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| TDP | 300 W | 180 W+40% |
| Power connector | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 5,120+11% | 4,608 |
| RT cores | 80+122% | 36 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 144 |
| Base clock | 1,825 MHz | 2,407 MHz+32% |
| Boost clock | 2,250 MHz | 2,572 MHz+14% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Bus width | 256 bit+100% | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 512 GB/s+14% | 448 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 20,816+30%Top 20% | 16,056Top 30% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 3,921Top 42% | 4,142+6%Top 37% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,639+18%Top 22% | 22,619Top 32% |
| 1080p Ultra | 126 fps+17%Top 43% | 107 fpsBottom 45% |
| 1440p Ultra | 95 fps+21%Top 43% | 78 fpsBottom 48% |
| 4K Ultra | 55 fps+22%Top 45% | 45 fpsBottom 48% |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 3 | DLSS 4 |
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