AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
36.4Rasterization26.1
—Ray Tracing20
50.9Memoryspec-based38.7
92.2Efficiencyspec-based80.1
46.7Compute36.4
7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB wins this graphics card face-off, 51.5 to 36.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+10) and rasterization (+10). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
- Stronger rasterization score: 36 vs 26
- Stronger compute score: 47 vs 36
- 100% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 8 GB
- 86% higher Boost clock: 3,130 MHz vs 1,683 MHz
- 75% lower process: 4 nm vs 16 nm
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Pascal |
| Process | 4 nm+75% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 160 W | 150 W+6% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+7% | 1,920 |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 64 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,506 MHz |
| Boost clock | 3,130 MHz+86% | 1,683 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB+100% | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 320 GB/s+25% | 256 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | — | 6,046Bottom 20% |
| PassMark G3D | 20,130+49%Top 41% | 13,511Bottom 28% |
| 1080p Ultra | 96 fpsBottom 30% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 69 fpsBottom 34% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 39 fpsBottom 34% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | — |
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