AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
35Rasterization23.3
—Ray Tracing20
41.5Memoryspec-based32.8
93.4Efficiencyspec-based83.8
46.1Compute28.8
7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB wins this graphics card face-off, 49.2 to 34, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+17) and rasterization (+12). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 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 8GB
- Stronger rasterization score: 35 vs 23
- Stronger compute score: 46 vs 29
- 97% higher PassMark G3D: 19,704 vs 10,021
- 83% higher Boost clock: 3,130 MHz vs 1,709 MHz
- 75% lower process: 4 nm vs 16 nm
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 192 bit vs 128 bit
- 20% lower TDP: 120 W vs 150 W
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $299
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2016 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Pascal |
| Process | 4 nm+75% | 16 nm |
| TDP | 150 W | 120 W+20% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+60% | 1,280 |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 64 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,506 MHz |
| Boost clock | 3,130 MHz+83% | 1,709 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+33% | 6 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 192 bit+50% |
| Bandwidth | 320 GB/s+67% | 192 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | — | 4,178Bottom 10% |
| PassMark G3D | 19,704+97%Top 44% | 10,021Bottom 15% |
| 1080p Ultra | 91 fpsBottom 25% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 66 fpsBottom 25% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 36 fpsBottom 30% | — |
Features
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | — |
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