AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
35Rasterization22.5
—Ray Tracing20
41.5Memoryspec-based32.4
93.4Efficiencyspec-based76.3
46.1Compute29.8
7 spec wins — AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB wins this graphics card face-off, 49.2 to 32.6, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+16) and rasterization (+13). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 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 30
- 166% higher Boost clock: 3,130 MHz vs 1,178 MHz
- 105% higher PassMark G3D: 19,704 vs 9,635
- 100% higher VRAM: 8 GB vs 4 GB
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- 100% higher Bus width: 256 bit vs 128 bit
General
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025+1% | 2014 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Maxwell |
| Process | 4 nm+86% | 28 nm |
| TDP | 150 W | 145 W+3% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 2,048+23% | 1,664 |
| RT cores | 32 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 64 | — |
| Base clock | — | 1,050 MHz |
| Boost clock | 3,130 MHz+166% | 1,178 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB+100% | 4 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit+100% |
| Bandwidth | 320 GB/s+43% | 224 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | — | 3,625Bottom 7% |
| PassMark G3D | 19,704+105%Top 44% | 9,635Bottom 13% |
| 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 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | — |
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