AMD is formally saying its Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU at Computex at the moment. Just like the quantity implies, this graphics card will problem Nvidia’s recently released RTX 5060, with AMD providing fashions with 8GB or 16GB of VRAM.
AMD is following Nvidia’s controversial option to ship a contemporary GPU with simply 8GB of VRAM within the yr 2025. The 8GB of VRAM debate has been raging for months now, notably due to the superstar video games that may be very demanding on the reminiscence facet. AMD is following in Nvidia’s footsteps, although, so it’ll be attention-grabbing to see what reviewers make of each playing cards on this necessary a part of the market.
The RX 9060 XT will ship with 32 RDNA 4 compute items, a lift clock of three.13GHz, and assist for DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b. The entire board energy is between 150 watts and 182 watts, relying on the mannequin. AMD is simply saying the existence of the RTX 9060 XT at the moment, and it hasn’t equipped pricing or perhaps a launch date.
We’re nonetheless ready to listen to how the RTX 5060 stacks up, as a result of oddly, Nvidia launched its superstar 50-series GPU yesterday with none evaluations obtainable. The GPU maker had reportedly prevented reviewers from acquiring the mandatory driver to check the RTX 5060 forward of the discharge date, presumably as a result of it’s nervous concerning the paltry 8GB of VRAM spec.
Whereas the 8GB of VRAM alternative for each Nvidia and AMD is controversial, Nvidia has managed to spark an additional wave of concern from PC gaming YouTubers over comments it has made to Gamers Nexus. In a 22-minute video, Players Nexus discusses the pressure from Nvidia to incorporate Multi Body Technology (MFG) in benchmarks in opposition to competitor playing cards that don’t have an analogous function. Players Nexus (GN) alleges that Nvidia has even implied that it might revoke entry to interview Nvidia engineers until the channel mentioned MFG extra.