AMD RX 9060 XT 16GB Review ft. ASUS

1. Introduction2. Meet the ASUS RX 9060 XT Prime 16GB3. Testing Methodology4. Alan Wake II5. Black Myth: Wukong6. Cyberpunk 20777. Dragon Age: The Veilguard8. Final Fantasy XVI9. Ghost of Tsushima10. Horizon Forbidden West11. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II12. A Plague Tale: Requiem13. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart14. Senua's Saga: Hellblade 215. Starfield16. Performance Summary (12-Game Average)17. Cost Per Frame Analysis18. Ray Tracing: Alan Wake II19. Ray Tracing: Black Myth: Wukong20. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 207721. Ray Tracing: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle22. Ray Tracing: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart23. Ray Tracing: Returnal24. Ray Tracing: Shadow of the Tomb Raider25. Ray Tracing: Star Wars Outlaws26. Ray Tracing Performance Summary27. AI & Productivity Benchmarks28. Clock Speed29. GPU Temperatures30. Memory Temperatures31. Acoustics32. Power Draw: 1080p33. Power Draw: 1440p34. Power Draw: 2160p (4K)35. Performance per Watt: 1080p36. Performance per Watt: 1440p37. Performance per Watt: 2160p (4K)38. Total System Power Draw39. Closing Thoughts40. View All Pages

The MSRPs

Using the average frame rate data presented earlier in the review, here we look at the cost per frame using the UK MSRP launch prices for each GPU. Please note this only compares rasterised performance and value.

As for what that data means in terms of cost per frame, using UK launch MSRPs, the 9060 XT 16GB is comfortably the best value GPU tested – in fact AMD holds every spot on the podium with the 9070 XT and 9070 in second and third, respectively. Versus the 5060 Ti 16GB, the 9060 XT 16GB is 16% cheaper per frame.

Those margins barely change at 1440p, with the 9060 XT 16GB now 15% cheaper per frame compared to the 5060 Ti 16GB. Its lead over the 9070 XT has shrunk however, to just a 2% difference.

Current retail pricing

Of course, the picture changes when looking at data based on current street pricing – the 9060 XT 16GB still tops the chart, but Intel's B580 has shot up given it can be found for £260 at the moment.

The 9060 XT 16GB is still leading the value race at 1440p, too – not by much over the B580, but compared to the 5070, which is Nvidia's best value GPU based on our data, it's still 8% cheaper per frame.

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