AMD is formally asserting its Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU at Computex right now. Just like the quantity implies, this graphics card will problem Nvidia’s lately launched 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 12 months 2025. The 8GB of VRAM debate has been raging for months now, notably due to the most recent video games that may be very demanding on the reminiscence aspect. AMD is following in Nvidia’s footsteps, although, so it’ll be fascinating to see what reviewers make of each playing cards on this essential 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 full board energy is between 150 watts and 182 watts, relying on the mannequin. AMD is barely asserting the existence of the RTX 9060 XT right now, 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 newest 50-series GPU yesterday with none evaluations out there. The GPU maker had reportedly prevented reviewers from acquiring the required driver to check the RTX 5060 forward of the discharge date, presumably as a result of it’s frightened 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 feedback it has made to Avid gamers Nexus. In a 22-minute video, Avid gamers Nexus discusses the strain from Nvidia to incorporate Multi Body Technology (MFG) in benchmarks in opposition to competitor playing cards that don’t have an analogous function. Avid gamers Nexus (GN) alleges that Nvidia has even implied that it will revoke entry to interview Nvidia engineers until the channel mentioned MFG extra.