Chomps Away The RTX 5050, & Offers Near RTX 5060 & 9060 XT Performance For Just $250, But Limited To OEM/SI Market For Now

AMD’s recently launched Radeon RX 9060 8 GB GPU has been tested, and easily beats the RTX 5050 in games at FHD for the same $250 price.

AMD’s Radeon RX 9060 8 GB Is Another Excellent Entry-Level GPU If You Play Games at FHD, Offering Near RTX 5060 & 9060 XT Performance For Just $249

In one of the first reviews of the AMD Radeon RX 9060 Non-XT GPU, published by Technosaurus, the card seems to be a good entry-level model for gamers. The graphics card was announced just a week ago, and in a very silent manner.

Before we delve into the details, let’s review the specifications. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is based on the Navi 48 GPU silicon and is part of the RDNA 4 lineup, so you can expect great RT/AI support along with the ability to run FSR 4. The GPU features 28 compute units or 1792 stream processors. And 56 AI accelerators versus the 32 compute units or 2048 stream processors and 64 AI accelerators on the full Navi 48 chip used by the RX 9060 XT. The GPU retains its full 64 ROP count with 112 TMUs, and clock speeds of up to 3.0 GHz on certain partner models.

The GPU comes packed with 32 MB of Infinity Cache while the graphics card holds up to 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM, and 18 Gbps pin speeds across a 128-bit bus for up to 288 GB/s bandwidth. The card only comes in an 8 GB flavor, unlike its XT sibling, which gets a 16 GB variant.

The card is powered by a single 8-pin connector, & has a TBP of 132W. During the launch, AMD pointed out that the RX 9060 would be limited to OEMs and System integrators. This isn’t a DIY launch yet, so the only way you are able to get the card is if you get a pre-built, which is a bummer. AMD also didn’t announce the price, but it looks like we finally know where this GPU is going to land. For testing, the Sapphire Pulse model was used, which is a very compact graphics card with a dual-slot and dual-fan cooler.

But before that, let’s look at the performance. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 8 GB GPU was tested in several games at Full HD with everything maxed out and delivered a solid performance of over 60 FPS in several games. The RTX 5050 8 GB was around 20% slower than the RX 9060 8 GB on average, and in some titles, such as Red Dead Redemption 2, it was over 2x faster than the 5050.

If you look at the performance versus the RX 9060 XT 8 GB and the RTX 5060 8 GB, the AMD Radeon RX 9060 8 GB held its ground strongly. The RTX 5050 8 GB was only 2% faster on average, while the RX 9060 XT was around 6% faster. So the other two cards are not a huge deal faster but are slightly more costly, making the RX 9060 8 GB better positioned in terms of value.

Now, finally, the pricing. It is reported that the Korean Pricing for the AMD Radeon RX 9060 8 GB is around 350-390K Korean Won, which puts the card around $250-$280. The prices differ since there are multiple variants to select from.

The base models will be priced at $250 US, while the premium models will end up around $280 US. Even with the premium, the RX 9060 8 GB would still cost lower than the RTX 5060 and RX 9060 XT base models. Being 20-30% faster than the RTX 5050 8 GB at the same price point gives it a very strong positioning, but due to the card currently being a low-volume product, it will be hard to get your hands on.

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