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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

AMD Radeon R9 270X

AMD Radeon R9 270X

Performance Comparison

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

665%
665%

AMD Radeon R9 270X

16%
16%
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is approximately 649% faster

Technical Specifications

SpecificationAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 270X
Graphics ProcessorDifferent
Navi 44
Curacao
CoresDifferent
2048
1280
TMUsDifferent
128
80
ROPsDifferent
64
32
Memory SizeDifferent
16 GB
2 GB
Memory TypeDifferent
GDDR6
GDDR5
Bus WidthDifferent
128 bit
256 bit

Graphics Processor

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 270X
GPU NameDifferent
Navi 44
Curacao
CodenameDifferent
Strix Point
N/A
GPU VariantDifferent
Navi 44 XT(215-176400102)
Curacao XT(215-0848004)
ArchitectureDifferent
RDNA 4.0
GCN 1.0
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Process TypeDifferent
N4P FinFET
N/A
Process SizeDifferent
4 nm
28 nm
TransistorsDifferent
29,700 million
2,800 million
DensityDifferent
149.2M / mm²
13.2M / mm²
Die SizeDifferent
199 mm²
212 mm²
Chip PackageDifferent
Monolithic
FCBGA-1737

Graphics Card

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 270X
Release DateDifferent
Jun 4th, 2025
Oct 8th, 2013
AnnouncedDifferent
May 21st, 2025
N/A
GenerationDifferent
Navi IV(RX 9000)
Volcanic Islands(R9 200)
PredecessorDifferent
Navi III
Sea Islands
ProductionDifferent
Active
End-of-life
Launch PriceDifferent
349 USD
199 USD
Bus InterfaceDifferent
PCIe 5.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
ReviewsDifferent
30 in our database
90 in our database
SuccessorDifferent
N/A
Pirate Islands

Clock Speeds

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 270X
Base ClockDifferent
1700 MHz
1000 MHz
Game ClockDifferent
2530 MHz
N/A
Boost ClockDifferent
3130 MHz
1050 MHz
Memory ClockDifferent
2518 MHz20.1 Gbps effective
1400 MHz5.6 Gbps effective

Memory

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 270X
Memory SizeDifferent
16 GB
2 GB
Memory TypeDifferent
GDDR6
GDDR5
Memory BusDifferent
128 bit
256 bit
BandwidthDifferent
322.3 GB/s
179.2 GB/s

Render Config

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 270X
Shading UnitsDifferent
2048
1280
TMUsDifferent
128
80
ROPsDifferent
64
32
Compute UnitsDifferent
32
20
Matrix CoresDifferent
64
N/A
RT CoresDifferent
32
N/A
L0 CacheDifferent
32 KB per WGP
N/A
L2 CacheDifferent
4 MB
512 KB
L3 CacheDifferent
32 MB
N/A
L1 CacheDifferent
N/A
16 KB (per CU)

Theoretical Performance

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 270X
Pixel RateDifferent
200.3 GPixel/s
33.60 GPixel/s
Texture RateDifferent
400.6 GTexel/s
84.00 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)Different
51.28 TFLOPS (2:1)
N/A
FP32 (float)Different
25.64 TFLOPS
2.688 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)Different
801.3 GFLOPS (1:32)
168.0 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 270X
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Dual-slot
TDPDifferent
160 W
180 W
Suggested PSU
450 W
450 W
OutputsDifferent
1x HDMI 2.1b2x DisplayPort 2.1a
2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2
Power ConnectorsDifferent
1x 8-pin
2x 6-pin
LengthDifferent
N/A
241 mm9.5 inches
HeightDifferent
N/A
109 mm4.3 inches
WidthDifferent
N/A
36 mm1.4 inches
Board NumberDifferent
N/A
C631, 109-C63257-00A_02, 109-C63257-12_02

Graphics Features

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 270X
DirectXDifferent
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 (11_1)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCLDifferent
2.2
2.1 (1.2)
VulkanDifferent
1.3
1.2.170
Shader ModelDifferent
6.8
6.5 (5.1)

Comparison Summary

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GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Performance105%

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GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Performance105%

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GeForce GTX 960 Performance119%

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GeForce GTX 670 Performance116%

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Radeon HD 5970 Performance105%

Radeon HD 5970 is 5% faster than AMD Radeon R9 270X

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GeForce GTX 1630 Performance105%

GeForce GTX 1630 is 5% faster than AMD Radeon R9 270X

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AMD Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GTX 1050

GeForce GTX 1050 Performance103%

GeForce GTX 1050 is 3% faster than AMD Radeon R9 270X

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AMD Radeon R9 270X vs GeForce GTX 760

GeForce GTX 760 Performance102%

GeForce GTX 760 is 2% faster than AMD Radeon R9 270X

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