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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

AMD Radeon R9 290

AMD Radeon R9 290

Performance Comparison

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

385%
385%

AMD Radeon R9 290

30%
30%
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is approximately 355% faster

Technical Specifications

SpecificationAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 290
Graphics ProcessorDifferent
Navi 44
Hawaii
CoresDifferent
2048
2560
TMUsDifferent
128
160
ROPs
64
64
Memory SizeDifferent
16 GB
4 GB
Memory TypeDifferent
GDDR6
GDDR5
Bus WidthDifferent
128 bit
512 bit

Graphics Processor

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 290
GPU NameDifferent
Navi 44
Hawaii
CodenameDifferent
Strix Point
N/A
GPU VariantDifferent
Navi 44 XT(215-176400102)
Hawaii PRO(215-0852020)
ArchitectureDifferent
RDNA 4.0
GCN 2.0
Foundry
TSMC
TSMC
Process TypeDifferent
N4P FinFET
N/A
Process SizeDifferent
4 nm
28 nm
TransistorsDifferent
29,700 million
6,200 million
DensityDifferent
149.2M / mm²
14.2M / mm²
Die SizeDifferent
199 mm²
438 mm²
Chip PackageDifferent
Monolithic
N/A

Graphics Card

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 290
Release DateDifferent
Jun 4th, 2025
Nov 5th, 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
399 USD
Bus InterfaceDifferent
PCIe 5.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
ReviewsDifferent
30 in our database
69 in our database
SuccessorDifferent
N/A
Pirate Islands

Clock Speeds

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 290
Base ClockDifferent
1700 MHz
N/A
Game ClockDifferent
2530 MHz
N/A
Boost ClockDifferent
3130 MHz
N/A
Memory ClockDifferent
2518 MHz20.1 Gbps effective
1250 MHz5 Gbps effective
GPU ClockDifferent
N/A
947 MHz

Memory

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 290
Memory SizeDifferent
16 GB
4 GB
Memory TypeDifferent
GDDR6
GDDR5
Memory BusDifferent
128 bit
512 bit
BandwidthDifferent
322.3 GB/s
320.0 GB/s

Render Config

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 290
Shading UnitsDifferent
2048
2560
TMUsDifferent
128
160
ROPs
64
64
Compute UnitsDifferent
32
40
Matrix CoresDifferent
64
N/A
RT CoresDifferent
32
N/A
L0 CacheDifferent
32 KB per WGP
N/A
L2 CacheDifferent
4 MB
1024 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 290
Pixel RateDifferent
200.3 GPixel/s
60.61 GPixel/s
Texture RateDifferent
400.6 GTexel/s
151.5 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)Different
51.28 TFLOPS (2:1)
N/A
FP32 (float)Different
25.64 TFLOPS
4.849 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)Different
801.3 GFLOPS (1:32)
606.1 GFLOPS (1:8)

Board Design

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 290
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Dual-slot
TDPDifferent
160 W
275 W
Suggested PSUDifferent
450 W
600 W
OutputsDifferent
1x HDMI 2.1b2x DisplayPort 2.1a
2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2
Power ConnectorsDifferent
1x 8-pin
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
LengthDifferent
N/A
275 mm10.8 inches
HeightDifferent
N/A
109 mm4.3 inches
WidthDifferent
N/A
36 mm1.4 inches
Board NumberDifferent
N/A
109-C67157-00_02

Graphics Features

FeatureAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GBAMD Radeon R9 290
DirectXDifferent
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 (12_0)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCLDifferent
2.2
2.1
VulkanDifferent
1.3
1.2.170
Shader ModelDifferent
6.8
6.5

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Radeon RX 6800 XT Performance113%

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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 1060 6 GB Performance118%

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Radeon R9 390X Performance117%

Radeon R9 390X is 17% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290

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GeForce GTX 690 Performance115%

GeForce GTX 690 is 15% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290

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Radeon RX 480 Performance114%

Radeon RX 480 is 14% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290

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AMD Radeon R9 290 vs Radeon HD 7990

Radeon HD 7990 Performance114%

Radeon HD 7990 is 14% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290

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AMD Radeon R9 290 vs GeForce GTX 780 Ti

GeForce GTX 780 Ti Performance112%

GeForce GTX 780 Ti is 12% faster than AMD Radeon R9 290

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