AMD Radeon RX 9060 revealed

AMD has officially filled out the lower end of its RDNA 4 product stack with the launch of the Radeon RX 9060. As expected, this new non-XT model is a scaled-down version of the RX 9060 XT, designed to target 1080p gaming and compete primarily in the system integrator and OEM market.

The Radeon RX 9060 is based on the same “Navi 44” GPU as its XT sibling, but with a few cuts to hit a lower performance tier, and therefore, also reduce power consumption (132W TBP). The core count has been trimmed by roughly 12.5%, and while it retains an 8 GB GDDR6 memory configuration, the memory clock has been reduced from the XT's 20 Gbps down to 18 Gbps. This results in about 10% less memory bandwidth, cementing the card's position as a 1080p solution.

Alongside the specs, AMD also published some performance numbers for the new graphics card running various games at 1080p with Ultra settings. These can be found below:

• Assassin’s Creed Mirage: 108 FPS
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6: 98 FPS
• DOOM Eternal (RT): 153 FPS
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard: 67 FPS
• F1 24: 188 FPS
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered: 106 FPS
• God of War: Ragnarok: 120 FPS
• Resident Evil 4 (RT): 100 FPS

AMD is positioning the RX 9060 as its direct competitor to Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5050, a card that has also been mostly relegated to pre-built systems and has not been particularly popular in the DIY market. Even so, it's likely some cards will eventually find their way to retail shelves.

The Radeon RX 9060 has now been officially detailed on AMD's website and is supported by the latest graphics driver released today. While it's a somewhat mild launch for PC builders, it's a necessary product for AMD to compete with Nvidia in the high-volume, budget pre-built gaming PC market.

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