AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
So there you have it – despite supporting full PCIe 5.0 x16, the 8GB version of the 9060 XT is still significantly slower than the 16GB version when the VRAM buffer is exceeded, which in 2025 is relatively easy to do. That trend will only continue. The extra PCIe bandwidth certainly helps compared to something like the RTX 5060 Ti, which is limited to just eight lanes, but in the case of the 9060 XT, system memory bandwidth becomes the primary bottleneck.
– As reviewed by TechSpot on Jun 2025
RDNA 4
Architecture
Midrange
Product Tier
2048
Shader Cores
64
ROPs
128
TMUs
32
RT Cores
8 GB
Memory
GDDR6
Memory Type
322 GB/s
Bandwidth
150 W
TDP
$399
Price
| GPU Snapshot | |||
| Release date: | Jun 4, 2025 | Price at Launch: | $299 |
| Type: | Desktop | Architecture: | RDNA 4 |
| Generation: | RX 9000 series | Product Tier: | Midrange |
| VRAM Capacity: | 8 GB | Total Board Power: | 150 W |
| Core Configuration | |||
| Shader Cores: | 2048 | TMUs: | 128 |
| ROPs: | 64 | L2 Cache: | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache: | 32 MB | ||
| Memory | |||
| VRAM Capacity: | 8 GB | Memory Type: | GDDR6 |
| Memory Speed: | 20.1 Gbps | Memory Bus: | 128-bit |
| Bandwidth: | 322 GB/s | ||
| Graphics Processing | |||
| Base Clock: | 1.7 GHz | Game Clock: | 2.53 GHz |
| Boost Clock: | 3.13 GHz | FP32 Throughput: | 25.6 TFLOPs |
| Ray Tracing: | Yes | Ray Tracing Cores: | 32 |
| Process Size: | 4nm | Process Name: | TSMC N4P |
| Die Size: | 199 mm² | ||
| Power & Connectivity | |||
| Total Board Power: | 150 W | Power Connectors: | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface: | PCIe 5.0 x16 | HDMI Support: | HDMI 2.1b |
| DisplayPort Support: | DP 2.1a | DSC: | 1.2a |
| Max Displays: | 4 | ||
| Media & Software Support | |||
| DirectX Support: | 12 Ultimate | Shader Model: | 6.8 |
| Vulkan Version: | 1.4 | OpenGL Version: | 4.6 |
GPU Benchmarks
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Price History
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB pricing
| Price | Date | |
| Current | $399 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Highest* | $453 | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Lowest* | $269 | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Average | $333 | |
* Prices are based on listings from Newegg and other major retailers over the past 12+ months.
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So there you have it – despite supporting full PCIe 5.0 x16, the 8GB version of the 9060 XT is still significantly slower than the 16GB version when the VRAM buffer is exceeded, which in 2025 is relatively easy to do. That trend will only continue. The extra PCIe bandwidth certainly helps compared to something like the RTX 5060 Ti, which is limited to just eight lanes, but in the case of the 9060 XT, system memory bandwidth becomes the primary bottleneck.
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