In the battle for low-end 60-class graphics cards, AMD wants to see if it can pull out the same sucker punch of the same price and performance that gave the Nvidia during the launch of the mid-range GPU. The graphics card maker provided the first sparse details of the Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics processor at Computex late Tuesday. This card may provide enough power to allow PCs to hit solid gaming performance at 1440p resolution, similar to the $450 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 TI on a cheap gaming rig. The actual inflection point of this latest card is whether it is actually available for purchase at the base price.
The Radeon RX 9060 XT is a step-down in GPU performance of the RX 9070, launched by AMD in March. It is based on the same RDNA 4 microarchitecture on midrange cards, but is 32 of the company’s latest computing units compared to the 56 high-end cards. There are two options for the GPU. One is 8 GB and the other is 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. Versions with more memory will be better over the long term, especially if you’re planning on connecting your PC to a 1440p monitor to run the latest, more graphical, intensive games.
AMD didn’t offer all the specs, which makes it difficult to lock this GPU just where it lands in terms of RAW performance compared to Nvidia’s latest cards. The number of RDNA 4 computing units (the core cluster of AMD cards that handles thousands of calculations required for graphical intensive tasks) gives a vague impression of performance compared to the RX 9070, but AMD did not provide a chart comparing FPS between games. The GPU runs on a 3.13GHz boost clock, with 2.54GHz clock and 304W board power and 150W to 182W board power compared to the company’s Radeon RX 9070 XT.
Without a price tag, it is impossible to determine how many steps to go down the latest card compared to the RX 9070. The card, like any other card, requires a PCIE 5.0 x16 interface. AMD does not create its own GPU, instead relying on the AIC (add-in card) manufacturer to create the cards. We will update this article if AMD announces pricing or availability details during Computex’s keynote.
AMD’s current lineup of graphics cards is the Crown Jewel, the RX 9070 XT. AMD made the headline when setting the proposed selling price for the GPU at $600, which was only $50 more than the 9070, but packed enough performance to get playable frame rates from multiple intensive games in 4K, showing a substantial amount of raytracing settings. Unfortunately, the combination of tariffs and stock struggles has led to the 9070 XT being over $800, reaching $1,000 for some online retailers.
We’ve seen prices fluctuate regularly over the past few months, but the 20% price inflation that should be a midrange card is simply too much for the stomach. However, the low-end GPU is better. The RTX 5060 Ti MSRP is set at $450, the lowest price I’ve ever seen is $480. The $300 RTX 5060 is approaching $320 from some AIC manufacturers like Gigabyte. A significant number of Nvidia’s lowest terminal GPUs are currently listed as “out of stock” or “coming soon” on sites like Newegg and Coight. Best Buy. Those who buy low-end GPUs are more price sensitive than those who can drop $2,000 on an RTX 5090 without flashing. AMD has more driving force for people to set prices they can afford, making sure they can maintain cost levels when the cards ultimately hit shelves in store.
