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ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB vs ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.99 GHz · 150 W Speed index 18/100

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB has 1792 shader units and these clock a maximum of 2.99 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 21.43 TFLOPS.

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB 16 GB GDDR6 · 3.23 GHz · 160 W Speed index 22/100

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB has 2048 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 3.23 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 26.46 TFLOPS.

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In FP32 performance, the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is 23 % faster than the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB.

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Speed index
18/100
22/100
FP32
21.43 TFLOPS
26.46 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
2.99 GHz
3.23 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
322 GB/s
322 GB/s
TDP
150 W
160 W
Launch Price
199 $
349 $

GPU

GPUASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Based onAMD Radeon RX 9060AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
GPU ChipNavi 44Navi 44 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors2832
Shader17922048
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units112128
Raytracing Cores2832
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 4 architecture, which has 28 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is based on the RDNA 4 architecture and is equipped with 32 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Memory Size8 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.518 GHz2.518 GHz
Memory Speed20.1 Gbps20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth322 GB/s322 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.518 GHz clocks.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB has a 16 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.518GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Base Clock1.700 GHz1.700 GHz
Boost Clock2.990 GHz3.230 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.40 GHz2.62 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB has a turbo clock of 2.990 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is 3.230 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
TDP150 W160 W
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as Unknown.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is Unknown.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 100 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort2x DP 2.1a2x DP 2.1a
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNon addressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
AV1Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
Length249 mm249 mm
Height132 mm132 mm
Width41 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
Weight645 g645 g
SFF-ReadyYesNo
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB is 41 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is 41 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GBASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ3/2025Q4/2025
Launch Price199 $349 $
Structure size4 nm4 nm
Part-noRX9060 CL 8GRX9060XT CL 16G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 4 nanometer process, ASRock Radeon RX 9060 Challenger 8GB was released in Q3/2025.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB published in Q4/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 4 nanometers.

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