The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is based on the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB (RDNA 4) and has 16 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 322 GB/s.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (Blackwell 2.0) and has 8 GB GDDR7 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is 36 % faster than the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060.
The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB has the Navi 44 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the RDNA 4 architecture.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 is based on the graphics chip GB206-250-A1, which comes from the Blackwell 2.0 architecture.
Memory
Memory
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Memory Size
16 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR7
Memory Clock
2.518 GHz
1.750 GHz
Memory Speed
20.1 Gbps
28.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
322 GB/s
448 GB/s
Memory Interface
128 bit
128 bit
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The graphics memory of the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB clocks at 2.518 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 20.1 Gbps.
The graphics memory speed of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 is 28.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Base Clock
1.700 GHz
2.280 GHz
Boost Clock
3.230 GHz
2.527 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
2.62 GHz
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Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
TDP
160 W
145 W
Tjunction max
Unknown
89 °C
PCIe-Power
1 x 8-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 160 W.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 145 W.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
2 x 100 mm
2 x 90 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1b
1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort
2x DP 2.1a
3x DP 2.1b
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.
Featureset
Featureset
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
Yes
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
No LED lighting
No LED lighting
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With the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
AV1
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.
Dimensions
Dimensions
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060
Length
249 mm
228 mm
Height
132 mm
123 mm
Width
41 mm
50 mm
Width (Slots)
2 Slots
3 Slots
Weight
645 g
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB is connected to the system via PCIe 5 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.
The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 5 x 8 Lanes interface.
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
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