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ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 vs SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB GDDR6 · 1.71 GHz · 160 W Speed index 5/100
In the gpu comparison between the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 and the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 290 % faster than the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Speed index
5/100
21/100
FP32
6.57 TFLOPS
25.64 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
3.13 GHz
Memory Size
6 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
336 GB/s
322 GB/s
TDP
160 W
150 W
Launch Price
349 $
299 $
249 pts
490 pts

GPU

GPUASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
GPU ChipTU106Navi 44 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors3032
Shader19202048
Render Output Units4864
Texture Units120128
Raytracing Cores3032
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 and has 1920 texture shaders and 30 execution units.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is based on AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB, which has 2048 shaders and 32 execution units.

Memory

MemoryASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Memory Size6 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock1.750 GHz2.518 GHz
Memory Speed14.0 Gbps20.1 Gbps
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s322 GB/s
Memory Interface192 bit128 bit
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 has 6 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 336 GB/s.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 322 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Base Clock1.365 GHz1.700 GHz
Boost Clock1.710 GHz3.130 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock1.68 GHz2.53 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 clocks in the base with up to 1.365 GHz. The base frequency of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 1.700 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
TDP160 W150 W
Tjunction max88 °CUnknown
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 is 160 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has a TDP of 150 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.0b2x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort2x DP 1.4a1x DP 2.1a
DVI1--
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode / Encode
VP9DecodeDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
Length270 mm200 mm
Height111 mm122 mm
Width58 mm41 mm
Width (Slots)3 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 is 270 mm long, 111 mm high and 58 mm wide.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 200 mm long, 122 mm high and 41 mm wide.

Additional data

Additional dataASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 5 x 16
Release dateQ1/2019Q4/2025
Launch Price349 $299 $
Structure size12 nm4 nm
Part-noDUAL-RTX2060-6G11350-05-20G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2060 was released in Q1/2019 at a price of 349 $.

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB was introduced in Q4/2025 at a price of 299 $.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

  1. 3,465
  2. no data

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. 4,218
  2. no data

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. 1,467
  2. no data

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 25 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 32 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 47 fps (avg)
  2. no data

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. 45 fps (avg)
  2. no data

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. 85 fps (avg)
  2. no data

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 120 fps (avg)
  2. no data

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