In the gpu comparison between the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT and the GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT is 156 % faster than the GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX.
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XTGALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX
The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT is based on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and has 4096 texture shaders and 64 execution units.
GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, which has 3840 shaders and 30 execution units.
Memory
Memory
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT
GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX
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
645 GB/s
448 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
128 bit
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT has 16 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 645 GB/s.
The GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX can access 8 GB GDDR7 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT
GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX
Base Clock
1.660 GHz
2.280 GHz
Boost Clock
3.060 GHz
2.550 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
2.52 GHz
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Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT clocks in the base with up to 1.660 GHz. The base frequency of the GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX is 2.280 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT
GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX
TDP
330 W
145 W
Tjunction max
92 °C
89 °C
PCIe-Power
3 x 8-Pin
1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT is 330 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 3 x 8-Pin connector.
The GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX has a TDP of 145 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT
GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX
Fan-Type
Axial
Axial
Fan 1
3 x 100 mm
2 x 102 mm
Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT has a total of 3 Axial fans.
The GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX has 2 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT
GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
2x HDMI 2.1b
1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort
2x DP 2.1a
3x DP 2.1b
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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 SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT.
The GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT
GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
Yes
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
Addressable LED
Addressable LED
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT
GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX
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 directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT
GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX
Length
331 mm
251 mm
Height
129 mm
130 mm
Width
66 mm
40 mm
Width (Slots)
4 Slots
2 Slots
SFF-Ready
No
No
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The SAPPHIRE NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 XT is 331 mm long, 129 mm high and 66 mm wide.
The GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX is 251 mm long, 130 mm high and 40 mm wide.
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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