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SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB vs ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB 8 GB GDDR6 · 3.13 GHz · 150 W Speed index 21/100

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 3.13 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 25.64 TFLOPS.

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.60 GHz · 100 W Speed index 11/100

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 has 2560 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.60 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 13.32 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 92 % faster than the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Speed index
21/100
11/100
FP32
25.64 TFLOPS
13.32 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
3.13 GHz
2.60 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
322 GB/s
320 GB/s
TDP
150 W
100 W
Launch Price
299 $
249 $

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Based onAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
GPU ChipNavi 44 XTGB207-300-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors3220
Shader20482560
Render Output Units6432
Texture Units12880
Raytracing Cores3220
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 4 architecture, which has 32 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture and is equipped with 20 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.518 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed20.1 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth322 GB/s320 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.518 GHz clocks.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.500GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Base Clock1.700 GHz2.280 GHz
Boost Clock3.130 GHz2.602 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.53 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has a turbo clock of 3.130 GHz. The turbo frequency of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is 2.602 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
TDP150 W100 W
Tjunction maxUnknown85 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 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 ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 85 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 80 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB are cooled with a Air cooling.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.1b1x HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort1x DP 2.1a3x DP 2.1b
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
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

DimensionsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
Length200 mm203 mm
Height122 mm120 mm
Width41 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 41 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 is 41 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 16PCIe 5 x 8
Release dateQ4/2025Q3/2025
Launch Price299 $249 $
Structure size4 nm5 nm
Part-no11350-05-20GDUAL-RTX5050-8G
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 4 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB was released in Q4/2025.

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5050 published in Q3/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers.

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