GPU comparison with benchmarks

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB vs Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual

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.

Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual
Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual 8 GB GDDR6 · 1.62 GHz · 175 W Speed index 6/100

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual has 2304 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.62 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 7.46 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB is 244 % faster than the Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual
Speed index
21/100
6/100
FP32
25.64 TFLOPS
7.46 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
3.13 GHz
1.62 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
322 GB/s
448 GB/s
TDP
150 W
175 W
Launch Price
299 $
499 $
490 pts
272 pts

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual
Based onAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
GPU ChipNavi 44 XTTU106
Streaming Multiprocessors3236
Shader20482304
Render Output Units6464
Texture Units128144
Raytracing Cores3236
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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 Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual is based on the Turing architecture and is equipped with 36 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.518 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed20.1 Gbps14.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth322 GB/s448 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit256 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 Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual
Base Clock1.700 GHz1.410 GHz
Boost Clock3.130 GHz1.620 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 Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual is 1.620 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual
TDP150 W175 W
Tjunction maxUnknown89 °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 Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual is equipped with a 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 89 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 90 mm2 x 90 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 Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.2
HDMI2x HDMI 2.1b1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort1x DP 2.1a3x DP 1.4a
DVI--1
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual
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 Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
AV1Decode / EncodeNo
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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 8GBPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual
Length200 mm235 mm
Height122 mm112 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 Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual 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 8GBPalit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 16
Release dateQ4/2025Q4/2018
Launch Price299 $499 $
Structure size4 nm12 nm
Part-no11350-05-20GNE62070015P2-1062A
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 Palit GeForce RTX 2070 Dual published in Q4/2018 is manufactured with a structure width of 12 nanometers.

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

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  2. 4,337

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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  2. 5,327

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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  2. 1,873

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)

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  2. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 36 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 54 fps (avg)

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)

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  2. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 95 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 132 fps (avg)

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