GPU comparison with benchmarks

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OC vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OC
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OC 8 GB GDDR6 · 3.29 GHz · 150 W Speed index 22/100

The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OC has 2048 shader units and these clock a maximum of 3.29 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 26.95 TFLOPS.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.46 GHz · 115 W Speed index 13/100

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has 3072 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.46 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 15.11 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OC is 78 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Speed index
22/100
13/100
FP32
26.95 TFLOPS
15.11 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
3.29 GHz
2.46 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR6
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
322 GB/s
272 GB/s
TDP
150 W
115 W
Launch Price
299 $
299 $
488 pts
299 pts

GPU

GPUSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Based onAMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU ChipNavi 44 XTAD107
Streaming Multiprocessors3224
Shader20483072
Render Output Units6448
Texture Units12896
Raytracing Cores3224
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OC is equipped with a graphics chip of the RDNA 4 architecture, which has 32 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture and is equipped with 24 execution units.

Memory

MemorySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory Clock2.518 GHz2.125 GHz
Memory Speed20.1 Gbps17.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth322 GB/s272 GB/s
Memory Interface128 bit128 bit
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OC is equipped with a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory, which is equipped with 2.518 GHz clocks.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has a 8 GB large GDDR6 graphics memory and the memory clock is 2.125GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Base Clock1.700 GHz1.830 GHz
Boost Clock3.290 GHz2.460 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock2.70 GHz--
OverclockingYesYes
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OC has a turbo clock of 3.290 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 2.460 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
TDP150 W115 W
Tjunction maxUnknown90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin1 x 12-Pin
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OC 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is equipped with a 1 x 12-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 90 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Fan-TypeAxial--
Fan 12 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 OC are cooled with a Air cooling.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivitySAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI2x HDMI 2.1b1x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort1x DP 2.1a3x DP 1.4a
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OC supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
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 OC supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8Decode / EncodeDecode
VP9Decode / EncodeDecode
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 8GB OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Length200 mm--
Height122 mm--
Width41 mm--
Width (Slots)3 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OC is 41 mm wide and therefore needs the space of -- in the case.

The width of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 41 mm and thus requires the space of -- in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataSAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OCNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU InterfacePCIe 5 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ2/2025Q2/2023
Launch Price299 $299 $
Structure size4 nm5 nm
Part-no11350-04-20G--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 4 nanometer process, SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB OC was released in Q2/2025.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 published in Q2/2023 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 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. 4,956

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

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  2. 10,579

Steel Nomad Graphics score

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  2. 2,372

Port Royal (Raytracing)

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  2. 6,038

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

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  2. 2,539

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

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  2. 48,867

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. 42 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 52 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 80 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 20 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 40 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 82 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. 65 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 112 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 162 fps (avg)

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