Saturday, March 1st 2025
Early Leak Claims AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Might Reach NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Territory
Judging by the current state of gaming GPUs, it might appear to some that true budget-class cards are a thing of the past. That said, it is almost certain that both NVIDIA and AMD are cooking entry-level GPUs to cater to folks who can't shell out the astoundingly high prices that modern mid-range and high-end GPUs command, with AMD having already confirmed the launch for RX 9060 class cards sometime in Q2 of this year. Previous leaks have indicated that the RX 9060 will likely hit the scene with 12 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, whereas its XT sibling will boast an additional 4 GB. NVIDIA is also expected to drop the RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti cards sometime towards the end of this month, likely in 8 GB and 16 GB flavors of the shinier GDDR7 spec.
Now, a fresh leak by Moore's Law Is Dead (MLID) has claimed that the Radeon RX 9060 XT will outperform the RTX 4060 Ti in performance, slotting in between the RTX 4060 Ti and the Radeon RX 7700 XT. Moreover, he added that AMD may even push clocks to bring the card closer to the RTX 4070 territory - a sweet position to hold indeed. Regarding launch date, MLID expects the card to hit the arena sometime in April. Of course, as with all leaks and rumors, accept this information with a grain of salt, especially considering that MLID's assertions are sourced from a single party. The RTX 5060/Ti is expected to be priced in the $400-$500 range, which means the RX 9060 XT will likely have to be priced in the lower-end of that in order to make for a compelling value proposition.
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Moore's Law is Dead, Spotted by Notebookcheck
Now, a fresh leak by Moore's Law Is Dead (MLID) has claimed that the Radeon RX 9060 XT will outperform the RTX 4060 Ti in performance, slotting in between the RTX 4060 Ti and the Radeon RX 7700 XT. Moreover, he added that AMD may even push clocks to bring the card closer to the RTX 4070 territory - a sweet position to hold indeed. Regarding launch date, MLID expects the card to hit the arena sometime in April. Of course, as with all leaks and rumors, accept this information with a grain of salt, especially considering that MLID's assertions are sourced from a single party. The RTX 5060/Ti is expected to be priced in the $400-$500 range, which means the RX 9060 XT will likely have to be priced in the lower-end of that in order to make for a compelling value proposition.
54 Comments on Early Leak Claims AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Might Reach NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Territory
All the tech companies right now are constrained by the fact that most of the products, even the ones that are direct competitors, are being made by a single maker - TSMC, who can't just simply expand his production volumes. And common consumer products from those tech companies are also not their biggest revenue bringers - Nvidia makes most of their money by selling server AI equipment, AMD is selling server CPUs.
So I don't see any possibility of AMD suddenly focusing on consumer GPUs, regaining market share - but actually lowering their income by not making as many server CPUs. I think not having presentation of new GPU lineup on CES was telling enough on that they aren't a priority, even more so than not aiming at high end GPUs at all.
Top line seems about right.
9070 may equal the 7900XT give or take but I suspect the 5070 does not even match the 4070S let alone the 4070Ti.
The 9060XT has too little bandwidth to match the 7800XT so I see it closer to the 7700XT / 4070
With how small N44 probably is I don't see the point in a cut part at launch. Just release the XT with 16GB of VRAM for $330 and call it done.
If they do get some faulty dies save them and then release a 9050XT with a 96bit bus and 12GB of VRAM for ~$250 when there is enough of a stockpile for it to last. I really think 96bit with 12GB will be a far better 1080p part than an 8GB 128bit part would be.
That is the stack I would have if I were AMD.
I've picked an Nvidia card countless times for builds that are thermally-constrained because the Nvidia equivalent GPU is pulling 30-40% less power for the same end result. It's why I begrudgingly put up with the 4060Ti in one of my machines, and I can't even remember the last time I put a Radeon in a mini ITX build...