9060 XT 8GB or 5060 8GB?

[toadzor]

Im looking for an cheap upgrade for my RX 580, but im very poor, and both of those cards have the same price... Yeah, i know i could get the 16gb version, but is almost double the price in my country (Uruguay), 5060 ti is even more expensive

I dont plan to play games on ultra/high,only in 1080p and low/med until 2028 at least... Also, i love emulation, switch 2 for the future

Which one of those two is the best choice?

Spec: Ryzen 5500 (pci 3.0) A520 pro 32gb ram 3200

 

[Lionheart]

Hi, welcome to TPU, I'm going to get straight to the point, in your current situation, I wouldn't get either, grab yourself either a used RTX 3060 12GB, RX 6700 XT 12GB, RX 6800 16GB, RX 7600 XT 16GB if the price is right for you, I know you mentioned you're sticking with low to medium settings @ 1080p & a 8gb card might be ok for now but up until 2028, better to have that extra VRAM now, also what power supply are you using?

 

[The King]

The 9060 XT because it has a x16 PCi-e interface and the 5060 is only x8. Which will limit you to PCI-e 3.0 x8 with your motherboard.

PCIe 3.0 vs PCIe 4.0 vs PCIe 5.0 || RTX 5060 @8GB || PC GAMES BENCHMARK TEST ||​

 

[oxrufiioxo]

They are both bad fits for older systems just to a slightly lesser degree with the 9060XT

 

[AusWolf]

Regardless of your financial situation, I'd still recommend looking for the 16 GB version of the 9060 XT. As the saying goes, cheaper is sometimes more expensive. That is, a few bucks saved here or there can easily leave you with regret if you're planning to use the card long-term.

 

[RaceT3ch]

I'd strongly recommend you buy something used, such as a 7600 XT. Just something that has more than 8GB of VRAM.

 

[Dr. Dro]

I just have to point out: Switch 2 emulation is unlikely to be developed in the near to medium term future, in fact, I don't expect to see anything that can be used to play games on, much less with easy going frame rates within the next 5 years, and that will likely require hardware that punches far above what AMD's current GPUs can handle. The Ampere GPU architecture it's using is quite advanced, it's the same thing that the RTX 30 series GPUs use. The 9070 XT itself barely manages to perform at the same level of that generation's flagship, the 3090 Ti. To that extent, it can even do some things that RDNA 4 can't - so you can't reasonably expect to emulate it on a 9060 XT. It's facing two problems: the 9060 XT is not powerful enough and its architecture/driver features are more than likely unsuitable for the task - translating Ampere code into something RDNA can understand is probably going to require several additional steps for emu devs in the future.

If you're buying a GPU for this purpose, right now? Don't. Regardless of brand. You're buying something weak for a potential what if scenario years in the future. Especially not one from AMD, which is all but guaranteed to be incompatible with Nvidia shader code that will no doubt be used in early Switch 2 emulation.

If you want to play Switch 2 games, buy a Switch 2. If you want a boost to your PC, and you are not aiming for this delusional "gaming until 2028, Switch 2, pls", then by all means get the 9060 XT or, as suggested, a 7600 XT if you mean to stick by AMD regardless. Look at 4060 Ti and 4070 in the used market as well.

 

[Ruru]

Neither. Getting a new 8GB card new with the pricing they have, isn't just worth it. An used card for similar price is a way wiser solution. What power supply do you have?

They are both bad fits for older systems just to a slightly lesser degree with the 9600XT

9600 XT? Are we in 2003 again?

 

[oxrufiioxo]

Neither. Getting a new 8GB card new with the pricing they have, isn't just worth it. An used card for similar price is a way wiser solution. What power supply do you have?


9600 XT? Are we in 2003 again?

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My bad just finished a 9600X system with everyones favorite 5060ti 8GB. Still on my brain....

The person I built it for only likes green Kool-aid... I at least got it for 330 usd, depending on how you look at it.

I think that is the 2nd or third time I've did that.

 

[Ruru]

My bad just finished a 9600X system with everyones favorite 5060ti 8GB. Still on my brain....

The person I built it for only likes green Kool-aid... I at least got it for 330 usd, depending on how you look at it.

I think that is the 2nd or third time I've did that.

Just joking, you're not the first one to call the new cards as 9600/9700 series. Was just a too good typo to pass by.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Just joking, you're not the first one to call the new cards as 9600/9700 series. Was just a too good typo to pass by.

I mean, AMD themselves can't quite make up their minds. 9070 XT, Pro R9700?

Just... let's be honest with the OP. They seem to have very high expectations of this upgrade, and mean to do something that at this point in time, simply doesn't exist. It's highly inadvisable to go out and buy something out of FOMO, and something that will in all likelihood just not work for the intended objective.

 

[toadzor]

Hi, welcome to TPU, I'm going to get straight to the point, in your current situation, I wouldn't get either, grab yourself either a used RTX 3060 12GB, RX 6700 XT 12GB, RX 6800 16GB, RX 7600 XT 16GB if the price is right for you, I know you mentioned you're sticking with low to medium settings @ 1080p & a 8gb card might be ok for now but up until 2028, better to have that extra VRAM now, also what power supply are you using?

Neither. Getting a new 8GB card new with the pricing they have, isn't just worth it. An used card for similar price is a way wiser solution. What power supply do you have?


9600 XT? Are we in 2003 again?

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My PSU is a msi mag a650bn 650w

 

[Ruru]

I mean, AMD themselves can't quite make up their minds. 9070 XT, Pro R9700?

Just... let's be honest with the OP. They seem to have very high expectations of this upgrade, and mean to do something that at this point in time, simply doesn't exist. It's highly inadvisable to go out and buy something out of FOMO, and something that will in all likelihood just not work for the intended objective.

Just realized that there's the best budget card as well, the Intel B580. Shouldn't take a huge hit from PCIe 3.0 as OP's platform should have REBAR.

 

[The King]

I'd strongly recommend you buy something used, such as a 7600 XT. Just something that has more than 8GB of VRAM.

The 7600 XT 16GB version is overall 20% slower when it comes to 1080p Performance compared to the 9060 XT 8GB Version .

What will the OP benefit from 16GB VRAM @ 1080p? Extra 8GB VRAM at the cost of 22% performance lost at 1080P?

Even the 9060 XT 16GB version does not make any sense for the extra cost and 5% extra performance over the 8GB version when gaming @ 1080p for the OP.

 

[AleXXX666]

Just realized that there's the best budget card as well, the Intel B580. Shouldn't take a huge hit from PCIe 3.0 as OP's platform should have REBAR.

and you believe it can handle stuff same good?

 

[RaceT3ch]

The 7600 XT 16GB version is overall 20% slower when it comes to 1080p Performance compared to the 9060 XT 8GB Version .

What will the OP benefit from 16GB VRAM @ 1080p? Extra 8GB VRAM at the cost of 22% performance lost at 1080P?

Even the 9060 XT 16GB version does not make any sense for the extra cost and 5% extra performance over the 8GB version when gaming @ 1080p for the OP.
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I only used it as an example, a 4060 TI 16 GB probably makes more sense even though I hate it.

 

[Ruru]

and you believe it can handle stuff same good?

Ah, I stand corrected. I remembered that B580 has somewhat similar performance, but the difference was bigger than I thought.

 

[zenlaserman]

I bought a 9060XT Reaper 8GB on launch day (June 6th) at my local MicroCenter to replace my RX 570 8GB. I had recently bought CP2077 on sale and that was the first game I played that my 570 couldn't handle. I play mostly older games at 1080p 60 and don't plan to run RT in the near future. I generally don't like games that are >100GB, Red Dead 2 being the exception. I may get into CP2077 more.

I have nothing but praise for the Reaper 8GB. It's an enormous step up from Polaris at slightly lesser power levels. I run Chill Mode and my CPU is just an R5 5600G

 

[Ruru]

My PSU is a msi mag a650bn 650w

Okay, so that can handle even beefier cards without issues. After reading some more, the 9060 XT 8GB may not be as bad as I thought:

PowerColor Radeon RX 9060 XT Reaper 8 GB Review

We're taking a look at the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB, which comes with only half the memory size of the 16 GB models, but is at least $50 cheaper. Data from the review suggests that NVIDIA's memory management is much less efficient than the one used on RDNA 4, giving AMD the upper hand.

www.techpowerup.com

 

[Vemby]

Im looking for an cheap upgrade for my RX 580, but im very poor, and both of those cards have the same price... Yeah, i know i could get the 16gb version, but is almost double the price in my country (Uruguay), 5060 ti is even more expensive

I agree with @Lionheart advice. I would even consider cards like RTX 4060, RX 6600 XT, 6650 XT. If you can find them for really good price, why not? These cards have only 8GB VRAM, but used, you can find them 50-60% cheaper than ones you did ask about. I would use them for a year or two, sell them and then repeat. Maybe you will be in better financial situation in future, you never know.

If you insist on new card. Wait a little for RTX 5050, or RX 9060. With these, maybe, you will not waste so much money and the upgrade from RX 580 will be still significant.

 

[DemonicRyzen666]

If you can find a RTX 2080 ti used for cheaper under $300, it would be about the same as all the cards listed.

 

[lambda]

Im looking for an cheap upgrade for my RX 580, but im very poor, and both of those cards have the same price... Yeah, i know i could get the 16gb version, but is almost double the price in my country (Uruguay), 5060 ti is even more expensive

I dont plan to play games on ultra/high,only in 1080p and low/med until 2028 at least... Also, i love emulation, switch 2 for the future

Which one of those two is the best choice?

Spec: Ryzen 5500 (pci 3.0) A520 pro 32gb ram 3200

Depends on your budget, cheapest/oldest option would be a used 1080ti or ideally 2080ti.

Brand new? I'd go for a 4060ti 16GB if it's in the same price range as 5060.

 

[freeagent]

9600 XT? Are we in 2003 again?

I had the one from Sapphire.. 8 pipes baby!

Op, I really don't know what to tell you. This is a terrible time to buy a GPU. Manufacturers are out to totally soak any potential customer. Zeros fecks given by them.

That said, I have a 3070Ti and a 4070Ti running right now. It isn't terrible, and surprisingly ok.. if you temper your expectations.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

I had the one from Sapphire.. 8 pipes baby!

Op, I really don't know what to tell you. This is a terrible time to buy a GPU. Manufacturers are out to totally soak any potential customer. Zeros fecks given by them.

That said, I have a 3070Ti and a 4070Ti running right now. It isn't terrible, and surprisingly ok.. if you temper your expectations.

Those two cards are the poster Childs for a little more vram would go a long way the 3070ti would be so awesome with 12

 

[Macro Device]

Just as a disclaimer: I have absolutely no clue what it's like to buy used stuff in Uruguay since I'm on a completely different end of the world.

However, if 3080 12 GB / Ti is roughly the same price as both mentioned cards (which is the case in Russia) I woulda recommended one of those instead. Especially if you have buyer's protection and testing before purchase (meaning you visit the seller in person and test their product before spending on it, common practice in here).

Your PSU is gonna screw it over if you run it at stock settings but these Ampere cards are good undervolters so you'll be mostly fine. Might get a beefier PSU as well.

If you wanna choose specifically between 5060 and 9060 then, I mean... 9060 has more speed and better PCI-e bandwidth but FSR4 isn't present in every game (the latest DOOM doesn't feature it for example) and this 8 GB limitation is really gonna bite you in the ass right here, right now. These cards are very unbalanced. They have enough calculating power for ray traced 1080p but VRAM just isn't there. Pick 5060 for better upscaling and superior driver support or 9060 for somewhat better framerate, it'll be toxic either way. Both these cards are absolute trash for their asking price.