Radeon RX 9060 XT LP vs GeForce RTX 4070
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 32 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 72 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 63.10 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 24.78 | no data |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | AD104 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 April 2023 (3 years ago) | 17 December 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
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Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 5888 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1920 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2475 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 35,800 million | 29,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 140 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 455.4 | 390.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 29.15 TFLOPS | 24.99 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 184 | 128 |
| Tensor Cores | 184 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 46 | 32 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L1 Cache | 5.8 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 36 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 240 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1313 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s | 322.3 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 April 2023 | 17 December 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 140 Watt |
RX 9060 XT LP has an age advantage of 2 years, a 33% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 43% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 4070 and Radeon RX 9060 XT LP. We've got no test results to judge.
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