AMD Radeon RX 570X vs AMD Radeon RX 9060 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive sweep for the AMD Radeon RX 9060 across all three shared benchmark tests. In the Geekbench OpenCL compute test, the RX 9060 scored 88,183 against the RX 570X's 38,939, a delta of 126.5%. That is more than double the compute throughput, which reflects the massive architectural gap. In the Passmark G2D (2D graphics) test, the RX 9060 posted 1,002 versus 750, a 33.6% advantage. This is a smaller but still meaningful lead, indicating better desktop composition and GUI acceleration. The most dramatic result comes from Passmark G3D (3D graphics), where the RX 9060 scored 17,631 versus the RX 570X's 1,923. That is an 816.8% delta, meaning the newer card delivers roughly nine times the raw 3D performance. The RX 570X wins zero head-to-head comparisons in this dataset.

Context from the database's nearest rivals puts these numbers in perspective. The RX 9060's average benchmark score is 16,014, which places it just 0.7% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (16,129) and 1% ahead of both the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15,862) and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 (15,852). It also sits 2.1% above the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 (15,679). Meanwhile, the RX 570X's average score of 13,871 puts it 0.4% ahead of the NVIDIA RTX A2000 Mobile (13,821) and the AMD Radeon 660M (13,812), 0.9% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (13,745), and 1.1% behind the NVIDIA Tesla K10 (14,029). The percentile rankings reinforce this: the RX 9060 sits at the 59th percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 570X is at the 55th. That is a modest overall gap in percentile terms, but the head-to-head deltas show how lopsided the actual performance comparison is on modern workloads.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous: the AMD Radeon RX 9060 is the card to pick for anyone running current 3D applications or compute-heavy tasks. The 816.8% lead in Passmark G3D alone settles the argument for gaming and rendering. The RX 9060 also doubles the RX 570X in OpenCL compute, which matters for GPGPU workloads like video encoding, machine learning inference, or scientific simulations. The RX 570X's only salvageable area is the 2D test, and even there it loses by 33.6%. There is no benchmark in this dataset where the older card comes out ahead.

For a builder choosing between these two, the RX 9060 is the only rational choice if the workload involves anything beyond basic display output. The RX 570X remains functional for legacy systems or as a placeholder card, but its 1,923 Passmark G3D score is far below what modern games or GPU-accelerated applications expect. The RX 9060's 59th percentile ranking also places it in the upper half of all GPUs, while the RX 570X's 55th percentile is closer to the median. If the choice is purely about performance, the RX 9060 wins every category measured.

Where Each One Wins

AMD Radeon RX 9060 wins: Every benchmark category with recorded data. For 3D gaming, the 17,631 Passmark G3D score is in a different league from the RX 570X's 1,923. For compute, the 88,183 OpenCL score versus 38,939 means the RX 9060 handles parallel workloads roughly 2.3 times faster. Even for basic desktop use, the 1,002 Passmark G2D score beats the RX 570X's 750, which can translate to smoother window management and video playback. The RX 9060 also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, whereas the RX 570X is limited to DirectX 12 (12_0) and Vulkan 1.3. That means newer game features like mesh shaders and variable rate shading are available on the RX 9060 but not on the RX 570X.

AMD Radeon RX 570X wins: No performance category in the head-to-head data. Its only advantages are structural: it is end-of-life, so it may appear in budget used markets, and its 241 mm (9.5 inches) length is a known physical dimension that can fit in compact cases. It also has a 256-bit memory bus versus the RX 9060's 128-bit bus, but that does not translate into a bandwidth win (224.0 GB/s versus 288.0 GB/s). The RX 570X has more shading units (2,048 versus 1,792) and more texture mapping units (128 versus 112), but the RX 9060's much higher clocks and newer architecture overcome that deficit. In practice, the RX 570X is only relevant for users who need a working GPU for basic display and nothing more.

FAQ

Q: Which card is faster in 3D performance?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 dominates with a Passmark G3D score of 17,631 versus the RX 570X's 1,923, a delta of 816.8%.

Q: How do the two compare in compute workloads?

A: The RX 9060 scores 88,183 in Geekbench OpenCL versus 38,939 for the RX 570X, a 126.5% advantage. That means the newer card processes GPU compute tasks more than twice as fast.

Q: Does the RX 570X win any benchmark?

A: No. In the three shared tests (Geekbench OpenCL, Passmark G2D, Passmark G3D), the RX 9060 wins all of them, with the head-to-head record showing 3 wins for the RX 9060 and 0 for the RX 570X.

Q: How does the RX 9060 compare to other GPUs in its class?

A: Its average benchmark score of 16,014 places it 0.7% behind the RTX 3060 Ti and 1% ahead of the Radeon RX 7700 and R9 370X. It ranks at the 59th percentile of all GPUs.

Q: Is the RX 570X good for modern games?

A: The data suggests no. Its Passmark G3D score of 1,923 is extremely low, and it lacks DirectX 12 Ultimate support, instead offering only DirectX 12 (12_0). The RX 9060's 17,631 G3D score is roughly nine times higher.

Q: What are the memory bandwidth differences?

A: The RX 9060 has 288.0 GB/s from 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, while the RX 570X has 224.0 GB/s from 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus. Despite the narrower bus, the RX 9060 delivers higher bandwidth.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs represent entirely different eras of AMD design. The RX 9060 is built on the Navi 44 chip using RDNA 4.0 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. The RX 570X uses the Polaris 20 chip with GCN 4.0 architecture, produced on a 14 nm process at GlobalFoundries. The transistor counts tell the story: the RX 9060 packs 29,700 million transistors into a 199 mm² die, giving a density of 149.2 million transistors per mm². The RX 570X has only 5,700 million transistors on a larger 232 mm² die, yielding 24.6 million per mm². That is a 6x density difference, which explains why the RX 9060 achieves far higher performance despite having fewer shading units.

The RX 9060 also introduces ray tracing cores (28 RT cores), which the RX 570X lacks entirely. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6, while the RX 570X tops out at DirectX 12 (12_0), Vulkan 1.3, and OpenGL 4.6. The RX 9060 uses PCIe 5.0 x16, whereas the RX 570X uses PCIe 3.0 x16, which affects data transfer rates with the CPU and system memory. The RX 9060's clocks are dramatically higher: base 1700 MHz, boost 2990 MHz, and game clock 2400 MHz, against the RX 570X's base 1168 MHz and boost 1244 MHz. That nearly 2.4x boost clock advantage is the primary reason for the performance gap.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the two cards, based on recorded data:

• Architecture: RDNA 4.0 (RX 9060) versus GCN 4.0 (RX 570X)
• Process node: 4 nm (RX 9060) versus 14 nm (RX 570X)
• Foundry: TSMC (RX 9060) versus GlobalFoundries (RX 570X)
• Transistors: 29,700 million (RX 9060) versus 5,700 million (RX 570X)
• Die size: 199 mm² (RX 9060) versus 232 mm² (RX 570X)
• Transistor density: 149.2M / mm² (RX 9060) versus 24.6M / mm² (RX 570X)
• Base clock: 1700 MHz (RX 9060) versus 1168 MHz (RX 570X)
• Boost clock: 2990 MHz (RX 9060) versus 1244 MHz (RX 570X)
• Memory clock: 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) for RX 9060 versus 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective) for RX 570X
• Memory type: GDDR6 (RX 9060) versus GDDR5 (RX 570X)
• Bus width: 128 bit (RX 9060) versus 256 bit (RX 570X)
• Bandwidth: 288.0 GB/s (RX 9060) versus 224.0 GB/s (RX 570X)
• Shading units: 1,792 (RX 9060) versus 2,048 (RX 570X)
• TMUs: 112 (RX 9060) versus 128 (RX 570X)
• ROPs: 64 (RX 9060) versus 32 (RX 570X)
• RT cores: 28 (RX 9060) versus none (RX 570X)
• Pixel rate: 191.4 GPixel/s (RX 9060) versus 39.81 GPixel/s (RX 570X)
• Texture rate: 334.9 GTexel/s (RX 9060) versus 159.2 GTexel/s (RX 570X)
• FP32 performance: 21.43 TFLOPS (RX 9060) versus 5.095 TFLOPS (RX 570X)
• TDP: 132 W (RX 9060) versus 150 W (RX 570X)
• Power connector: 1x 8-pin (RX 9060) versus 1x 6-pin (RX 570X)
• Suggested PSU: 300 W (RX 9060) versus 450 W (RX 570X)
• Bus interface: PCIe 5.0 x16 (RX 9060) versus PCIe 3.0 x16 (RX 570X)
• Display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a (RX 9060) versus 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a (RX 570X)
• DirectX support: 12 Ultimate (12_2) for RX 9060 versus 12 (12_0) for RX 570X
• Vulkan support: 1.4 (RX 9060) versus 1.3 (RX 570X)
• Production status: Active (RX 9060) versus End-of-life (RX 570X)
• Release date: 2025-08-04 (RX 9060) versus 2018-04-10 (RX 570X)
• Predecessor: Navi III (RX 9060) versus Polaris (RX 570X)
• Successor: None (RX 9060) versus Vega (RX 570X)
• Length: Not recorded (RX 9060) versus 241 mm (RX 570X)