AMD Radeon RX 9060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data splits these two GPUs into clear territories. NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile wins 6 of the 9 recorded head-to-head tests, while AMD's Radeon RX 9060 takes 3. The margin of victory, however, tells a more nuanced story than the win count alone.

The largest single gap appears in Geekbench Vulkan. The RTX 5070 Mobile scores 116,960 against the RX 9060's 39,476, a 66.2% advantage. That is the most decisive result in the entire comparison. Geekbench OpenCL also favors NVIDIA heavily: 122,238 versus 88,183, a 27.9% lead. These two compute-oriented tests establish the NVIDIA part as the stronger general-purpose GPU workload performer.

DirectX results follow a similar pattern, though with varying intensity. In Passmark DirectX 12, the RTX 5070 Mobile nearly doubles the AMD card, scoring 93 against 44, a 52.7% delta. Passmark DirectX 10 shows a 19.4% NVIDIA lead (129 versus 104). The closest DirectX margin is in Passmark DirectX 11, where NVIDIA wins by just 5.2% (192 versus 182). The overall 3D graphics picture is consistent: Passmark G3D gives the RTX 5070 Mobile 20,355 points versus 17,631 for the RX 9060, a 13.4% advantage.

AMD's wins are narrower in count but still meaningful. The RX 9060 leads by 30.8% in Passmark DirectX 9 (280 versus 214), which points to strong legacy API performance. It also wins Passmark G2D by 11.8% (1002 versus 896), indicating faster 2D operations. The most important AMD victory for compute-oriented users is Passmark GPU Compute: 9,919 versus 8,279, a 19.8% lead. This result runs opposite to the Geekbench OpenCL outcome, so the compute picture depends heavily on which benchmark is used.

Average benchmark scores reinforce the overall hierarchy. The RTX 5070 Mobile sits at 29,928 average benchmark score, placing it in the 75th percentile of all GPUs. The RX 9060 averages 16,014, landing in the 59th percentile. NVIDIA's nearest rival is the RTX 3070 Ti at 29,945, a delta of -0.1%, while the RTX 2080 Ti trails by 0.5%. AMD's closest competitor is the RTX 3060 Ti at 16,129, which is 0.7% above the RX 9060; the Radeon R9 370X and RX 7700 both sit within 1% of AMD's card.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies and process nodes. AMD builds the RX 9060 on TSMC's 4 nm process using the Navi 44 chip with RDNA 4.0 architecture, codenamed Strix Point. The die measures 199 mm² and packs 29,700 million transistors, giving a density of 149.2 million transistors per mm². NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Mobile uses the GB206 chip with Blackwell 2.0 architecture on TSMC's 5 nm process. Its die is slightly smaller at 181 mm², with 21,900 million transistors and a density of 121.0 million per mm².

Shading unit counts differ dramatically. The RTX 5070 Mobile carries 4,608 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs. The RX 9060 has 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. Despite having fewer shading units, AMD's card produces higher raw rates: 191.4 GPixel/s pixel fill rate versus 68.40 GPixel/s, and 334.9 GTexel/s texture rate versus 205.2 GTexel/s. FP32 compute tells the opposite story in terms of clock efficiency: the RX 9060 reaches 21.43 TFLOPS while the RTX 5070 Mobile manages 13.13 TFLOPS.

Ray tracing and tensor hardware differ in kind. The RX 9060 has 28 ray tracing cores but no tensor cores. The RTX 5070 Mobile has 36 RT cores and 144 tensor cores, giving NVIDIA a dedicated AI acceleration path that AMD lacks entirely.

Clock behavior reveals the fundamental design split. The RX 9060 runs a base clock of 1700 MHz, a boost of 2990 MHz, and a game clock of 2400 MHz. The RTX 5070 Mobile is far more conservative: 907 MHz base and 1425 MHz boost, with no game clock listed. Memory clocks also diverge: AMD uses 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective, NVIDIA uses 1500 MHz with 24 Gbps effective.

Power delivery could not be more different. The RX 9060 is rated at 132 W TDP with a dual-slot cooler, a single 8-pin power connector, and a suggested 300 W PSU. The RTX 5070 Mobile is an IGP (integrated graphics processor) at 50 W TDP with no power connectors and no suggested PSU. This is a mobile-class chip designed for laptops, while the RX 9060 is a desktop add-in board.

Memory subsystems share capacity and bus width but diverge on technology. Both use 8 GB on a 128-bit bus. The RX 9060 uses GDDR6 with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the RTX 5070 Mobile uses GDDR7 with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth, a 33% bandwidth advantage for NVIDIA.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 Mobile is the stronger choice for modern DirectX 12 workloads and general compute. Its Passmark DirectX 12 score of 93 versus 44 shows a 52.7% advantage in the API that current games target. The Geekbench OpenCL result of 122,238 versus 88,183 indicates superior performance in OpenCL compute tasks, which matters for productivity applications and non-proprietary GPU compute. The Vulkan gap of 66.2% is the largest in the dataset, so Vulkan-based games and applications will clearly favor the NVIDIA card.

The RX 9060 wins in specific niches. Passmark DirectX 9 performance is 30.8% higher, which matters for older game libraries and legacy applications that still use DirectX 9 rendering paths. Passmark G2D at 1,002 versus 896 indicates faster 2D operations, relevant for desktop compositing and 2D-heavy workloads. Passmark GPU Compute at 9,919 versus 8,279 shows AMD leading in that particular compute benchmark by 19.8%, so compute performance is not uniformly NVIDIA-favored.

The Passmark G3D result of 20,355 versus 17,631 gives the RTX 5070 Mobile a 13.4% overall 3D graphics lead. The percentile data confirms the separation: NVIDIA sits at the 75th percentile of all GPUs, AMD at the 59th. The average benchmark scores of 29,928 versus 16,014 put the RTX 5070 Mobile in a higher performance class entirely, closer to desktop cards like the RTX 3070 Ti and RX 6800 than to the RX 9060's peer group of the RTX 3060 Ti and RX 7700.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile averages 29,928 across benchmark tests, while the AMD Radeon RX 9060 averages 16,014.

Q: How large is the Vulkan performance gap?

A: The RTX 5070 Mobile scores 116,960 in Geekbench Vulkan versus 39,476 for the RX 9060, a 66.2% advantage for NVIDIA.

Q: Does AMD win any benchmark tests?

A: Yes, the RX 9060 wins Passmark DirectX 9 by 30.8%, Passmark G2D by 11.8%, and Passmark GPU Compute by 19.8%.

Q: What memory technology does each card use?

A: The RX 9060 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 5070 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: How do the power requirements compare?

A: The RX 9060 has a 132 W TDP, uses a dual-slot cooler with one 8-pin connector, and requires a 300 W suggested PSU. The RTX 5070 Mobile is an IGP with a 50 W TDP and no power connectors.

Q: Which GPU has tensor cores?

A: Only the RTX 5070 Mobile has tensor cores, with 144 of them. The RX 9060 has no tensor cores but includes 28 ray tracing cores, while NVIDIA has 36 RT cores.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 9060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Process node | 4 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 29,700 million | 21,900 million |

| Die size | 199 mm² | 181 mm² |

| Transistor density | 149.2M / mm² | 121.0M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1700 MHz | 907 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2990 MHz | 1425 MHz |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |

| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 1792 | 4608 |

| TMUs | 112 | 144 |

| ROPs | 64 | 48 |

| RT cores | 28 | 36 |

| Tensor cores | None | 144 |

| Pixel rate | 191.4 GPixel/s | 68.40 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 334.9 GTexel/s | 205.2 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 21.43 TFLOPS | 13.13 TFLOPS |

| TDP | 132 W | 50 W |

| Slot width | Dual-slot | IGP |

| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | None |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a | Portable Device Dependent |

The Verdict

The recorded data separates these two GPUs by performance class and intended use. The RTX 5070 Mobile delivers substantially higher average benchmark scores, better modern API performance, and a 75th percentile ranking. Its DirectX 12, Vulkan, and OpenCL results are all clearly ahead, and the 13.4% G3D lead confirms that it is the faster gaming and general 3D card in this comparison.

The RX 9060 is not without arguments in its favor. It wins the compute benchmark that matters in Passmark GPU Compute, leads in legacy DirectX 9, and has superior fill rates and FP32 throughput. Its 4 nm process, higher clocks, and larger transistor count show that AMD pursued a different design target: raw throughput per clock and desktop-oriented power delivery.

For a laptop platform, the RTX 5070 Mobile's 50 W TDP and IGP form factor make it the only realistic choice in a portable system. The RX 9060, with its 132 W TDP, dual-slot cooler, and external power connector, is a desktop card. The data indicates that anyone comparing these for a specific build should let the form factor decide first. If a laptop is required, the RTX 5070 Mobile is the only option that fits. If a desktop is the target, the RX 9060 offers competitive compute performance in its class, sitting within 0.7% of the RTX 3060 Ti's average score, while the RTX 5070 Mobile's average score lands it alongside desktop parts like the RTX 3070 Ti and RX 6800.