AMD Radeon RX 9060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains a single shared benchmark between the AMD Radeon RX 9060 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER: 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12). In this test, the AMD card scored 3322 points, while the NVIDIA card scored 2690 points. The delta is 23.5% in favor of AMD, giving the RX 9060 a decisive win in the only direct comparison available.

This result places the RX 9060 well ahead in native DX12 rasterization workloads. The 23.5% margin is substantial, not a marginal edge. For context, the RX 9060’s average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 16014, while the RTX 5070 SUPER’s average is 2690, reflecting that the AMD card has a much larger benchmark dataset and a far higher overall mean.

The RX 9060 also holds a strong percentile position. It sits at the 59th percentile among all GPUs in the database, meaning it outperforms the majority of recorded graphics cards. In contrast, the RTX 5070 SUPER sits at the 18th percentile, a low placement driven entirely by its single Steel Nomad result. The NVIDIA card’s nearest rivals in the database, based on average score, are the Quadro K1100M (2664, delta 1%), GT 1030 (2662, delta 1.1%), and Intel Arc Pro B50 (2660, delta 1.1%). These are all low-end or older parts, which underscores that the RTX 5070 SUPER’s recorded data is incomplete and not representative of its intended segment.

The RX 9060’s nearest rivals, by contrast, are much closer in performance: the RTX 3060 Ti (16129, delta -0.7%), Radeon R9 370X (15862, delta 1%), and RX 7700 (15852, delta 1%). This shows the RX 9060 slots into a familiar performance tier, trading blows with the RTX 3060 Ti and matching the RX 7700. The single head-to-head benchmark, however, shows the RX 9060 beating the RTX 5070 SUPER by a wide margin, though the latter’s sparse data limits the strength of that conclusion.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from entirely different design lineages. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 uses the Navi 44 chip, built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, with the codename Strix Point. It belongs to the Navi IV generation within the Radeon RX 9000 series. The process node is 4 nm at TSMC, housing 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 149.2 million per square millimeter.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER uses the GB205 chip, based on Blackwell 2.0 architecture, and belongs to the GeForce 50 series. Its process node is 5 nm at TSMC, with 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, giving a lower transistor density of 118.3 million per square millimeter. The AMD chip packs more transistors per area despite having fewer total transistors, indicating a denser, more compact design.

Memory configurations diverge sharply. The RX 9060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, with 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus, with 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA card offers more than double the memory capacity and more than double the bandwidth, which matters for high-resolution textures and large datasets.

Compute resources also favor NVIDIA heavily on paper. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 6400 shading units, 200 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 50 RT cores, and 200 tensor cores. The RX 9060 has 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 28 RT cores, with no tensor cores listed. NVIDIA’s FP32 throughput is 32.15 TFLOPS versus AMD’s 21.43 TFLOPS, a 50% raw compute advantage. Texture rate favors NVIDIA at 502.4 GTexel/s versus 334.9 GTexel/s, while pixel rate is closer: 201.0 GPixel/s versus 191.4 GPixel/s.

Clock speeds differ in character. The RX 9060 has a base clock of 1700 MHz, a boost of 2990 MHz, and a game clock of 2400 MHz. The RTX 5070 SUPER has a higher base of 2325 MHz but a lower boost of 2512 MHz, with no game clock specified. Memory clocks also differ: 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) for AMD versus 1750 MHz (28 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA. The RX 9060’s higher boost clock suggests a more aggressive peak frequency, while NVIDIA relies on wider memory and more cores.

Power and physical specs separate the two further. The RX 9060 has a TDP of 132 W and uses a single 8-pin power connector, with a suggested PSU of 300 W. The RTX 5070 SUPER has a TDP of 275 W and uses a single 16-pin connector, with no suggested PSU listed. Both are dual-slot cards. The NVIDIA card has recorded dimensions: 245 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 40 mm in width; the AMD card’s dimensions are not recorded.

Display outputs differ as well. The RX 9060 offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a. The RTX 5070 SUPER offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, providing one additional DisplayPort output with a newer revision. Both cards support PCIe 5.0 x16, DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

The data presents a lopsided picture, but the reason is clear: the RTX 5070 SUPER has only one recorded benchmark, while the RX 9060 has ten. In the single shared test, the RX 9060 wins by 23.5%. That is the only direct comparison available, and it favors AMD heavily. However, the RTX 5070 SUPER’s percentile rank of 18 versus the RX 9060’s 59 is misleading in the opposite direction, because the NVIDIA card’s average is dragged down by having just one result.

From a pure performance standpoint in the recorded metrics, the RX 9060 is the better-scoring card. Its average benchmark score of 16014 dwarfs the RTX 5070 SUPER’s 2690, and its nearest rivals are mid-range parts like the RTX 3060 Ti and RX 7700, whereas the RTX 5070 SUPER’s nearest rivals are entry-level or legacy GPUs. If the database only reflects what is measured, the RX 9060 is the stronger pick.

But the architecture comparison tells a different story on paper. The RTX 5070 SUPER has more than triple the shading units, nearly double the memory bandwidth, more than double the memory capacity, and higher raw FP32 throughput. These specifications suggest that, with a fuller benchmark suite, the NVIDIA card could close or reverse the gap. The single Steel Nomad result is a rasterization test, and the RX 9060’s higher boost clock and denser chip may give it an edge in that specific workload, but the NVIDIA card’s massive compute and memory advantages cannot be ignored.

Who should pick which? Strictly from the data, the RX 9060 wins the only head-to-head and has a much stronger overall benchmark profile. The RTX 5070 SUPER is a card with far superior specifications but insufficient recorded evidence of performance. A user relying solely on measured results would choose the RX 9060. A user weighing architectural resources might favor the RTX 5070 SUPER, but that choice is speculative given the lack of benchmark data.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every major specification field:

• Process node: RX 9060 uses 4 nm, RTX 5070 SUPER uses 5 nm, both at TSMC.
• Transistors: 29,700 million (AMD) versus 31,100 million (NVIDIA).
• Die size: 199 mm² (AMD) versus 263 mm² (NVIDIA).
• Transistor density: 149.2M per mm² (AMD) versus 118.3M per mm² (NVIDIA).
• Base clock: 1700 MHz (AMD) versus 2325 MHz (NVIDIA).
• Boost clock: 2990 MHz (AMD) versus 2512 MHz (NVIDIA).
• Game clock: 2400 MHz (AMD), none listed for NVIDIA.
• Memory clock: 2250 MHz (AMD) versus 1750 MHz (NVIDIA).
• Memory size: 8 GB (AMD) versus 18 GB (NVIDIA).
• Memory type: GDDR6 (AMD) versus GDDR7 (NVIDIA).
• Bus width: 128-bit (AMD) versus 192-bit (NVIDIA).
• Bandwidth: 288.0 GB/s (AMD) versus 672.0 GB/s (NVIDIA).
• Shading units: 1792 (AMD) versus 6400 (NVIDIA).
• TMUs: 112 (AMD) versus 200 (NVIDIA).
• ROPs: 64 (AMD) versus 80 (NVIDIA).
• RT cores: 28 (AMD) versus 50 (NVIDIA).
• Tensor cores: none listed (AMD) versus 200 (NVIDIA).
• Pixel rate: 191.4 GPixel/s (AMD) versus 201.0 GPixel/s (NVIDIA).
• Texture rate: 334.9 GTexel/s (AMD) versus 502.4 GTexel/s (NVIDIA).
• FP32: 21.43 TFLOPS (AMD) versus 32.15 TFLOPS (NVIDIA).
• FP16: 21.43 TFLOPS (AMD) versus 32.15 TFLOPS (NVIDIA), both 1:1.
• TDP: 132 W (AMD) versus 275 W (NVIDIA).
• Power connector: 1x 8-pin (AMD) versus 1x 16-pin (NVIDIA).
• Suggested PSU: 300 W (AMD), none listed for NVIDIA.
• Display outputs: 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a (AMD) versus 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b (NVIDIA).
• Dimensions: none recorded for AMD; 245 mm x 115 mm x 40 mm for NVIDIA.
• Release date: 2025-08-04 (AMD) versus 2025-12-31 (NVIDIA).

Both cards are dual-slot, use PCIe 5.0 x16, support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, and are listed as Active in production status.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins the only shared benchmark?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 wins 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12) with a score of 3322 versus the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER’s 2690, a 23.5% advantage.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The RX 9060 has an average benchmark score of 16014 across ten tests, while the RTX 5070 SUPER has an average of 2690 from a single test.

Q: What memory configurations do the two cards use?

A: The RX 9060 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has higher raw compute throughput?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER has 32.15 TFLOPS FP32, while the RX 9060 has 21.43 TFLOPS FP32. The NVIDIA card also has 6400 shading units versus AMD’s 1792.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The RX 9060 has a TDP of 132 W and a suggested PSU of 300 W, using a single 8-pin connector. The RTX 5070 SUPER has a TDP of 275 W and uses a single 16-pin connector, with no suggested PSU listed.

Q: Which card has a higher percentile rank among all GPUs?

A: The RX 9060 sits at the 59th percentile, while the RTX 5070 SUPER sits at the 18th percentile, based on the recorded data.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 wins in the only direct benchmark comparison, and it wins on efficiency metrics. Its TDP of 132 W is less than half of the RTX 5070 SUPER’s 275 W, yet it delivers a 23.5% higher Steel Nomad score. It also uses a simpler 8-pin power connector and requires a 300 W PSU, suggesting lower system power overhead. The RX 9060’s higher boost clock of 2990 MHz versus 2512 MHz may contribute to its benchmark success in bursty workloads. Its denser transistor layout (149.2M per mm² versus 118.3M per mm²) indicates a more compact and potentially more efficient design.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER wins on memory and compute specifications. Its 18 GB of GDDR7 memory is more than double the RX 9060’s 8 GB, and its 672.0 GB/s bandwidth is 133% higher. The 6400 shading units, 200 TMUs, 200 tensor cores, and 50 RT cores give it a massive raw compute advantage: 32.15 TFLOPS FP32 versus 21.43 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA card also has a higher base clock (2325 MHz versus 1700 MHz), more ROPs (80 versus 64), and a higher pixel rate (201.0 GPixel/s versus 191.4 GPixel/s). Its three DisplayPort 2.1b outputs beat AMD’s two DisplayPort 2.1a outputs, and its 245 mm length is recorded, while AMD’s dimensions are unknown.

For use cases involving large textures, heavy compute, or tensor-based workloads, the RTX 5070 SUPER’s specifications point to an advantage, though no benchmark data confirms it. For measured gaming performance in DX12, the RX 9060 is the clear winner. The RTX 5070 SUPER’s low percentile rank (18) is an artifact of limited data, not a true performance verdict. Users prioritizing verified results should favor the RX 9060; users prioritizing architectural headroom should note the NVIDIA card’s superior resources, but the database currently shows no evidence of their real-world impact.