AMD Radeon RX 9060 vs NVIDIA N1X 40SM Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data presents two very different products. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 is a discrete graphics card with a full suite of measured benchmark results, placing it at the 59th percentile among all GPUs in the database. The NVIDIA N1X 40SM, in contrast, has no recorded benchmark scores, an average benchmark score of zero, and sits at the 50th percentile. The RX 9060 is the only one of the two with performance data to analyze, and it delivers a measured average benchmark score of 16,014 points.

The RX 9060 is the clear choice for any workload requiring established, verified graphics performance. The N1X 40SM, with its integrated graphics processor (IGP) form factor and no benchmark entries, cannot be evaluated for gaming or compute tasks from the available data. The RX 9060 targets users needing a discrete, dual-slot card with a 132 W TDP and a 1x 8-pin power connector. The N1X 40SM appears suited for systems where an integrated solution with no power connectors is required, but its performance level remains unmeasured in the database.

Specification Differences

The two units differ across nearly every core specification. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 uses a Navi 44 chip built on a 4 nm process at TSMC, with 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die. The NVIDIA N1X 40SM uses a GB20B chip on a 5 nm process, also at TSMC, with a 382 mm² die but an unknown transistor count.

Memory configurations diverge sharply. The RX 9060 carries 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, delivering 288.0 GB/s bandwidth at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The N1X 40SM has 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 273.2 GB/s at 1067 MHz (8.5 Gbps effective). The N1X 40SM has far more capacity but slightly lower bandwidth.

Clock speeds favor the RX 9060. Its base clock is 1700 MHz, boost 2990 MHz, and game clock 2400 MHz. The N1X 40SM runs at a 741 MHz base and 2346 MHz boost, with no game clock listed. The RX 9060's memory clock is more than double that of the N1X 40SM.

The RX 9060 is a dual-slot card with a 132 W TDP, a 300 W suggested PSU, and a 1x 8-pin power connector. The N1X 40SM is an IGP with no power connectors and an unknown TDP. Both use PCIe 5.0 x16 interfaces. Display outputs differ: the RX 9060 offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a, while the N1X 40SM lists only 1x HDMI.

Architecture Differences

The RX 9060 belongs to the Radeon RX 9000 series, based on RDNA 4.0 architecture with the codename Strix Point, in the Navi IV generation. It succeeds Navi III. The N1X 40SM uses Blackwell 2.0 architecture in the Blackwell IGP (N1x) generation, with no codename or predecessor listed.

Shader resources favor the N1X 40SM in raw counts. It has 5,120 shading units, 320 texture mapping units (TMUs), 40 ROPs, 40 RT cores, and 160 tensor cores. The RX 9060 has 1,792 shading units, 112 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 28 RT cores, with no tensor cores listed. Despite fewer shaders, the RX 9060 achieves a higher pixel rate at 191.4 GPixel/s versus 93.84 GPixel/s for the N1X 40SM. The texture rate reverses this: the N1X 40SM delivers 750.7 GTexel/s against the RX 9060's 334.9 GTexel/s.

Compute throughput is close. The RX 9060 produces 21.43 TFLOPS FP32 and 21.43 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1 ratio). The N1X 40SM produces 24.02 TFLOPS FP32 and 24.02 TFLOPS FP16 (1:1). The N1X 40SM leads by approximately 12% in raw FP32 compute, but the RX 9060's higher pixel rate suggests better fill-rate performance in rasterization tasks.

API support differs completely. The RX 9060 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The N1X 40SM lists DirectX as N/A, OpenGL as N/A, and Vulkan as N/A. This makes the RX 9060 compatible with modern gaming APIs, while the N1X 40SM has no recorded API support in the database.

The RX 9060's release date is 2025-08-04, and the N1X 40SM's is 2026-05-31. Both are marked as Active in production status.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no head-to-head benchmark entries for these two products. The RX 9060 has ten individual benchmark scores; the N1X 40SM has none. This absence of direct comparison data means the analysis relies on the RX 9060's standalone results and its nearest rivals.

The RX 9060's best measured result is in Geekbench OpenCL with a score of 88,183. Its Geekbench Vulkan score is 39,476. In 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, it scores 3,322. PassMark results show a G3D score of 17,631, a GPU compute score of 9,919, a G2D score of 1,002, DirectX 11 score of 182, DirectX 9 score of 280, DirectX 10 score of 104, and DirectX 12 score of 44.

The average benchmark score for the RX 9060 is 16,014. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with an average score of 16,129, a delta of -0.7%, meaning the RX 9060 trails by less than one percent. The AMD Radeon R9 370X scores 15,862, putting the RX 9060 1% ahead. The AMD Radeon RX 7700 scores 15,852, also 1% behind the RX 9060. The AMD Radeon Pro W5500 scores 15,679, placing the RX 9060 2.1% ahead.

These small deltas indicate the RX 9060 sits in a tightly contested performance band. It matches the RTX 3060 Ti almost exactly, edges out older AMD cards by single-digit percentages, and occupies the 59th percentile overall. The N1X 40SM has no comparable data, so its performance relative to the RX 9060 cannot be quantified.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 has an average benchmark score of 16,014. The NVIDIA N1X 40SM has an average benchmark score of 0, because no benchmark results are recorded for it.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference between the two?

A: The RX 9060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. The N1X 40SM has 128 GB of LPDDR5X memory, which is 16 times the capacity.

Q: How does the RX 9060 compare to its nearest rival?

A: The RX 9060's nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with an average score of 16,129. The RX 9060 trails by -0.7%. It leads the AMD Radeon R9 370X by 1%, the AMD Radeon RX 7700 by 1%, and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 by 2.1%.

Q: Which GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate?

A: Only the AMD Radeon RX 9060 lists DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) support. The NVIDIA N1X 40SM lists DirectX as N/A in the database.

Q: What are the power requirements for each?

A: The RX 9060 has a TDP of 132 W, uses a 1x 8-pin power connector, and has a suggested PSU of 300 W. The N1X 40SM has an unknown TDP and requires no power connectors.

Q: What is the form factor of each product?

A: The RX 9060 is a dual-slot discrete card. The N1X 40SM is an integrated graphics processor (IGP), meaning it is not a separate expansion card.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 wins in every category where measured data exists. It has verified benchmark scores across DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12, OpenCL, Vulkan, and 3DMark tests. Its 59th percentile ranking among all GPUs, combined with an average score of 16,014, places it in the same performance class as the RTX 3060 Ti. The RX 9060's higher pixel rate of 191.4 GPixel/s, faster boost clock of 2990 MHz, and modern API support (DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL 4.6) make it suitable for gaming and general graphics workloads. Its RDNA 4.0 architecture and 4 nm process node represent a current-generation discrete solution.

The NVIDIA N1X 40SM wins in memory capacity with 128 GB versus 8 GB, and in raw shader count with 5,120 shading units versus 1,792. It also has higher FP32 compute at 24.02 TFLOPS versus 21.43 TFLOPS, more TMUs at 320 versus 112, and includes 160 tensor cores where the RX 9060 has none. Its texture rate of 750.7 GTexel/s is more than double the RX 9060's 334.9 GTexel/s. These specifications suggest the N1X 40SM may be designed for compute-heavy or AI-oriented tasks, though no benchmark data confirms this. The N1X 40SM's IGP form factor and lack of power connectors make it suitable for compact, low-power integrated systems, but its performance remains entirely unverified in the database.

For users selecting between the two, the RX 9060 offers proven, measurable graphics performance with a full API stack and a discrete card form factor. The N1X 40SM offers massive memory capacity and theoretical compute advantages, but without any recorded benchmark results, its real-world performance cannot be assessed. The data supports choosing the RX 9060 for any application requiring validated graphics capability.