AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce 920M Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a stark contrast between these two GPUs, though they occupy surprisingly close positions in the overall percentile rankings. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB sits at the 24th percentile among all GPUs in the database, while the NVIDIA GeForce 920M rests at the 20th percentile. This narrow percentile gap, however, masks an enormous performance divide.

The RX 9060 XT delivers a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 4093. The GeForce 920M has no comparable DirectX 12 benchmark result in the database; its measurements come from Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan tests, scoring 3725 and 2849 respectively. When comparing average benchmark scores, the AMD card posts 4093 against the NVIDIA card's 3287, a difference of roughly 24.5% in favor of the RX 9060 XT.

Looking at nearest rivals clarifies the positioning. The RX 9060 XT's closest competitor is the Intel HD Graphics 630, which scores 4075, putting the AMD card a mere 0.4% ahead. Against the NVIDIA Quadro K2100M (4151), the RX 9060 XT trails by 1.4%. The AMD Radeon R5 M330 (4170) edges it out by 1.8%, while the NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M (4033) sits 1.5% behind.

The GeForce 920M's nearest rivals tell a similar story of tight clustering. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M scores 3316, just 0.9% below the 920M. The Intel HD Graphics 530 (3332) trails by 1.4%. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 (3210) sits 2.4% behind, while the Intel HD Graphics P4600 (3389) leads by 3%.

The decisive difference emerges when comparing the raw throughput metrics. The RX 9060 XT produces 25.64 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the GeForce 920M manages just 732.7 GFLOPS, a factor of roughly 35 times. Pixel throughput shows 200.3 GPixel/s versus 7.632 GPixel/s, a 26-fold gap. Texture rate reaches 400.6 GTexel/s against 30.53 GTexel/s, an 13-fold difference. Memory bandwidth tells the same story: 322.3 GB/s versus 14.40 GB/s, a 22-fold disparity.

Where Each One Wins

The RX 9060 XT wins in every measurable category where both cards have data. It is an active production card from the Radeon RX 9000 series, built for modern gaming workloads. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus provides 322.3 GB/s of bandwidth, sufficient for high-resolution textures and modern game assets. The 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operations pipelines handle contemporary rendering workloads without difficulty.

The card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6. It includes 32 dedicated ray tracing cores, making it suitable for hardware-accelerated ray tracing in supported titles. The boost clock of 3130 MHz and game clock of 2530 MHz indicate substantial headroom for sustained gaming performance.

The GeForce 920M wins in power efficiency and physical footprint. Its 33 W TDP requires no power connectors and fits as an integrated graphics processor (IGP) in portable devices. The RX 9060 XT, by contrast, demands a 150 W TDP, a dual-slot cooler, and a single 8-pin power connector, with a suggested 450 W power supply. For thin-and-light laptops where battery life and thermals matter more than raw frame rates, the 920M remains a viable option.

The GeForce 920M also holds an advantage in legacy compatibility scenarios. Its Kepler 2.0 architecture supports DirectX 12 (11_0), which covers most older titles, and its PCIe 3.0 x8 interface is sufficient for its modest bandwidth requirements. The RX 9060 XT's PCIe 5.0 x16 interface provides more headroom but offers no practical benefit for the 920M's use case.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap is generational and profound. The RX 9060 XT uses the Navi 44 chip on RDNA 4.0 architecture, fabricated on TSMC's 4 nm process. The die measures 199 mm² and contains 29,700 million transistors, yielding a transistor density of 149.2 million per square millimeter. The codename is Strix Point, and it belongs to the Navi IV (RX 9000) generation.

The GeForce 920M uses the GK208B chip on Kepler 2.0 architecture, built on TSMC's 28 nm process. The die is 87 mm² with 1,020 million transistors, giving a density of 11.7 million per square millimeter. It belongs to the GeForce 900M generation and is now end-of-life.

The RX 9060 XT operates at a 1700 MHz base clock, boosting to 3130 MHz, with a game clock of 2530 MHz. Memory runs at 2518 MHz, effectively 20.1 Gbps. The GeForce 920M runs at a fixed 954 MHz for both base and boost, with memory at 900 MHz, effectively 1800 Mbps.

Memory architecture differs fundamentally. The RX 9060 XT uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus. The GeForce 920M uses 2 GB of DDR3 on a 64-bit bus. The AMD card's memory bandwidth of 322.3 GB/s dwarfs the NVIDIA card's 14.40 GB/s.

Feature support diverges sharply. The RX 9060 XT includes 32 RT cores for hardware ray tracing, while the GeForce 920M has none. The AMD card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), Vulkan 1.4, and OpenGL 4.6. The NVIDIA card supports DirectX 12 (11_0), Vulkan 1.2.175, and OpenGL 4.6. Display outputs differ as well: the RX 9060 XT offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a, while the GeForce 920M's outputs are portable device dependent.

FAQ

Q: Which card has better raw compute performance?

A: The RX 9060 XT delivers 25.64 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the GeForce 920M manages 732.7 GFLOPS. The AMD card offers roughly 35 times the single-precision throughput.

Q: Can either card handle modern ray tracing?

A: The RX 9060 XT includes 32 dedicated RT cores, enabling hardware-accelerated ray tracing. The GeForce 920M has no RT cores and cannot perform hardware ray tracing.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The RX 9060 XT has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, providing 322.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The GeForce 920M has 2 GB of DDR3 memory on a 64-bit bus, providing 14.40 GB/s.

Q: How do their power requirements compare?

A: The RX 9060 XT has a 150 W TDP, requires a dual-slot cooler, a single 8-pin power connector, and a suggested 450 W power supply. The GeForce 920M has a 33 W TDP, uses no power connectors, and is an IGP solution.

Q: Which card is currently in production?

A: The RX 9060 XT has an active production status and was released on June 3, 2025. The GeForce 920M is end-of-life and was released on March 12, 2015.

Q: How do their nearest rivals compare?

A: The RX 9060 XT is within 1.8% of its nearest rivals, ranging from 1.5% ahead of the GT 755M to 1.8% behind the Radeon R5 M330. The GeForce 920M ranges from 2.4% ahead of the GT 640 to 3% behind the HD Graphics P4600.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB | NVIDIA GeForce 920M |

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

| Architecture | RDNA 4.0 | Kepler 2.0 |

| Process node | 4 nm | 28 nm |

| Transistors | 29,700 million | 1,020 million |

| Die size | 199 mm² | 87 mm² |

| Transistor density | 149.2M / mm² | 11.7M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1700 MHz | 954 MHz |

| Boost clock | 3130 MHz | 954 MHz |

| Game clock | 2530 MHz | None |

| Memory size | 8 GB | 2 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR3 |

| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 322.3 GB/s | 14.40 GB/s |

| Shading units | 2048 | 384 |

| TMUs | 128 | 32 |

| ROPs | 64 | 8 |

| RT cores | 32 | None |

| Pixel rate | 200.3 GPixel/s | 7.632 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 400.6 GTexel/s | 30.53 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 25.64 TFLOPS | 732.7 GFLOPS |

| TDP | 150 W | 33 W |

| Slot width | Dual-slot | IGP |

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

| Suggested PSU | 450 W | None |

| Bus interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |

| DirectX support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_0) |

| Vulkan support | 1.4 | 1.2.175 |

| Production status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release date | 2025-06-03 | 2015-03-12 |

| Predecessor | Navi III | GeForce 800M |

| Successor | None | GeForce 10 Mobile |

The Verdict

The data makes the choice straightforward for anyone building a desktop system. The RX 9060 XT is a modern, active GPU with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, 2048 shading units, 32 RT cores, and DirectX 12 Ultimate support. Its 25.64 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and 322.3 GB/s of memory bandwidth position it for current and near-future gaming titles. The launch MSRP is 299 USD.

The GeForce 920M is an end-of-life mobile part from 2015. Its 2 GB DDR3 memory and 14.40 GB/s bandwidth severely limit texture loading and resolution scaling. Its 384 shading units and 732.7 GFLOPS of compute cannot handle modern game engines at acceptable settings. It supports DirectX 12 only at the 11_0 feature level, meaning many modern games will not run.

For users with a desktop platform and a power supply capable of 450 W, the RX 9060 XT is the obvious choice. It offers 35 times the compute throughput, 22 times the memory bandwidth, and 26 times the pixel rate of the GeForce 920M. The 24th percentile ranking indicates it sits above the median of all GPUs in the database, while the 920M's 20th percentile places it below.

For users constrained to a portable device with no upgrade path, the GeForce 920M remains what it is: a low-power IGP solution for basic tasks and older games. Its 33 W TDP and lack of power connectors make it suitable for thin laptops where the RX 9060 XT's dual-slot cooler and 150 W TDP would be impossible to accommodate.

The benchmark data records no head-to-head tests between these two cards, which reflects their divergent target markets. The RX 9060 XT targets mainstream desktop gaming. The GeForce 920M targets budget mobile computing. The performance gap is so large that no practical workload where both cards compete exists. Choose the RX 9060 XT for any serious graphics work. Choose the GeForce 920M only when portability and low power draw are the primary constraints.