AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP vs NVIDIA CMP 50HX Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The two GPUs split the recorded benchmark suite exactly one win apiece, but the margin of victory is not symmetrical. In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP scores 88,183 against 56,135 for the NVIDIA CMP 50HX, a 57.1% advantage. That is the single largest delta in the entire comparison. In Geekbench Vulkan, the NVIDIA CMP 50HX reverses the result: 47,445 versus 39,476, a 16.8% lead for NVIDIA. The average benchmark score tells a similar story. The AMD part averages 63,830 across the two tests, while the NVIDIA part averages 51,790. That is a 23.2% gap in favor of AMD when both workloads are weighted equally.

Looking at the nearest rivals in the database provides context for these numbers. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP sits at the 89th percentile of all GPUs, with an average score of 63,830. Its closest competitor, the NVIDIA CMP 30HX, is essentially tied at 63,842 with a delta of 0%. The AMD Radeon RX 7600M trails by just 0.1% at 63,775, and the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 is 0.2% behind at 63,693. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 leads the AMD part by 0.6% at 64,212. In other words, the RX 9060 XT LP is clustered tightly with a group of cards that all perform within roughly one percent of each other. The 57.1% OpenCL win over the CMP 50HX is therefore not a case of AMD dominating its own class; it is a case of the CMP 50HX being far outside that cluster.

The NVIDIA CMP 50HX, by contrast, sits at the 86th percentile with an average score of 51,790. Its nearest rivals are all ahead of it. The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT leads by 1.6% at 50,951, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 by 3.6% at 50,001, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti by 3.7% at 49,957, and the Intel Arc A550M by 4.1% at 49,737. Note that all four rivals have lower absolute scores than the CMP 50HX, yet the delta percentages are positive because the comparison direction is from the rival to the CMP part. The CMP 50HX is actually the higher scorer in this group, but the margins are modest: 1.6% to 4.1%. The database places it just three percentile points below the RX 9060 XT LP, despite the large average score gap.

The Vulkan result deserves scrutiny. The CMP 50HX wins that test by 16.8%, yet its OpenCL score is 35.9% lower than the AMD part. This suggests the two cards have very different strengths depending on the API. The AMD card is clearly optimized for OpenCL compute, while the NVIDIA card handles Vulkan workloads better relative to its own OpenCL performance. The CMP 50HX's Vulkan score of 47,445 is actually higher than its OpenCL score of 56,135 by a wide margin in percentage terms, but the raw numbers show OpenCL is still the higher absolute score. What matters for the comparison is that NVIDIA's Vulkan advantage is real and substantial, even if it does not offset AMD's massive OpenCL lead in the overall average.

The Verdict

The data points to a clear overall winner for general compute: the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP. Its average benchmark score of 63,830 is 12,040 points higher than the NVIDIA CMP 50HX's 51,790. That is a 23.2% advantage across the two recorded tests. The AMD part also holds the 89th percentile ranking versus the 86th percentile for NVIDIA. For any workload that relies on OpenCL, the choice is unambiguous: AMD leads by 57.1%. For Vulkan-centric applications, NVIDIA has the edge at 16.8%, but that single win does not compensate for the much larger OpenCL deficit.

The production status reinforces this. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP is listed as active production, while the NVIDIA CMP 50HX is end-of-life. The AMD card also carries a much lower power draw at 140 W versus 250 W for NVIDIA, and it requires a 300 W suggested PSU versus 600 W. Power consumption is not a direct performance metric, but it matters for system integration and operating conditions. The AMD part achieves its higher average score while drawing 110 W less.

Who should pick the AMD card? Anyone running OpenCL-heavy compute tasks, anyone building a current system with an active product, and anyone constrained by power or PSU headroom. Who should pick the NVIDIA card? Users whose workloads are Vulkan-dominated and who can tolerate the higher power draw and end-of-life status. The NVIDIA card does win the Vulkan test outright, so it is not without merit. But for a balanced assessment across both recorded benchmarks, the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP is the stronger choice.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from completely different design generations. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP uses the Navi 44 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, part of the Navi IV (RX 9000) generation. The process node is 4 nm at TSMC. The NVIDIA CMP 50HX uses the TU102 chip built on Turing architecture, classified under Mining GPUs. Its process node is 12 nm, also at TSMC. The transistor counts reflect this gap: AMD packs 29,700 million transistors into a 199 mm² die, yielding a density of 149.2 million transistors per mm². NVIDIA packs 18,600 million transistors into a 754 mm² die, yielding 24.7 million per mm². The AMD die is 3.8 times smaller in area but holds 59.7% more transistors.

Memory configurations diverge sharply. The AMD card has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, delivering 322.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 320-bit bus, delivering 560.0 GB/s. NVIDIA has both a wider bus and higher bandwidth, but AMD has 60% more capacity. Clock speeds also differ. AMD's base clock is 1380 MHz, boost is 3050 MHz, and game clock is 2450 MHz. NVIDIA's base is 1350 MHz and boost is 1545 MHz with no game clock listed. Memory clocks are 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective) for AMD and 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for NVIDIA.

Compute resources tell a mixed story. AMD has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores. NVIDIA has 3584 shading units, 192 TMUs, 80 ROPs, and 56 ray tracing cores, plus 448 tensor cores. AMD has no tensor cores listed. Despite having fewer shading units, AMD achieves much higher FP32 throughput at 24.99 TFLOPS versus 11.07 TFLOPS for NVIDIA. In FP16, AMD scores 24.99 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio, while NVIDIA scores 22.15 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio. Pixel rates are 195.2 GPixel/s for AMD versus 123.6 GPixel/s for NVIDIA. Texture rates are 390.4 GTexel/s versus 296.6 GTexel/s.

The interface and physical specifications differ as well. AMD uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while NVIDIA uses PCIe 1.0 x4, a legacy interface that severely limits data transfer. AMD has display outputs: one HDMI 2.1b and two DisplayPort 2.1a. NVIDIA has no display outputs at all, which is consistent with its mining-oriented design. Both cards are dual-slot, but AMD uses a single 8-pin power connector and NVIDIA uses two 8-pin connectors. NVIDIA's dimensions are listed at 267 mm length, 116 mm height, and 35 mm width; AMD's dimensions are not recorded.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP has an average benchmark score of 63,830, which is 23.2% higher than the NVIDIA CMP 50HX's 51,790.

Q: What is the largest single benchmark margin in this comparison?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP leads by 57.1%, scoring 88,183 versus 56,135.

Q: Does the NVIDIA card win any benchmark?

A: Yes, the NVIDIA CMP 50HX wins Geekbench Vulkan with a score of 47,445 against 39,476, a 16.8% advantage.

Q: How do the memory capacities compare?

A: The AMD card has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, while the NVIDIA card has 10 GB of GDDR6 on a 320-bit bus.

Q: Which card has higher memory bandwidth?

A: The NVIDIA CMP 50HX has 560.0 GB/s of bandwidth, compared to 322.3 GB/s for the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP.

Q: What are the production statuses of the two cards?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP is listed as active production, while the NVIDIA CMP 50HX is end-of-life.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP wins in OpenCL compute by a wide margin, 57.1% ahead of the NVIDIA card. This makes it the clear choice for applications that leverage OpenCL, which includes many general-purpose compute tasks and certain scientific workloads. The AMD card also wins on average score across the full benchmark suite, with a 23.2% overall lead. Its active production status means it is currently available for new system builds, unlike the end-of-life NVIDIA part. The AMD card's higher FP32 throughput at 24.99 TFLOPS versus 11.07 TFLOPS supports its compute advantage. The lower power draw of 140 W versus 250 W also makes it easier to integrate into a wider range of systems.

The NVIDIA CMP 50HX wins in Geekbench Vulkan by 16.8%. This indicates better Vulkan API performance relative to its own OpenCL showing, and it is the only recorded test where NVIDIA comes out ahead. The NVIDIA card also has higher memory bandwidth at 560.0 GB/s versus 322.3 GB/s, which could benefit bandwidth-sensitive workloads even if the overall compute throughput is lower. Its larger ROP count of 80 versus 64 and higher TMU count of 192 versus 128 also point to strengths in certain rasterization tasks. The NVIDIA card features 448 tensor cores, which AMD does not list at all, suggesting potential advantages in workloads that use tensor operations. However, the lack of display outputs makes it unsuitable for any system that needs video output.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every recorded specification field. Process node: AMD uses 4 nm, NVIDIA uses 12 nm. Transistors: AMD has 29,700 million, NVIDIA has 18,600 million. Die size: AMD is 199 mm², NVIDIA is 754 mm². Transistor density: AMD achieves 149.2M per mm², NVIDIA achieves 24.7M per mm². Base clock: AMD at 1380 MHz, NVIDIA at 1350 MHz. Boost clock: AMD at 3050 MHz, NVIDIA at 1545 MHz. Game clock: AMD at 2450 MHz, NVIDIA has no recorded game clock. Memory clock: AMD at 2518 MHz (20.1 Gbps effective), NVIDIA at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective). Memory size: AMD 16 GB, NVIDIA 10 GB. Bus width: AMD 128 bit, NVIDIA 320 bit. Bandwidth: AMD 322.3 GB/s, NVIDIA 560.0 GB/s. Shading units: AMD 2048, NVIDIA 3584. TMUs: AMD 128, NVIDIA 192. ROPs: AMD 64, NVIDIA 80. Ray tracing cores: AMD 32, NVIDIA 56. Tensor cores: AMD none listed, NVIDIA 448. Pixel rate: AMD 195.2 GPixel/s, NVIDIA 123.6 GPixel/s. Texture rate: AMD 390.4 GTexel/s, NVIDIA 296.6 GTexel/s. FP32: AMD 24.99 TFLOPS, NVIDIA 11.07 TFLOPS. FP16: AMD 24.99 TFLOPS (1:1), NVIDIA 22.15 TFLOPS (2:1). TDP: AMD 140 W, NVIDIA 250 W. Power connectors: AMD 1x 8-pin, NVIDIA 2x 8-pin. Suggested PSU: AMD 300 W, NVIDIA 600 W. Bus interface: AMD PCIe 5.0 x16, NVIDIA PCIe 1.0 x4. Display outputs: AMD has 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a, NVIDIA has no outputs. Release date: AMD 2025-12-16, NVIDIA 2021-06-23. Production status: AMD active, NVIDIA end-of-life.