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Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB — Benchmarks & Specs

16 GB VRAM160W TDP$349 MSRP2025

Short answer: the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB generates a median 67.6 tokens/sec on 7-9B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp, across 3 cited runs from llama.cpp GitHub Discussion and GitHub/parsapp. Its 16 GB of VRAM holds up to gpt-oss-20b at MXFP4 with an ~8K context, by the Will-It-Run matrix's sizing (14 of 27 models fit). At the $589.99 Amazon price checked 9 h ago (prices change), that is 114.5 tok/s per $1,000, the SpecPicks Value Index.

Who should buy this instead: the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB's 16 GB puts it in the 16 GB tier of the local-LLM GPU picks by VRAM (one card per tier, each with cited tok/s). If the models you run fit in 12 GB, compare the 12 GB pick. If they need more than 16 GB, start at the 24 GB pick.

Bottom line: how fast is the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB?

SpecPicks median: 67.6 tokens/sec across 3 cited single-user runs of 7-9B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp (range 50.1–70.5 tok/s), from llama.cpp GitHub Discussion (2 runs), GitHub/parsapp. At the $589.99 Amazon price of the cheapest linked listing (checked ; prices change), that is a SpecPicks Value Index of 114.5 tok/s per $1,000. At 1440p Prioritize Graphics, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB averages 106 fps in Resident Evil 4 Remake, per Gamers Nexus. For local LLM inference it generates 33.5 tokens/sec running qwen2.5-coder:14b at q4_K_M under llama.cpp, per GitHub/parsapp. In Geekbench 6 OpenCL it scores 102,750 points, per StorageReview. Its 16 GB of VRAM is the binding constraint for local inference: the largest model on file at 4-bit quantization on this card is qwen3.8:27b (27B parameters, IQ4_XS), generating 20.1 tokens/sec under llama.cpp (Vulkan), per llama.cpp GitHub Discussion. That run's source does not report a context length; the Will-It-Run matrix sizes each model at its listed quantization with an ~8K context, and by that measure gpt-oss-20b at MXFP4 is the largest that fits in 16 GB.

Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from; the SpecPicks median is computed here from the runs it names, each a row in the AI table, and the per-$1,000 figure divides it by the dated listing price. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.

Amazon listing: $589.99

This Amazon listing is above the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB's $349 launch MSRP. Compare new and used listings on eBay before buying.

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Last updated 2026-10-22. Price and availability subject to change.

Read the full comparison → Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B on a 16GB GPU: RTX 5060 Ti vs RX 9060 XT Quant Table

Check what fits in 16 GB: by file size at each listed quantization, 14 of the 27 open-weight model files in the SpecPicks Will-It-Run matrix load entirely into the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB's 16 GB while keeping at least 1.5 GB reserved for an ~8K context; the largest that fits, gpt-oss-20b (a 12.1 GB MXFP4 file per its Hugging Face listing), leaves roughly 3.9 GB free. Check a model in the Will-It-Run matrix →

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a graphics card from the RDNA 4 family released in 2025 from AMD. Key on-paper specs include 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, 320 GB/s of memory bandwidth, 160W TDP. It launched with a $349 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current listings. Data on this page draws on 12 linked listings, 18 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 18 community AI inference reports (top 14 shown), 58 measured game frame-rate results (top 14 shown), compiled from Gamers Nexus, StorageReview, llama.cpp GitHub Discussion, Engadget, LANOC, Technetbooks, Funky Kit, GitHub/parsapp, PassMark; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, synthetic benchmark scores, or local LLM inference).

Gaming Performance (measured FPS)

Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.

Measured gaming frame rates for the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB by game, resolution, and quality preset. “1% low” is the frame-time floor that determines perceived smoothness. Each row links to its original review or benchmark database.
Game Resolution Settings Relative Avg FPS 1% low Source
Call of Duty: Warzone 1440p Extreme FSR 4 254 fps — Engadget 2025-06-04
Forza Horizon 5 1440p Ultra 165 fps 142 fps Technetbooks 2025-06-04
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1440p Ultra 127 fps 103 fps Technetbooks 2025-06-04
Cyberpunk 2077 1440p Ultra FSR Quality 115 fps — LanOC Reviews 2025-06-04
Cyberpunk 2077 1080p — 114 fps — Engadget 2025-06-04
Call of Duty: Warzone 1440p Extreme 110 fps — Engadget 2025-06-04
Baldur's Gate 3 1440p Ultra 109 fps 80 fps Technetbooks 2025-06-04
Resident Evil 4 1440p Graphics Priority 106 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-07-24
Resident Evil 4 1440p Prioritize Graphics 106 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-06-04
Resident Evil 4 Remake 1440p Prioritize Graphics 106 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-07-24
Resident Evil 4 1440p Graphics Priority RT on FSR Quality 102 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-07-24
Cyberpunk 2077 1080p Ultra 100 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-06-04
Cyberpunk 2077 1440p — 90 fps — Engadget 2025-06-04
Dragon's Dogma 2 1080p Ultra 86 fps — Gamers Nexus 2025-06-04

AI Inference Performance

Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.

Local LLM inference throughput on the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, in generated tokens per second for a single request (one user's generation speed). Higher is better; each row links to the community report or benchmark database it came from.
Model Quantization Relative Tokens/sec VRAM used Source
gpt-oss:20b MXFP4 llama.cpp (Vulkan) 105.8 tok/s — llama.cpp GitHub ROCm perf discussion #15021 2026-10-02
microsoft/phi INT4 procyon 94.5 tok/s — StorageReview 2025-06-04
phi-3.5-mini — UL Procyon AI Text Generation 94.5 tok/s — StorageReview 2025-06-04
llama2:7b q4_0 llama.cpp (Vulkan) 72.2 tok/s 3.6 GB llama.cpp GitHub ROCm perf discussion #15021 2025-09-14
llama2:7b q4_0 llama.cpp 70.5 tok/s — llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #10879 2025-07
llama2:7b q4_0 llama.cpp 70.2 tok/s 3.6 GB llama.cpp GitHub ROCm perf discussion #15021 2026-10-02
llama2:7b q4_0 llama.cpp 67.6 tok/s — llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #15021 2025-07
mistral:7b INT4 procyon 65.1 tok/s — StorageReview 2025-06-04
llama3.1:8b — UL Procyon AI Text Generation 53.2 tok/s — StorageReview 2025-06-04
llama3:8b INT4 procyon 53.2 tok/s — StorageReview 2025-06-04
Qwen 3.5 9B q4_K_M llama.cpp 50.1 tok/s — GitHub/parsapp 2025-06
gemma4:12b q4_K_M llama.cpp (Vulkan) 39.0 tok/s — llama.cpp GitHub ROCm perf discussion #15021 2026-10-02
qwen2.5-coder:14b q4_K_M llama.cpp 33.5 tok/s 8.4 GB llama.cpp community benchmark (GitHub: parsapp/rx9060xt-llm-benchmarks)
qwen3.8:27b IQ4_XS llama.cpp (Vulkan) 20.1 tok/s — llama.cpp GitHub ROCm perf discussion #15021 2026-10-02

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

Synthetic benchmark scores for the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB — higher is better. Each row links to the public database the number was taken from. A benchmark listed more than once is separate published results, shown as published rather than averaged.
Benchmark Relative Score Source
Geekbench 6 OpenCL 102,750 points StorageReview 2025-06-04
3DMark Fire Strike 38,923 points LANOC 2025-06-04
3DMark Fire Strike 33,977 points Funky Kit 2025-11-27
PassMark G3D Mark 20,122 pts PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme 18,501 points LANOC 2025-06-04
3DMark Time Spy 16,951 points Funky Kit 2025-11-27
3DMark Time Spy 16,333 points LANOC 2025-06-04
3DMark Time Spy 16,162 points LanOC Reviews 2025-06-04
3DMark Port Royal 9,751 points StorageReview 2025-06-04
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra 9,436 points LANOC 2025-06-04

Products Featuring the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB

Systems with the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB

Laptops and desktops that ship with the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB — whole systems, listed separately from the part itself.

Full Specifications

DieNavi 44
PCIe5.0 x16
TDP160 W
VRAM16 GB
Process4 nm
Memory typeGDDR6
ArchitectureRDNA 4
Compute units32
Memory bus128-bit
Boost clock3130 MHz
Stream processors2048
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s

Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB best used for?
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a 16 GB VRAM RDNA 4-family graphics card. 1440p/4K gaming and mid-tier AI workloads are the headline use cases; the benchmark tables on this page place it within its generation.
When was the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB released, and what was its launch MSRP?
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB launched in 2025 at a $349 MSRP. Street prices drift from launch pricing over a product's life, so check the current listing before buying.
Where do the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB benchmark numbers come from?
Each benchmark row on this page names its source (public benchmark databases such as TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench and Cinebench, and community reports such as r/LocalLLaMA threads) and links to it, so every number can be checked against the original.
Can the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB run local LLMs?
Yes — AI inference results for the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB are on file; the AI Inference Performance section on this page lists model, quantization and tokens-per-second for each run. 16 GB VRAM fits 13-17B-parameter models at Q4.
Where can I buy the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB?
Amazon listings for the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB are linked at the top of this page and in the Products Featuring the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB section. SpecPicks earns a small affiliate commission on qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to the buyer.

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