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Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: On qwen3.5:9b, both reach about 50.1 tokens/s (per llama.cpp community benchmark (GitHub: parsapp/rx9060xt-llm-benchmarks); per parsapp/rx9060xt-llm-benchmarks (GitHub)).

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB and the Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB. Both released in 2025. MSRP range: $349 · $299. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecRadeon RX 9060 XT 16GBRadeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
vram gb 168
tdp w 160150
process nm 44

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Funky Kit, LANOC, StorageReview, UL Benchmarks, BabelTechReviews, TopCPU, PassMark and Tom's Hardware; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRadeon RX 9060 XT 16GBRadeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: Funky Kit, LANOC		 38,923 points—
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better)
Source: LANOC		 18,501 points—
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better)
Source: LANOC		 9,436 points—
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: StorageReview		 9,751 points9,751 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: StorageReview, LANOC		 2,942 points2,942 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: StorageReview, UL Benchmarks, BabelTechReviews, LANOC		 3,767 points3,743 points
3DMark Time Spy (higher is better)
Source: LANOC, Funky Kit, TopCPU		 16,333 points16,364 points
3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better)
Source: LANOC		 7,384 points—
Geekbench 6 OpenCL (higher is better)
Source: StorageReview		 102,750 points—
PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 1,177 pts1,135 pts
PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 20,122 pts19,778 pts
Tom's Hardware GPU Hierarchy (lower is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware		 369 rank—

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB

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Quick answers

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On qwen3.5:9b, both reach about 50.1 tokens/s (per llama.cpp community benchmark (GitHub: parsapp/rx9060xt-llm-benchmarks); per parsapp/rx9060xt-llm-benchmarks (GitHub)).

What did the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB and the Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB cost at launch?

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB launched at a $349 MSRP and the Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB at $299. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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