SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT OC 16GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

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Differences

Reasons to consider
SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT OC 16GB

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More memory

33% more memory

16 GB 12 GB

Positions in all rankings

Common positions SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT OC 16GB GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

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Positions in all rankings

Common positions NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 GPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT OC 16GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

General info

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT OC 16GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, chip, information processing units.

Based on

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Board SKU

11350-03-20G -
Board Model

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT OC 16GB -
Board Manufacturer

Sapphire -
GPU Chip

Radeon RX 9060 XT -
CUDA Cores

- 6144
Shader

- 6144
Architecture

- Blackwell

Memory settings

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

Memory Speed

20 Gbps -
Memory Bus

128 bit 192 bit
Memory Type

GDDR6 GDDR7
Memory Size

16 GB 12 GB
Memory Bandwidth

- 672 GB/s

Clock frequency

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

Game Clock

Up to 2700 MHz -
Boost Clock

Up to 3290 MHz 2.51 GHz
Base Clock

- 2.33 GHz

Thermal Management

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

Recommended PSU

450 W -
Typical Board Power

170 W -
Maximum GPU Temperature

- 85 C
Required System Power

- 650 W
TDP

- 250 W

Cooler & Fans type

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT OC 16GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070.

Cooling

Dual-X Cooling -

Interfaces

Connectivity and connections.

Power Connectors

1 x 8-pin -
Display Outputs

2 x HDMI; 1 x DisplayPort 2.1a -
Interface

PCI Express 5.0 x16 -
PCIe

- 5.0

Supported Video Codecs

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

AV1

- Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

Slot Size

2.3 -
Dimensions

240 x 111.25 x 46.08 mm -

More information

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 and SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT OC 16GB.

Verified on

2026-09-30 2026-09-30
Official source

https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/pulse-radeon-rx-9060-xt-16g-gddr6 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/50-series/rtx-5070-family/
Specification source

- https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/compare/

Benchmarks

Performance tests GPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.