SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060. Specifications

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
• Board SKU
  11348-03-20G -
• Board Model
  SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB -
• Board Manufacturer
  Sapphire -
• GPU Chip
  Radeon RX 9070 XT -
• CUDA Cores
  - 3840
• Shader
  - 3840
• Architecture
  - Blackwell

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
  256 bit 128 bit
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR7
• Memory Size
  16 GB 8 GB
• Memory Bandwidth
  - 448 GB/s

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

• Game Clock
  Up to 2400 MHz -
• Boost Clock
  Up to 2970 MHz 2.50 GHz
• Base Clock
  - 2.28 GHz

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

• Recommended PSU
  750 W -
• Typical Board Power
  304 W -
• Maximum GPU Temperature
  - 89 C
• Required System Power
  - 550 W
• TDP
  - 145 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060.

• Cooling
  Tri-X Cooling -

Connectivity and connections.

• Power Connectors
  2 x 8-pin -
• Display Outputs
  2 x HDMI; 2 x DisplayPort 2.1a -
• Interface
  PCI Express 5.0 x16 -
• PCIe
  - 5.0

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  - Decode / Encode

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 and SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB.

• Verified on
  2026-09-30 2026-09-30
• Official source
  https://www.sapphiretech.com/en/consumer/pulse-radeon-rx-9070-xt-16g-gddr6 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/50-series/rtx-5060-family/
• Specification source
  - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/compare/