AMD has made an exciting announcement at Computex 2025, unveiling the Radeon RX 9060 XT, a follow-up to the successful RX 9070 XT launched in March. While details are sparse, this new mid-range graphics card is poised to make a significant impact in the gaming community.
The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT boasts 32 Compute Units and comes equipped with 16GB of GDDR6 memory, a robust specification for a card aimed at 1080p gaming. Given its compact size, it's no surprise that it consumes significantly less power than its predecessor, the RX 9070 XT, with a Total Board Power (TBP) ranging from 150-182W. With half the Compute Units and power consumption of the RX 9070 XT, the RX 9060 XT is expected to be less powerful but potentially more budget-friendly. Unfortunately, AMD has kept pricing and release date details under wraps for now.
The Budget Battles Have Begun
While the lack of pricing information from AMD is frustrating, the Radeon RX 9060 XT is likely to be priced competitively with other mid-range options like the Intel Arc B580 and the recently released RTX 5060, both of which have power budgets of 145W and 190W respectively, and launched in the $250-$300 range. AMD seems set to target the same market segment.
When the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT hits the market, gamers looking for a graphics card around the $300 mark will have a trio of options from different manufacturers. If the RX 9060 XT maintains this price point, it could gain an edge over the competition by offering the highest VRAM capacity in its class, with 16GB compared to the 8GB from Nvidia's RTX 5060 and 12GB from Intel's Arc B580.
Although I'll need to test it in the lab to confirm its performance, the larger frame buffer of the RX 9060 XT could ensure its longevity as games increasingly demand more video memory. While the final price of the RX 9060 XT remains a mystery, it's shaping up to be the budget GPU to keep an eye on in the coming months.
