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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB: Comparison
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB separate most on vram: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB at 8 GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB at 12 GB, 33% in favour of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 33%, again favouring NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB. They match on memory type and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB scores 1,615 against 1,562 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB, a lead of 3%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Series | RDNA 4 | GeForce RTX 20 |
| Board Partner | Reference/Founders Edition | ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Palit (AIB only) |
| VRAM | 8 GB-33% | 12 GB |
| Tier | Mainstream | Mainstream (2022 refresh) |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | Approximately 150-160 W | 184 W |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | Turing |
| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit-33% | 192 bit |
| MSRP | 299 | 349 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB
5.2 / 10 Expert Rating
A confusing late-cycle refresh - the extra VRAM sounds good on paper but the underlying GPU limits what it can actually use it for.
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