Key Takeaways
1. AMD will reveal the Radeon RX 9060 XT on May 21, but some partner cards have already been listed on Amazon with unexpected prices.
2. The RX 9060 XT 8GB model is priced at $450, and the 16GB version is $520, which is higher than its competitor, the RTX 5060 Ti.
3. The RX 9060 XT pricing is alarmingly close to the more powerful Radeon RX 9070, which has an MSRP of $549.
4. The RX 9060 XT features a 128-bit memory interface, PCIe 5.0 x8 bandwidth, and 2,048 Compute Units (CUs), which is a 42% decrease from the RX 9070.
5. The Amazon listings for the RX 9060 XT have been taken down, but descriptions and pre-order options were briefly available.
AMD is set to reveal the Radeon RX 9060 XT on May 21, but it appears that some partner cards have been prematurely listed on Amazon. These listings not only include certain specifications but also the price, which may not be what many were hoping for. This more affordable GPU is actually priced higher than its rival, the RTX 5060 Ti, and is alarmingly close to its more potent counterpart, the Radeon RX 9070.
Pricing Details
The Amazon listing, first noticed by Videocardz, features an XFX Swift AMD Radeon RX 9060XT OC Gaming Edition with 8GB and a RX 9060XT OC Triple Fan Gaming Edition boasting 16GB of VRAM. What’s unexpected is the price for the 8GB model, which stands at $450, while the 16GB version costs $520. Although these models are factory overclocked compared to AMD’s reference specs, the prices still seem a little steep.
Competitor Comparison
In comparison, the direct rival from the Green Team, the RTX 5060 Ti, retails for $379 for the 8GB version and $429 for the 16GB variant. Even if the actual market price for partner cards is slightly higher, it remains lower than the listed prices for the RX 9060 XT. Additionally, the Radeon RX 9070 has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $549, while the RX 9070 XT is at $599. This pricing places the XFX RX 9060 XT uncomfortably close to the RX 9070, which has double the specs. Many had anticipated that the RX 9060 XT would be priced between $329 and $379, but that clearly is not the scenario.
Specifications Overview
The RX 9060 XT is rumored to feature a 128-bit memory interface and PCIe 5.0 x8 bandwidth instead of the more common PCIe 5.0 x16. It is said to come equipped with 2,048 Compute Units (CUs), representing a 42% decrease from the existing Radeon RX 9070. Since there is only a 16GB version of the RX 9070, the fact that the 16GB variant of the 9060 XT is only $30 cheaper is not encouraging news for Team Red’s fans.
While the complete listings for both cards on Amazon have been taken down, the brief descriptions and pricing are still available (as of this writing), along with a pre-order option. According to the XFX website, the Swift series of Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT cards feature triple fan coolers and come in black and white color options.
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