AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT "RDNA 4" GPU: Early Benchmarks Surface
The earliest GPU benchmarks for AMD's next-gen graphics card, the Radeon RX 9060 XT from the new "RDNA 4" family, appeared in the Geekbench database. Our question is-how well does this new mainstream contender hold, especially against its RDNA 3 predecessor, the RX 7600 XT?
The tested model was the RX 9060 XT version with 16GB VRAM. It is expected to be a hot pick for gamers who want fairly good performance for price in the mainstream segment besides that.
OpenCL Performance: Going Forward By Leap
The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, according to the Geekbench OpenCL tests, marked substantial changes. It scored for 109,315 points.
If we compare the RX 7600 XT 16GB directly to the new RX 9060 XT then the new card is 31% faster. That is quite a generational uplift for anyone thinking of upgrading from the old card.
Vulkan Test Results: Another Strong Performance
The story continues in the Vulkan benchmark tests. Here, the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB again showed a considerable advantage over its predecessor.
The RX 9060 XT score is actually 25% faster than the Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB on Vulkan performance. Thus, maintaining such a trend across APIs is a positive sign for the new RDNA 4 architecture.
So What Does This Mean for Gamers?
These early synthetic benchmarks nevertheless offer an attractive insight into the performance delta can be expected in terms of the RX 9060 XT vs. RX 7600 XT. An uplift of 25-31% in these tests indicates that real-world gaming performance will be a most welcome jump for anyone moving on from the previous generation's mainstream offering.
Of course, all of these early signs must be backed with actual reviews and in-game benchmarks to give a full picture. But certainly, the numbers so far act as bright points on AMD's new mainstream GPU against the RX 7600 XT.
