As the dust settles on the mainstream graphics card market following the debut of current generation contenders, the first discounts for these models are beginning to emerge. Take Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, the best graphics card south of $400, which just became more affordable and even better value buy.
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
“Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is the graphics card many have been waiting for.” Read our review.
Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB easily ranks among the most desirable versions of the graphics card, and it can now be yours for $379.99 on Amazon US. This marks a small but welcome 4% ($16) discount from its previous list price, bringing the GPU closer to its $349 MSRP. Regardless, this is the lowest price we’ve seen this model go for.
As I explored in my Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB vs. GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB guide, AMD’s option offers better value as a pure gaming graphics card. Though the pixel pusher isn’t as powerful as its rival, you’re getting more frames per dollar from the RDNA 4 GPU. I strongly recommend reading that piece alongside my review for a detailed look at this mainstream model, but you’ll find the TL;DR below.
Unlike its 8GB counterpart, Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB comes with a capacity of VRAM befitting the needs of modern gaming. You’ll have no problems gaming on this card at FHD or QHD, complete with high-resolution textures and ray traced effects. You can even stretch to UHD in less-demanding games too.
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB shines brightest in rasterised workloads, as the benchmarks above for Assassin’s Creed Mirage demonstrate. However, AMD has greatly improved its ray traced rendering pipeline this generation too, making for close competition in Forza Motorsport.
Speaking more specifically to the qualities of Sapphire Pulse, this cooler won’t leave you wanting. Based on my experience with same design via Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070, it’ll keep the GPU cool and quiet under load to the point you won’t think twice about temps or acoustics.
Finally, you won’t need anything more than a single 8-pin PCIe connector to get this Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB up and running.
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