Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT Nitro+ OC

[W1zzard]

The Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT Nitro+ OC stands out with a large factory overclock, making it the fastest card tested today. Its cooling solution is equally remarkable, achieving virtually inaudible noise levels even under full gaming load, and temperatures are still excellent.

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[Chaitanya]

Interesting that Sapphire hasnt continued the "hidden" power connector on this card as well.

 

[TechTronic9000]

Interesting that Sapphire hasnt continued the "hidden" power connector on this card as well.

That was a total fiasco, they glued foam (neoprene) on the heat sink, they used 12VHPWR connector at a sharp 90° angle forcing you to heavily bend the power cable. The they used a 2nd backplate over the original backplate held by magnets which was not very secure and in some cases was pushed up and moved by the power cable. It also made the board thicker and would come in contact with SSD drives on some MB. It's no wonder they dropped the design.

 

[Event Horizon]

Good to see Sapphire coming to their senses.

 

[rv8000]

That was a total fiasco, they glued foam (neoprene) on the heat sink, they used 12VHPWR connector at a sharp 90° angle forcing you to heavily bend the power cable. The they used a 2nd backplate over the original backplate held by magnets which was not very secure and in some cases was pushed up and moved by the power cable. It also made the board thicker and would come in contact with SSD drives on some MB. It's no wonder they dropped the design.

None of this happens with the exception of being close to the SSD heatsink/slot. Sans the 12vhpwr connector, it’s a welcome design. Contrary to what you state the cable is routed well with a smooth bend as opposed to being forced up against your case panel in most cases + nvidia gpu combo.

Nothing wrong with this card, but at that price it’s not worth it. 9060XT needs to stay under $370 or ideally it’s msrp to offer good value.

 

[Dr. Dro]

W1zz, were you provided any review samples of the 8 GB model? The community was very angry at Nvidia for not providing review samples of the 8 GB 5060 Ti, accusing them of intentionally manipulating the review scores by refusing to provide them.

It seems like the Ti is still slightly ahead, but this is quite a phenomenal little GPU. I'm pretty satisfied with the results. I'm also pleased to read the media engine remains intact, contrary to the rumors.

Hope the pricing is stable worldwide, hopefully I'll be able to pick one up a little down the road.

 

[TechTronic9000]

None of this happens with the exception of being close to the SSD heatsink/slot. Sans the 12vhpwr connector, it’s a welcome design. Contrary to what you state the cable is routed well with a smooth bend as opposed to being forced up against your case panel in most cases + nvidia gpu combo.

Nothing wrong with this card, but at that price it’s not worth it. 9060XT needs to stay under $370 or ideally it’s msrp to offer good value.

What do you mean by "nothing of this happens"? Are you denying the factory glued foam on the heatsink so it doesn't rub on the power wire? The lack of use for a full 2nd backplate that only traps heat for design purpose so just to hide the power wire?! They could just make a smaller plate for the cable not for the whole board! It only adds dead weight, sag and heat. This is just smoke and mirrors to increase the price with 300 euro more over the MSRP for a 5$ brownish silverish cooler and the most amatorisc design.

 

[Dristun]

For $420 they better throw a big bag of weed in the box.

 

[dgianstefani]

W1zz, were you provided any review samples of the 8 GB model? The community was very angry at Nvidia for not providing review samples of the 8 GB 5060 Ti, accusing them of intentionally manipulating the review scores by refusing to provide them.

It seems like the Ti is still slightly ahead, but this is quite a phenomenal little GPU. I'm pretty satisfied with the results. I'm also pleased to read the media engine remains intact, contrary to the rumors.

Hope the pricing is stable worldwide, hopefully I'll be able to pick one up a little down the road.

Covered in this review.

Unfortunately, since it wasn't possible to get an 8 GB model for review, everyone focused on 16 GB models. I'll buy one of course as soon as possible, to get you the crucial info on how it performs.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Covered in this review.

Thanks, I missed that, just did a quick read, really. Not feeling it today, kind of sick

 

[NSR]

The they used a 2nd backplate over the original backplate held by magnets which was not very secure and in some cases was pushed up and moved by the power cable.

I have the same cooler and you know damn well that magnet is far too strong to just slip off or be knocked away by a cable. Not to mention you can leave it in the box.

This 9060 version isn't worth the price though unless someone really wanted the aesthetic.

 

[W1zzard]

W1zz, were you provided any review samples of the 8 GB model?

No, I asked. I just bought one today

 

[rcarlos243]

I was hoping to see how this card performs on Topaz Video AI.
16GB VRAM at very attractive price looks good on paper.

Something does not look right with CS2 having relatively poor performance.

 

[rv8000]

I was hoping to see how this card performs on Topaz Video AI.
16GB VRAM at very attractive price looks good on paper.

Something does not look right with CS2 having relatively poor performance.

RDNA 4 doesn’t seem to like CS2 on the whole, at least judging by the 9070/9070XT. They all under perform.

 

[lukart]

Good to see Sapphire coming to their senses.

Not so sure, such a big card for such small GPU.
Then you have their Pulse which is more reasonable but runs over 1900Rpms, a noisy train!

Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Review: Value Pick - Page 15 of 18 - HWCooling.net

Recenze (review) Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB, testy hlučnosti, spotřeby, teploty a výkon

www.hwcooling.net

Is it possible for you guys to test the 2 Fan models?

 

[Cheeseball]

RDNA 4 doesn’t seem to like CS2 on the whole, at least judging by the 9070/9070XT. They all under perform.

The RX 9070 XT works fine with CS2 on the newer drivers. I get around 500+ FPS at 1080p (or 600 FPS at 1024p), whether on FACEIT or Premier. Not using W1zzard's graphical settings though.

I'm not sure if Valve needs to add support for the RX 9060 XT in the game or if AMD needs to make it game ready in the drivers though.

 

[Gmr_Chick]

For $420 they better throw a big bag of weed in the box.

 

[rv8000]

The RX 9070 XT works fine with CS2 on the newer drivers. I get around 500+ FPS at 1080p (or 600 FPS at 1024p), whether on FACEIT or Premier. Not using W1zzard's graphical settings though.

I'm not sure if Valve needs to add support for the RX 9060 XT in the game or if AMD needs to make it game ready in the drivers though.

All of RDNA 4 provides more than acceptable FPS in CS2, they’re just comparatively worse to both the 7000 and 5000 series cards. It’s an outlier, that’s all.

 

[Mistral]

In the conclusion, the thumbs down section

NVIDIA DLSS offers a better upscaling and frame generation experience

Also in the conclusion, a bit further down the page

Especially in this segment, I don't think that's a significant advantage, MFG increases the latency even more, meaning you need a higher base FPS, which can be difficult to achieve on these relatively weak GPUs.

Which one is it?..

 

[RaceT3ch]

For $65 extra dollars, why should I buy this and not a cheaper card and OC it?

 

[Thomastyler]

It’s interesting how techpowerup has the 8 and 16gb 5060ti performing the same overall at both 1080p and 1440p making it slightly faster than the 9060xt,

 

[Onasi]

In the conclusion, the thumbs down section


Also in the conclusion, a bit further down the page


Which one is it?..

Both can be true. MFG isn’t a significant advantage, yet DLSS 4 IS superior to FSR 4 both in upscaling quality and for FG in situations where one would want to use it regardless.

 

[W1zzard]

It’s interesting how techpowerup has the 8 and 16gb 5060ti performing the same overall at both 1080p and 1440p

As long as VRAM usage doesn't cross 8 GB, both cards are identical. Unused VRAM doesn't do anything

 

[Thomastyler]

As long as VRAM usage doesn't cross 8 GB, both cards are identical. Unused VRAM doesn't do anything

why the discrepancy between reviewers are benchmarking wrong

 

[W1zzard]

why the discrepancy between reviewers are benchmarking wrong

What you are looking for is on the RT page, like Alan Wake 2