Much like Nvidia, AMD has made the controversial decision to release a modern GPU equipped with only 8GB of VRAM in 2025. This choice has sparked debates for months, especially due to the high memory demands of the latest games. With AMD mirroring Nvidia’s approach, it will be intriguing to see how reviewers evaluate these graphics cards in this key market segment.

The RX 9060 XT will feature 32 RDNA 4 compute units, a boost clock speed of 3.13GHz, and compatibility with DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b. Depending on the variant, the total board power ranges from 150 watts to 182 watts. AMD states that its 16GB RX 9060 XT is approximately 6 percent quicker than Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti at 1440p resolution, based on tests conducted on 40 games by AMD itself.

We’re still waiting to hear how the RTX 5060 stacks up, because oddly, Nvidia launched its latest 50-series GPU yesterday without any reviews available. The GPU maker had reportedly prevented reviewers from obtaining the necessary driver to test the RTX 5060 ahead of the release date, presumably because it’s worried about the paltry 8GB of VRAM spec.

While the 8GB of VRAM choice for both Nvidia and AMD is controversial, Nvidia has managed to spark a further wave of outrage from PC gaming YouTubers over comments it has made to Gamers Nexus. In a 22-minute video, Gamers Nexus discusses the pressure from Nvidia to include Multi Frame Generation (MFG) in benchmarks against competitor cards that don’t have a similar feature. Gamers Nexus (GN) alleges that Nvidia has even implied that it would revoke access to interview Nvidia engineers unless the channel discussed MFG more.

Update, May 21st: Article updated with pricing and release date information that AMD didn’t share with The Verge ahead of its press conference.