Nvidia Rtx 5060 vs Radeon Rx 7700 Xt: Which Is Better?

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT costs $100 more than the Nvidia RTX 5060, but is it that much better in gaming? Let’s find out in this comparison.

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has more VRAM, higher memory bandwidth, and wider memory bus lanes than Nvidia’s latest RTX 5060. The former is a premium mid-range GPU, while the latter is a budget graphics card. But which is the better graphics card, and which one should you buy? That’s exactly what we intended to find in this article, with a detailed comparison of the two cards. Read on to learn more.

Note: The article is subjective and reflects the writer’s opinion.

Nvidia RTX 5060 vs Radeon RX 7700 XT: Detailed Comparison

The RTX 5060 is Nvidia’s latest budget GPU for 1080p gaming, while the Radeon RX 7700 XT was released in 2023 for 1440p gaming. It may seem like the latter is the more powerful graphics card, but a lot has changed in the last two years. Therefore, we should start comparing the two GPUs, starting with their specs.

Specs Comparison

Here are the specs of the Nvidia RTX 5060 and the Radeon RX 7700 XT:

Specifications	Nvidia RTX 5060	Radeon RX 7700 XT
Architecture	Blackwell	RDNA 3
Shader cores	3840	3456
RT cores	30	54
TMUs	120	216
ROPs	48	96
Base core clock speeds	2280 MHz	1435 MHz
Boost core clock speeds	2497 MHz	2544 MHz
Memory capacity	8 GB GDDR7	12 GB GDDR6
Memory bus width	128-bit	192-bit
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	432.0 GB/s
Manufacturing node	5nm	5nm,6nm
Thermal design power (TDPs)	145W	245W

According to the specs table, the major differences between the two GPUs are in RT cores, VRAM, memory bandwidth, memory bus lanes, and TDP, apart from the obvious architectural differences. Let’s check out how the two cards perform in actual games.

Performance Benchmarks

Here’s how the Nvidia RTX 5060 and the Radeon RX 7700 XT perform in popular games:

Games	Nvidia RTX 5060	Radeon RX 7700 XT
God of War Ragnarok	86 FPS	80 FPS
Doom The Dark Ages	75 FPS	72 FPS
The Last of Part II	79 FPS	85 FPS
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2	100 FPS	113 FPS
Horizon Forbidden West	85 FPS	85 FPS
Alan Wake 2	69 FPS	83 FPS
Ghost of Tsushima	91 FPS	109 FPS

Note: The two GPUs here were tested at 1080p resolution with High/Ultra Settings unless mentioned otherwise. All the FPS numbers were sourced from the PixelBench channel on YouTube. For the tests, the two graphics cards were tested with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D mid-range CPU.

The Radeon RX 7700 XT performs 7.2% faster on average than the Nvidia RTX 5060. The former also has more VRAM, so memory-hungry games will run better on it. Also, the Radeon GPU will perform better in 1440p gaming due to faster memory.

Price Comparison

The RTX 5060 is currently selling for $299.99 on Amazon, while the Radeon RX 7700 XT costs $399.99 on Amazon. Therefore, the latter costs 33% more.

Final Verdict on Nvidia RTX 5060 vs Radeon RX 7700 XT

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is around 7% better than the Nvidia RTX 5060 and is equipped with more VRAM. Therefore, the former is going to be better in the long run. Also, the Radeon GPU will be better at 1440p due to higher memory bandwidth.

However, the Radeon RX 7700 XT is 33% more expensive, so we cannot recommend it. Therefore, we would instead ask you to go with the RTX 5060 and save some money for other PC components. If you really want a GPU with higher memory, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB is a much better option.

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