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Should You Consider Buying the 8GB Radeon RX 9060 XT?

By / Tech / May 27, 2025

The Radeon RX 9060 XT launched in 8GB and 16GB configurations, but the 8GB config has led to many users up in arms. Is 8GB of VRAM enough?

ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9060 XT
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9060 XT (Image via ASUS)

GPUs with 8GB of VRAM have become a hot topic in recent years, as modern games don’t work well with them and can even crash outright. You can find dozens or even hundreds of discussions on X (Twitter) and Reddit about it, so people are obviously not very happy with 8GB GPUs in 2025, especially with them costing $300 to $400. Yet, GPU manufacturers like AMD and Nvidia keep releasing them.

The latest one is the Radeon RX 9060 XT, which comes in both 8GB and 16GB variants, but it’s the former that most people are debating. The question is, should you consider buying the 8GB Radeon RX 9060 XT? While the answer is a bit more complicated, the short answer is no, and there are good reasons for that.

In this article, I will discuss in detail whether you should consider buying the 8GB Radeon RX 9060 XT.

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

Is the 8GB VRAM Enough for GPUs?

ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9060 XT
ASUS Prime Radeon RX 9060 XT (Image via ASUS)

Having a good amount of VRAM is important. When you launch a game, it loads textures, assets, geometry data, and more into the VRAM, allowing the GPU to access them instantly at all times. As games have gotten bigger with hyperrealistic visuals, the data size has quadrupled in the last few years. Games like The Last of Us Part 1 & 2, Hogwarts Legacy, Horizon Forbidden West, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and more require more than 8GB of VRAM, even at 1080p.

When GPUs don’t have more than the required VRAM, the performance of these titles can tank and cause weird glitches or pop-ins, which can completely break the game experience. However, a few titles, like the newly released Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, instantly crash on 8GB GPUs. This makes the game unplayable unless you turn the settings down to Low, which breaks the photorealistic visuals that impressed you in the first place.

You don’t have to take our word for it. Countless independent tests online will show you exactly what I mentioned in the same games listed above. So, is 8GB of VRAM enough for GPUs to play modern AAA titles? The answer is no. One could argue that there are still some modern titles that run fine on 8GB cards. While that is true for now, things will only get worse with time. Newer AAA games will require more and more VRAM, which could render your GPU useless.

However, if you only plan to play games like League of Legends, World of Warcraft, Dota 2, Counter-Strike 2, and nothing else, then yes, an 8GB GPU will be fine for those. Then again, you will be stuck with that limited set of games.

Does the Performance and Price of Radeon RX 9060 XT Justify the Use of 8GB VRAM?

The Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB variant is priced at $299. Even at that price, I cannot justify buying it or any other 8GB GPU, for that matter. Those who only play League of Legends, World of Warcraft, Dota 2, or Counter-Strike 2 have plenty of options. Older GPU models like the Intel Arc A750, Radeon RX 6600, or RTX 3050 are readily available at the $200 mark. These GPUs offer more than enough performance for those titles.

I believe most people would accept the Radeon RX 9060 XT or other 8GB GPUs if they were priced at $200. However, since this Radeon GPU and other 8GB cards are targeting a $300 price tag or more, they are unacceptable.

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