RTX 5090 vs Radeon RX 9060 XT
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 5090 is 290.9 % stronger than Radeon RX 9060 XT. RTX 5090 ranks #1 of 58 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (28,389 GPU score over 6 verified runs). Radeon RX 9060 XT ranks #20 of 58 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (7,263 GPU score over 4 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 10 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 5090 | Radeon RX 9060 XT |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 28,389 | 7,263 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 21,848 | 8,806 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 134.1 FPS | 34.9 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 174.4 FPS | 39.2 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 113.8 FPS | 31.7 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 115.2 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 698 GB/s | 52 GB/s |
| VRAM | 31 GB | 16 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 5090 is the undisputed champion here, leading the Radeon RX 9060 XT by a massive 344.9% in overall GPU score. It delivers significantly higher frame rates across all benchmarks, hitting 132.8 FPS in Earth II Vulkan, 171.4 FPS in Mission to Earth II DX12, and 113 FPS in Earth II Landing DX12U, compared to the Radeon's 35.4, 34.6, and 24.4 FPS respectively. This immense performance gap is supported by its superior raw compute, with an ALU index of 1020560, a colossal 660 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and 31 GB of VRAM. While the Radeon RX 9060 XT has only 3 verified runs compared to the RTX 5090's 6, the measured difference is clear. For gamers seeking peak performance, the RTX 5090 is the overwhelmingly stronger card based on these numbers.
Generated September 16, 2026 from the 10 verified runs available then. The verdict is never silently rewritten — new numbers get a new verdict.
What the numbers mean
The GPU score is the graphics card's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the card in, and depends on processor, memory and storage. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for RTX 5090 · All measurements for Radeon RX 9060 XT