AMD May Announce RX 9060 — A Budget Flagship with AI

AMD is gearing up to expand its latest GPU lineup, with the Radeon RX 9060, initially expected by the end of 2025, now set to debut in the second quarter of this year. This marks the first time AMD has so rapidly adapted cutting-edge technology for the mainstream market, directly challenging the announced NVIDIA RTX 5060.

According to industry insiders, the base RX 9060 model will feature 12GB of GDDR6 memory—an unusual capacity that, experts believe, could set a new standard for the mid-range segment. This places the card between the RTX 5060 (8GB) and its Ti variant (16GB). Interestingly, the higher-end RX 9060 XT is rumored to come with 16GB of VRAM, bringing it closer to last-generation flagships like the RX 7600 XT.

Sources indicate that the XT version will utilize the Navi 48 chip with 2,048 stream processors and a 192-bit memory bus. Thanks to RDNA 4 optimizations, even with a relatively modest number of compute units, the card could compete with the RTX 4070 in certain scenarios—especially with the inclusion of FSR 4. The latest iteration of AMD’s upscaling technology promises reduced latency and improved AI-driven upscaling, potentially giving it an edge over NVIDIA’s DLSS.

However, skeptics point to past instances where the gap between advertised and actual performance led to disappointment. For example, despite its 16GB of memory, the RX 7600 XT didn’t always meet expectations in ray-traced games. The key question remains whether AMD’s new budget cards can effectively leverage FSR 4 in demanding rendering scenarios. The answer will become clear in April, when early benchmarks either confirm or disprove AMD’s bold claims.