RTX 5060 Ti 8GB vs RX 9060 XT 16GB
How this works
RTX 5060 Ti 8GB vs RX 9060 XT 16GB: £467.99 vs £539.99 in the UK (2026-10-30), £/GB of VRAM, which AI models each runs, and a verdict.
| RTX 5060 Ti 8GB | RX 9060 XT 16GB | |
|---|---|---|
 |  | |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| VRAM | 8 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| Cheapest new UK price | £467.99 at Scan also Box £489.99, AWD-IT £509.99, GamingKit £481.08 | £539.99 at Scan also AWD-IT £623.95, PcNova £543.18 |
| Price history | Low £467.99 (now)at 30-day avg🔔 Alert me | Low £499.99▲ 3% above 30-day avg🔔 Alert me |
| £ per GB VRAM | £58.50 | £33.75 |
| Biggest model at Q4 (est.) | Qwen3 8B | Phi-4 14B |
| Biggest model at Q8 (est.) | Qwen3 4B | Gemma 3 12B |
| Models that fit at Q4 | 6 of 21 | 10 of 21 |
| Software | CUDA (widest support in llama.cpp, Ollama, vLLM, PyTorch) | ROCm / Vulkan (works in llama.cpp, Ollama, LM Studio; fewer tools than CUDA) |
| Specs | TechPowerUp · our page | TechPowerUp · our page |
Verdict
- RX 9060 XT 16GB is cheaper per GB of VRAM (£33.75 vs £58.50), and costs £72.00 more but gives more memory.
- RX 9060 XT 16GB has more VRAM (16 GB vs 8 GB), so it fits bigger models: up to Phi-4 14B at Q4 vs Qwen3 8B.
- If you want the easiest setup and the widest tool support, NVIDIA's CUDA is still the safer pick; AMD works well in llama.cpp-based apps.
This is a value-for-memory verdict for local AI, not a gaming benchmark. We haven't measured tokens/sec.
FAQ
Is the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB or RX 9060 XT 16GB better for local LLMs?
RX 9060 XT 16GB is cheaper per GB of VRAM (£33.75 vs £58.50), and costs £72.00 more but gives more memory. RX 9060 XT 16GB has more VRAM (16 GB vs 8 GB), so it fits bigger models: up to Phi-4 14B at Q4 vs Qwen3 8B. If you want the easiest setup and the widest tool support, NVIDIA's CUDA is still the safer pick; AMD works well in llama.cpp-based apps.
Which is cheaper in the UK, RTX 5060 Ti 8GB or RX 9060 XT 16GB?
On 2026-10-30: RTX 5060 Ti 8GB from £467.99 (Scan), RX 9060 XT 16GB from £539.99 (Scan).
Can the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB and RX 9060 XT 16GB run a 14B model?
RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: no, not fully in VRAM; RX 9060 XT 16GB: yes at Q4 (our estimate, ~4k context).
More details
Prices: lowest listed new price at UK shops (AWD-IT, Box, GamingKit, Laptops Direct, PcNova, Scan) (GPUs and laptops). Stock not verified. Model fit: GGUF size ×1.1 + 1 GB (estimate). Other comparisons: RX 9060 XT 16GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · RTX 3060 12GB vs RX 9060 XT 16GB · RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 · RX 9070 vs RX 9070 XT · RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 Ti · RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs RTX 5070 · Radeon AI PRO R9700 vs RTX 5090 · RTX 5070 vs RTX 5070 Ti laptop · RTX 5060 vs RTX 5070 laptop · Arc B580 vs RTX 5050 · RTX 5050 vs RTX 3060 12GB · RTX 3060 12GB vs Arc B570 · Arc B570 vs RTX 5060 · RTX 5060 vs RX 7600 · RX 7600 vs RX 9060 XT 8GB · RX 9060 XT 8GB vs RTX 5060 Ti 8GB