ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB vs Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5060 OC 8GB
The ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB uses the AMD RX 9070 GRE (RDNA 4), 12 GB GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus, 220 W board power, while the Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5060 OC 8GB uses the NVIDIA RTX 5060 (Blackwell), 8 GB GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, 145 W board power.
Final score
53 / 100
Lowest price
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Final score
38 / 100
Lowest price
₹56,200
at Vedant Computers
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Overview
Sub-scores from 0 to 100, relative to the best product in our database.
Scoring for: Balanced
Value for money
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The verdict
ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB is the better graphics card overall, scoring 53 vs 38.
- It leads in 1440p gaming (+62%) and 4k gaming (+62%).
- Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5060 OC 8GB uses a PCIe x8 link; on PCIe 3.0 motherboards it can lose some performance.
- Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5060 OC 8GB's 8 GB of VRAM can hold back newer games at high settings, especially at 1440p.
Pick ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB if…
- you game at 1440p (1440p Gaming score 53 vs 35)
- you play at high settings, use big texture packs or run AI models
- your motherboard only has PCIe 3.0
Pick Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5060 OC 8GB if…
- you want a cooler, quieter build
The TL;DR is above. The very long DR is below. ↓
Key differences
Only real differences in specs, scores and price. Ties are left out.
Advantages of ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB
- 40% faster at 1080p
- 62% faster at 1440p
- 62% faster at 4K
- 50% faster with ray tracing
- 15% better performance per watt
- 50% more VRAM headroom
- Newer process node (4 nm vs 5 nm)
- 4 GB more VRAM (12 vs 8 GB)
- Full x16 PCIe link (vs x8): no slowdown on older PCIe 3.0 boards
Advantages of Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5060 OC 8GB
- 16% faster GPU rendering
- Lower power draw (145 W vs 220 W)
Benchmarks
Chip-level results: cards using the same GPU perform within a few percent of each other. (est.) marks estimated values.
Gaming performance
Relative average FPS across a game suite (RTX 5090 = 100 at each resolution). Higher is better.
Ray tracing
Relative average FPS with ray tracing on at 1440p (RTX 5090 = 100). Higher is better.
3DMark Time Spy
DirectX 12 synthetic graphics score. Higher is better.
Blender (GPU render)
Blender Open Data median score with CUDA/OptiX, HIP or oneAPI. Higher is better.
Efficiency
Time Spy graphics score divided by rated board power. Higher is better.
Full specifications
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| General | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB | Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5060 OC 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | RX 9070 GRE | RTX 5060 |
| Architecture | AMD RDNA 4 | NVIDIA Blackwell |
| Release Date | May 2025 | May 2025 |
| Factory Overclocked | Yes | Yes |
| White Edition | No | No |
| GPU Core | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB | Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5060 OC 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Shader Units | 3,072 | 3,840 |
| Base Clock | — | 2,280 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2,790 MHz | 2,497 MHz |
| L2 / Infinity Cache | 48 MB | — |
| Process Node | 4 nm ✓ | 5 nm |
| Memory | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB | Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5060 OC 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB ✓ | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit ✓ | 128-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | — | 448 GB/s |
| Power | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB | Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5060 OC 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Board Power | 220 W | 145 W ✓ |
| Recommended PSU | — | 550 W |
| Power Connector | — | 1x 8-pin |
| Interface & Features | ASRock Steel Legend RX 9070 GRE OC 12GB | Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5060 OC 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | x16 ✓ | x8 |
| Hardware Ray Tracing | 3rd gen | 4th gen |
| Upscaling | FSR 4 | DLSS 4 |
| Frame Generation | FSR Frame Generation | DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation |
| AV1 Encoding | Yes | Yes |
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