If you’re looking to cobble together a new PC, AMD just announced a bunch of new Radeon GPUs and Ryzen Threadripper CPUs at Computex 2025. This could interest some of you who are looking for more affordable alternatives to Intel’s CPUs and NVIDIA’s GPUs for your next gaming PC.
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT
The Radeon RX 9060 XT specs are aimed squarely at gamers who want serious power but don’t want to drop $1,000 on a GPU. This is AMD’s answer to NVIDIA’s RTX 5060 Ti, and on paper, they’re about as close as it gets.
So, what’s under the hood? The GPU is built on the company’s new 4nm RDNA 4 silicon. It packs 32 compute units, 64 AI accelerators, and 32 ray-tracing cores. That’s a pretty solid step up from last-gen’s mid-range cards. AMD offers two flavors—an 8GB and a 16GB GDDR6 version.
For comparison, NVIDIA’s 5060 Ti uses newer and faster GDDR7 memory, which gives it a bandwidth lead. However, whether that actually translates into a noticeable advantage in real games is a question.
The Radeon RX 9060 XT’s boost clock is also impressive. AMD lists the 9060 XT’s top speed at 3.13GHz, while the card pulls 150 to 182 watts at peak. AMD also shared that the GPU has 821 TOPS for handling AI tasks. The card slots into your system via PCIe 5.0 x16 and comes with the usual DisplayPort 2.1a and HDMI 2.1b. AMD unveiled the GPU at Computex 2025, but there’s no mention of pricing or availability yet.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series
Next up at AMD’s Computex 2025 announcement is the company’s Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series CPU. It’s a 96-core CPU, which not many people might need. But if you do, the new AMD Threadripper 9000 specs are pretty amazing on paper and look like they’re designed for engineers, AI devs, and creative pros.
Leading the pack is the Threadripper Pro 9995WX. This CPU packs 96 cores and 192 threads, which is the same amount of cores as last year’s flagship model. However, it now features boosts up to 5.4GHz instead of 5.1GHz. That’s a lot of extra headroom, especially if you’re working with demanding AI models, 3D rendering, or ultra-high-res video editing. The AMD Threadripper 9000 specs also cover six total WX chips for workstations, ranging from 12 cores all the way up to that 96-core beast.
For everyone who doesn’t need “Pro” levels, there’s the regular Threadripper 9000 line. These chips top out at 64 cores and 128 threads with the 9980X, which is still overkill for most users. AMD hasn’t dropped pricing yet for the Threadripper 9000 specs, but if last year’s models are any indication, don’t expect it to come cheap.
