AMD ROCm Listing Sparks Rumors of Radeon RX 9060 XL

AMD’s open-source ROCm documentation has once again stirred speculation in the enthusiast community, this time by listing a mysterious Radeon RX 9060 XL. The reference, which appeared in the GPU support tables, has raised eyebrows because the model name does not align with AMD’s usual naming conventions, prompting a debate on whether this is a genuine upcoming graphics card or simply a clerical error.

To understand the fuss, it helps to revisit what we already know about the RX 9060 family.

AMD’s current RDNA 4 lineup includes the Radeon RX 9060 XT, available in both 8 GB and 16 GB configurations, and the base Radeon RX 9060, which launched only two months ago. Both are based on the NAVI 44 GPU die, with the XT model using a NAVI 44 XT variant. The naming of a new XL model suggests a possible cut-down version of the XT, but this is where things get confusing. In AMD’s previous generations, the “XL” suffix was typically applied to GPU dies (for example, NAVI 33 XL), not to end-product model names.

This anomaly has led some to theorize that the ROCm listing could just be a mistake. Supporting that suspicion is the fact that the same table mistakenly labeled the RX 9000 series as RDNA 3, when in reality these GPUs are RDNA 4 parts. Errors in internal documentation aren’t unusual, and it wouldn’t be the first time an early draft sparked wild speculation before being corrected.

Still, history shows that such leaks sometimes hint at real products. For instance, the RX 7600 XT and RX 7600 differentiated themselves through XT/XL die naming, with the latter being the cut-down option. If AMD were following a similar structure with the NAVI 44 family, the RX 9060 XL could very well be a SKU designed to fill the gap between the RX 9060 and RX 9060 XT. That said, it would be unusual for AMD to brand it directly as “XL” rather than simply rolling it into the non-XT 9060 naming convention, which only fuels further doubt.

There’s also the less flattering possibility that the RX 9060 XL represents silicon that didn’t make the cut for higher-end models – a “salvage bin” product that finds its way into the market under a new label. This practice is not unheard of in the GPU world, where wafer yields vary and companies create additional SKUs to maximize usable chips. In fact, partners like XFX have in the past marketed cards such as the RX 6700 XL, which was functionally identical to an RX 6700 10 GB, proving that oddball suffixes sometimes do reach consumers.

For now, nothing is official, and AMD has not commented on the ROCm mention. The community remains split: some dismiss the RX 9060 XL as a typo, while others see it as a sign of yet another variant in AMD’s increasingly fragmented mid-range GPU strategy. Until we see concrete leaks – like board partner listings or retail database entries – the RX 9060 XL remains an enigma, a curious entry in a documentation table that may or may not reflect AMD’s real roadmap.