ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend OC 16 GB Graphics Card Review – Awesome Gaming Value With Stunning White Design

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend OC Unboxing & Closeup

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend OC graphics card comes inside a cardboard box. The front of the package has a large "Steel Legend" brand logo along with the "OC Edition" logo in the bottom left corner.

The front of the packaging clearly lists that this is a 16 GB model, making it easy for customers to check the VRAM capacity.

The back of the box is very typical, highlighting the main features and specifications of the cards. The back also lists various AMD technologies and puts a major emphasis on "Ultra-Fast Gaming". The sides of the box greet us with the large Radeon branding. There's also the mention of 16 GB GDDR6 (RX 9060 XT) memory available on the card.

Outside of the box, the graphics card is held firmly by foam packaging. The card is nicely wrapped within an anti-static cover, which is useful to prevent any unwanted static discharges on various surfaces that might harm the graphics card. The only accessory bundled with the box is the guidebook.

After the package is taken care of, I can finally start talking about the card itself. The white color scheme looks great.

ASRock is making use of its latest Steel Legend design. The company has been fine-tuning its Steel Legend offerings for a while now, making White color designs that look sweet. The card measures 298 x 131 x 51 mm and weighs in at 967 grams. The card features a 2.55-slot height.

The cooling shroud extends to the back of the PCB, and you are getting a triple-fan cooling solution.

The back of the card features a solid metal backplate that looks stunning. The backplate offers a lot more functionality than just looks, which I will get back to in a bit.

We have tested a lot of Steel Legend graphics cards from ASRock in the past and this one continues to evolve the design and cooling capabilities for a new generation of GPUs.

The Steel Legend series is designed as the mid-tier offering, which sits below the Phantom Gaming and the most premium Taichi series. The Challenger series mostly goes with a dual-fan cooler and is the entry-level model within ASRock's lineup.

The card features multiple LED zones which light up the three fans and the "Steel Legend" logo on the side.

Coming to the fans, the card features the latest Stripped Ring fan designs. These fans feature 9 blades in 92mm frames. These fans come with a polished surface and a inner stripe structure & outer ring structure.

ASRock's new fan system has the 0dB technology, which ensures that the fans don't spin at lower temperatures, avoiding unwanted noise output.

I am back to talking about the full-coverage, full metal-based backplate that the card uses. The whole plate is made of solid metal with rounded edges that add to the durability of this card. The brushed black finish on the backplate gives a unique aesthetic. There's also a switch that let's you turn on or off the RGB LEDs.

The graphics card also comes with a compact PCB design, which means that the shroud, heatsink, and backplate are all extended beyond the PCB. The entire third fan blows air through the heatsink and blows it out from the cutouts that are situated at the very end of the backplate. There are cutouts in screw placements to easily reach the points on the graphics card. The large Steel Legend logo can also be seen on the back, which gives a unique touch.

With the outside of the card done, I will now start taking a glance at what's beneath the hood of the graphics card. The first thing to catch my eye is the large fin stack that's part of the heatsink.

The card features an air-deflecting fin design that guides the airflow to go through the fins quickly and regularly. These fins form a V-shaped pattern, which is used to vent out the air.

ASRock also uses an ultra-fit heatpipe design with a total of four heatpipes that make contact with the copper base. The main baseplate also makes contact with the VRAM modules. The company is also using a high-density metal welding process to improve heat dissipation.

I/O on the graphics card sticks with the reference scheme, which includes two DisplayPort 2.1a & a single HDMI 2.1 port.

The ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend OC 16 GB comes with a single 8-pin connector to feed its 182W power rating. The card has a maximum frequency of 3320 MHz, a 190 MHz increase over the stock clocks.

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In terms of PCB, the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend 16 GB graphics card features a 10-phase VRM design. It makes use of Super Alloy components, which include Dr.MOS MOSFETs, premium power chokes, and a high-density glass fabric PCB.

ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend OC RGB Lighting Gallery:

ASRock uses its Polychrome Sync RGB Lighting technology to power up the Steel Legend series and comes with four LED zones, which include three fans, and the side accent plate.

The following is what the graphics card looks like when lit up.

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