Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060
As it stands, the RTX 5060 is effectively a discounted RTX 4060 Ti – offering about 25% savings. That might sound appealing, but nearly two years after the 4060 Ti's release, it's hardly exciting. Looking further back, the 5060 essentially offers RTX 3070-like performance at a 40% discount – but nearly five years have passed since Ampere launched.
– As reviewed by TechSpot on May 2025
Blackwell
Architecture
Midrange
Product Tier
3840
Shader Cores
48
ROPs
120
TMUs
30
RT Cores
8 GB
Memory
GDDR7
Memory Type
448 GB/s
Bandwidth
145 W
TDP
GPU Snapshot
Release date:Apr 15, 2025Price at Launch:$299
Type:DesktopArchitecture:Blackwell
Generation:RTX 50 seriesProduct Tier:Midrange
VRAM Capacity:8 GBTotal Board Power:145 W
Core Configuration
Shader Cores:3840TMUs:120
ROPs:48L2 Cache:32 MB
Memory
VRAM Capacity:8 GBMemory Type:GDDR7
Memory Speed:28 GbpsMemory Bus:128-bit
Bandwidth:448 GB/s
Graphics Processing
Base Clock:2.28 GHzBoost Clock:2.5 GHz
FP32 Throughput:19.18 TFLOPsRay Tracing:Yes
Ray Tracing Cores:30Process Size:5nm
Process Name:TSMC N4PDie Size:181 mm²
Power & Connectivity
Total Board Power:145 WPower Connectors:1x 8-pin
Bus Interface:PCIe 5.0 x8HDMI Support:HDMI 2.1b
DisplayPort Support:DP 2.1aDSC:1.2a
Max Displays:4
Media & Software Support
DirectX Support:12 UltimateShader Model:6.8
Vulkan Version:1.4OpenGL Version:4.6

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Reviews and Ratings

63

Average Score

Based on 4 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Similar performance to RTX 4060 Ti
  • Great at 1080p gaming

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Not enough VRAM
  • Struggles with AI upscaling
  • Overpriced for an 8GB card
60

As it stands, the RTX 5060 is effectively a discounted RTX 4060 Ti – offering about 25% savings. That might sound appealing, but nearly two years after the 4060 Ti's release, it's hardly exciting. Looking further back, the 5060 essentially offers RTX 3070-like performance at a 40% discount – but nearly five years have passed since Ampere launched.

By TechSpot on
70

The RTX 5060 delivers some solid 1080p performance across the board, but its lack of VRAM leaves it wanting. At higher-resolutions, or when utilizing AI programs, or even with DLSS upscaling and MFG 8GB just isn't enough. Still, with wide-spread availability, low power-draw requirements, decent temperature management, and good pricing, it's remarkably competitive in contrast to some of the more exotic options out there.

By TrustedReviews on
60

Performance here is lacking, but it's only going to get worse as time goes on and more developers start taking 16 GB for granted. While most gamers still play at 1080p, that number is always dropping, and I’ve said multiple times that you should at least target 1440p for a new build.

By Wired on
60

If it weren’t for its limited memory, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 would be a decent 1080p gaming GPU, with solid rendering performance that’s close to the RTX 4060 Ti and a fair bit quicker than the 4060. As it is, however, the 5060’s lack of VRAM means it already struggles with some games, and will find it harder to run more demanding titles in the future.

By PCGamesN on

By Nvidia’s own hand, this puts it in the unenviable position of being the most powerful and flexible 1080p graphics card in its price range yet also one that makes the words "Yes, you should buy this" disproportionately difficult to say out loud. Why would, or should, someone invest in a component when its requisite drivers have such a high chance of breaking their games?

By Rock, Paper, Shotgun on

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