AMD · RX 9000
Performance index, 1440p31
CompareYourGPU estimate, 100 = fastest card tracked
- VRAM
- 8 GB
- Power
- 150 W
- MSRP
- $299
NVIDIARTX 50Blackwell
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
A low-power 1080p card with modern features and a memory pool that is already tight. It suits a small, quiet build far better than it suits a long-term high-settings gaming plan.
- Performance index, 1440p
- 29
- Mid-range
- VRAM
- 8 GB
- GDDR7
- Board power
- 145 W
- 550 W PSU recommended
- Launch MSRP
- $299
- No verified current price
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card
Where to buy
$299MSRP
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Should you buy it?
The RTX 5060 in one screen
Generated from this card's own specifications and its standing against every other card CompareYourGPU tracks. Every line below is backed by a figure on this page.
Should you buy it?
Recommended at the right price
At its $299 MSRP it would be below the $362 its performance justifies. CompareYourGPU has no verified street price, so confirm what it actually sells for before buying.
1080p gaming at 100+ FPS
Why
- Estimated performance index of 35 at 1080p, where 100 is the fastest card CompareYourGPU tracks.
- 11.7 index points per $100 at 1080p, among the strongest value here, based on launch MSRP.
- Supports DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation.
- At 1080p the RTX 5060 is 7.9% slower than the RX 9060 XT 8GB for about the same money, which makes it the weaker buy of the two on price alone. Based on launch MSRP.
Derived from this card's specifications, CompareYourGPU's estimated performance indices and launch MSRP. No verified current price is on record.
Watch out for
8 GB is enough at 1080p today but short of the 12 GB that removes texture settings from the conversation, which is the specification most likely to date this card.
Consider instead
- RTX 5060 Ti 8GB if ray tracing is your priority. Its ray tracing index is 32 against 28, at $379.
- RX 9060 XT 16GB if you want more memory headroom. It carries 16 GB against 8 GB, at $349.
Estimated
RTX 5060 gaming performance
How the card is expected to hold up at each resolution, and how it sits against the cards closest to it.
1080p
35- Mid-range
85-120 FPS
Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.
100+ FPS class8 GB is enough for 1080p today, but it is below the 12 GB that removes texture settings from the conversation entirely.
1440p
29- Mid-range
50-75 FPS
Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.
60+ FPS class8 GB is below the 10 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 1440p. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
4K
22- Entry-level
25-30 FPS
Estimated, typical modern AAA game at High settings, no upscaling.
Below 60 FPS natively8 GB is below the 12 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 4K. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
CompareYourGPU estimate
Performance indices are aggregated from public review coverage, not measured by CompareYourGPU. Frame-rate ranges are modelled from those indices. How this is calculated.
- RTX 5060NVIDIA29
- 31
- RTX 3060 TiNVIDIA29
- RTX 4060 Ti 8GBNVIDIA28
- Arc B580Intel27
CompareYourGPU estimate. 100 = the fastest card tracked.
- RTX 5060NVIDIA28
- 25
- RTX 3060 TiNVIDIA24
- RTX 4060 Ti 8GBNVIDIA27
- Arc B580Intel24
CompareYourGPU estimate. Ray-traced performance does not track rasterisation performance, which is why it is charted separately.
Measured
Gaming benchmarks
Frame-rate figures transcribed from named third-party measurements, grouped so that two different test methodologies are never mixed in one table.
Third-party suite rating
Measured
ComputerBase Grafikkarten-Rangliste 2026
21 games · updated| Test | Average FPS | Share of fastest card tested |
|---|---|---|
| Rasteriser, 1080p | 68.3 | 79.8% |
| Rasteriser, 1440p | 43.5 | 30.5% |
| Rasteriser, 4K | Not tested | — |
| Ray tracing, 1440p | 31.4 | 25.6% |
How this was measured, and what it is not
Geometric mean of average FPS. Vendor upscaling at Quality (DLSS on GeForce, FSR on Radeon, XeSS on Arc), with native TAA in a minority of titles. Not native resolution, and not a like-for-like image-quality comparison across vendors.
The ray tracing rating covers a smaller 7-game suite than the 21-game rasteriser rating, so the two are not directly comparable with each other either. ComputerBase does not test every card at every resolution; a card missing from a table has no figure here rather than an inferred one.
Because of that, these figures are not directly comparable with the estimated index above, which describes native resolution with no upscaling. Read each on its own terms rather than against the other.
Test system: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Transcribed by CompareYourGPU on from ComputerBase.
Per-game measured results
No verified benchmark data yet
CompareYourGPU only publishes frame-rate figures it can attribute to a named, linkable measurement, and none have been transcribed for the RTX 5060 yet. The estimated performance indices above are clearly labelled as estimates and are the honest alternative until measured runs are recorded here.
In the meantime, the game pages set out what makes each title demanding and which resolutions this class of card suits. Heavy titles worth checking: Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, Hogwarts Legacy.
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Manufacturer figures
RTX 5060 specifications
Published by the manufacturer. Terms with a dotted underline can be expanded for a plain-English explanation.
Graphics processor
- Architecture
- Blackwell
- GPU die
- GB206
- 3,840NVIDIA calls these CUDA cores
- Data unavailable
- 30
- 120
- 2,280 MHz
- 2,497 MHz
Memory
- 8 GB
- GDDR7
- 128-bit
- 448 GB/s
- Memory speed
- 28 Gbps
Power and cooling
- 145 W
- 550 W
- Power connectors
- 1x 8-pin
Physical
- Length
- Data unavailable
- Height from bracket
- Data unavailable
- Data unavailableDimensions vary by board partner; compact dual-fan designs are common.
Display outputs
- Outputs
- 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, 1x HDMI 2.1b
- Display support
- Up to 4 simultaneous displays; DisplayPort 2.1b with DSC
Release and availability
- Launch date
- May 19, 2025
- Generation
- RTX 50
- $299
- Availability
- In production
Technologies and features
What this card supports, and what each feature actually does for you.
Supported. This card uses 4th-generation RT cores.
DLSS 4 Super Resolution, DLSS Ray Reconstruction, FSR 3.1, XeSS. Availability in any individual game depends on the developer implementing it.
DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation. Frame generation raises the displayed frame rate without improving responsiveness, so it works best on top of an already playable frame rate.
Hardware AV1 encode is supported. 9th-generation NVENC with AV1 and HEVC encode. 6th-generation NVDEC with AV1, HEVC and H.264 decode.
Strengths, weaknesses and who it suits
CompareYourGPU's assessment, grounded in the specifications above rather than in marketing material.
Strengths
- 145 W is genuinely low for a current 1080p gaming card
- Full DLSS 4 feature set including Multi Frame Generation
- 448 GB/s bandwidth thanks to GDDR7 despite the 128-bit bus
- Runs on a 550 W supply with a single 8-pin connector
Weaknesses
- 8 GB of VRAM limits texture settings in recent releases
- 128-bit bus and small die cap its 1440p ambitions
- Modest step over the previous generation at the same price
Best for
- 1080p gaming at 60-120 FPS
- Compact and low-power builds
- Esports titles at high refresh rates
Not ideal for
- 1440p gaming at Ultra settings
- 4K gaming
- Ray-traced AAA titles at native resolution
Price, value and efficiency
What the card costs, what that price should be for the performance, and what it returns per dollar and per watt.
$299MSRP
Launch MSRP. CompareYourGPU has no verified street price for this card, so this is a reference point rather than what it sells for today.
Good priceFair price for this performance: $362
Good buy below $333 · expensive above $405
The fair price is where this card’s performance index falls on the price-to-performance line fitted across every card CompareYourGPU tracks. It describes the current market, it is not a recommendation, and it moves when prices do. Calculated from launch MSRP across the database, because no verified street prices are on record.
Performance per dollar
9.7
Performance index points per $100 at 1440p, calculated from launch MSRP.
That places it in the top quarter of the database on value.
Performance per watt
20.0
Performance index points per 100 W of board power at 1440p.
That places it in the upper half of the database on efficiency.
RTX 5060 frequently asked questions
Is the RTX 5060 good for 1080p gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 85-120 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That puts it in the 100+ FPS class at this resolution before upscaling is considered. 8 GB is enough for 1080p today, but it is below the 12 GB that removes texture settings from the conversation entirely.
Is the RTX 5060 good for 1440p gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 50-75 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That puts it in the 60+ FPS class at this resolution before upscaling is considered. 8 GB is below the 10 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 1440p. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
Is the RTX 5060 good for 4K gaming?
CompareYourGPU's model estimates roughly 25-30 FPS in a typical modern AAA game at High settings with no upscaling, which is a modelled estimate rather than a measurement. That is below a sustained 60 FPS at this resolution without upscaling. 8 GB is below the 12 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 4K. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
How much VRAM does the RTX 5060 have?
The RTX 5060 has 8 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, giving 448 GB/s of bandwidth. 8 GB is below the 10 GB CompareYourGPU considers the practical floor for 1440p. Expect to lower texture settings in recent releases.
What power supply does the RTX 5060 need?
NVIDIA recommends a 550 W power supply for a complete system built around the RTX 5060, which draws 145 W of board power. It uses 1x 8-pin.
Which upscaling technologies does the RTX 5060 support?
It supports DLSS 4 Super Resolution, DLSS Ray Reconstruction, FSR 3.1, XeSS. For frame generation it supports DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation. Support for any individual upscaler also depends on the game implementing it, so availability varies title by title.
Is the RTX 5060 good for ray tracing?
Its ray tracing index is 28 at 1440p, against a rasterisation index of 29, so it retains about 97% of its standing once ray tracing is enabled. That is a strong result: it loses relatively little ground compared with the rest of the database. Both figures are CompareYourGPU estimates, not measurements.
How much does the RTX 5060 cost?
It launched at $299 MSRP. CompareYourGPU does not publish a current street price because it does not yet carry a verified price feed, so check a retailer for what it actually sells for today.
What competes with the RTX 5060?
Its closest competitor from another manufacturer is the RX 9060 XT 8GB at $299. On CompareYourGPU's estimated 1440p index the RTX 5060 is about 6% behind, before ray tracing, memory capacity and upscaling support are taken into account.
Sources and last updated
Sources
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 family product pageCUDA cores, base and boost clocks, memory, board power and PSU requirement
- NVIDIAGeForce specifications, launch pricing and feature support
- NVIDIA GeForce comparison tableCore counts, clocks, memory configuration and board power
- TechPowerUp GPU DatabaseDie codename, memory bandwidth and reference board dimensions
- NVIDIADLSS 4 availability and per-generation feature support
Record last edited . Specifications last checked against the manufacturer’s own page on .
How to read this page
- Specifications are the manufacturer’s own published figures, cited on the left.
- Performance indices and frame-rate ranges are CompareYourGPU estimates and are labelled as such wherever they appear.
- Prices are launch MSRP unless a verified current price is on record. CompareYourGPU publishes no price it has not checked.
- Strengths, weaknesses and suitability are editorial judgements derived from the specifications above.