NVIDIA has officially launched the GeForce RTX 5060, targeting the massive 1080p gaming segment with its latest Blackwell GPU architecture. Priced at $299 USD, the RTX 5060 delivers a robust blend of next-gen AI acceleration, faster memory, and strong raster performance all while maintaining the same MSRP as its predecessor, the RTX 4060.
GeForce RTX 5060: Built for Modern 1080p Gaming
With 1080p gaming still dominating the PC market, NVIDIA’s RTX 5060 brings significant improvements where they matter most. The card is built on the GB206-250-A1 die and uses the PG152-SKU25 board design. It comes equipped with 3840 CUDA cores, which is a 25% uplift over the RTX 4060’s 3072 cores.
Top Gaming Performance with DLSS 4
NVIDIA showcased the RTX 5060 running modern AAA titles such as Alan Wake II, Cyberpunk 2077, Half-Life 2 RTX, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, and Doom: The Dark Ages pushing over 100+ FPS at max settings, thanks to DLSS 4 and hardware accelerated ray tracing. These results were achieved using an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D test rig, highlighting excellent synergy with top-end CPUs.
While performance benchmarks were shown with DLSS enabled, NVIDIA revealed that rasterization performance is roughly 25% higher than the RTX 4060 a meaningful generational leap.
RTX 5060 Specifications and Features
The RTX 5060 is built on the GB206-250-A1 GPU die and PG152-SKU25 board, featuring several key upgrades over the RTX 4060:
CUDA Cores: 3840, a 25% increase over the RTX 4060’s 3072 cores.
VRAM: 8 GB GDDR7 (same capacity as RTX 4060 but faster at 28 Gbps).
Memory Bus: 128-bit, delivering 448 GB/s bandwidth, a 64% improvement over the RTX 4060’s 272 GB/s.
Shader Performance: 19 TFLOPs.
Ray Tracing Performance: 58 TFLOPs.
AI Performance: 614 AI TOPS (FP4/FP8/FP16 support).
Power Consumption: 140W TDP, a 25W increase over the RTX 4060.
Connectivity: PCIe Gen 5.0 (x8 interface) and DisplayPort 2.1b with UHBR20 (80.0 Gbps bandwidth).
Encoders/Decoders: 9th Gen NV Encoders and 6th Gen NV Decoders.
While the increased CUDA cores, faster GDDR7 memory, and higher bandwidth provide a significant performance boost, the 8 GB VRAM capacity may still be a bottleneck for some modern, memory-intensive titles.
RTX 5060 Laptops Also Announced
In addition to the desktop launch, NVIDIA has confirmed that RTX 5060 laptops are now available, bringing DLSS 4, Blackwell architecture, and powerful mobile performance to gamers and creators. These laptops are designed to deliver:
144 FPS gaming at Ultra settings
8K 4:2:2 video editing support
Starting price of $1,099 USD
