ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5060 Twin Edge 8GB GDDR7
The Blackwell architecture and 8GB of GDDR7 memory on a PCIe 5.0 interface provide a solid foundation for 1080p gaming with full ray tracing and DLSS 4 support. Its compact Twin Edge design with BladeLink fans offers effective cooling in a small form factor, making it a practical choice for space-constrained builds. This card is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers who want current-gen features like frame generation without a massive power draw or physical footprint.
GPU GeForce RTX 5060
VRAM 8GB GDDR7
Boost Clock 2497 MHz
TDP 170 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
42 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (11th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
| Bandwidth | 448 |
Compute
| Tensor Cores | 120 |
| RT Cores | 30 |
| Base Clock | 2235 |
| Boost Clock | 2497 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 19.18 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 19.18 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 20712 |
| GPU Compute | 10438 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 170 |
| Recommended PSU | 300 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5060 Twin Edge | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2497 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2620 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 170 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5060 Twin Edge | 40.7 | 59 | 47.9 | 53 | 47.6 | 53.4 | 6.8 | 78.5 | 11.3 | 50.4 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.3 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.6 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.6 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.2 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78 |
Usage Scores
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