Dell Radeon HD 8490 1GB
Dell
5 Overall Score
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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE 8GB GDDR7
Gigabyte
69 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Dell Radeon HD 8490 1GB
No customer feedback yet
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE 8GB GDDR7
78 out of 100 high confidence 53 reviews
The RTX 5060 is generally well-received as a budget-friendly upgrade for 1080p gaming, especially for those coming from older GTX cards. Users praise its price-to-performance ratio, compact size, and efficiency, though some note the 8GB VRAM and PCIe x8 interface as limitations. A few users experienced driver issues or crashes, and one had a delivery problem, but overall sentiment is positive.
Pros
- Great value for money
- Compact size
- Good 1080p performance
- Easy installation
- Low power consumption
Cons
- 8GB VRAM may be limiting
- PCIe x8 interface
- Driver issues and crashes
- Can get loud under load
- Audio quality concerns
Value for money 12
1080p performance 10
Vram capacity 8
Driver stability 5
Build quality 4
Noise level 3
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Content Creation
Workstation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| Dell Radeon HD 8490 | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Radeon HD 8490 | GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | — | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 1 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | — | GDDR7★ |
| Memory Bus | No data | |
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | — | 30★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 19.18000030517578★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 19.18000030517578★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 35★ | 145 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 450★ |
| Power Connectors | — | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | — | Dual Fan★ |
| Fans | — | 2★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | — | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | — | 3★ |
| HDMI | — | 1★ |
| Max Displays | — | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | — | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 199★ |
| Slot Width | — | 2★ |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | ATX |
| Weight | — | 0.49 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 Ultimate |
Pros & Cons
Dell Radeon HD 8490 1GB
- Below average ai (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average connectivity (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average vram (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average rt (6th percentile)6th %ile
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE 8GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong efficiency (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
Pricing
Dell Radeon HD 8490 1GB0.044score per dollar
vs
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE 8GB GDDR70.141score per dollar
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE 8GB GDDR7 offers 3.2x better value for money
Dell Radeon HD 8490 1GB
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE 8GB GDDR7
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE
Scores 69 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 25 of 36 specs.
