ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5060 SOLO 8GB GDDR7
The 165mm single-fan design with a metal backplate makes this the most compact RTX 5060 available, delivering 19.18 TFLOPS of FP32 compute and DLSS 4 support within a strict 145W TDP. Its 8GB of 28 Gbps GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus provides solid 1080p gaming performance and full 8K display readiness via three DisplayPort 2.1b outputs. This card is best for small-form-factor PC builders who need modern Blackwell architecture features in a strict 2-slot, SFF-ready footprint.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong connectivity (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong feature (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average thermal (27th 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
| CUDA Cores | 3840 |
| Tensor Cores | 120 |
| RT Cores | 30 |
| Base Clock | 2497 |
| Boost Clock | 2497 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 19.18 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 19.18 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 20798 |
| GPU Compute | 10484 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 145 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan |
| Fans | 1 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 165 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ITX |
| Weight | 0.9 kg / 1.9 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4.0 |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 5060 SOLO | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-O16G-EVO | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2497 | 2730 | 2685 | 2482 | 2680 | 2450 |
| Tdp W | 145 | 360 | 360 | 300 | 339 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| 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 SOLO | 40.5 | 60.5 | 47.8 | 55.4 | 56.2 | 66.8 | 27.1 | 85.5 | 82 | 54.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-O16G-EVO Compare | 86.6 | 96.6 | 88.2 | 92.7 | 97.2 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 56 | 94 | 95.5 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 82 | 99.1 |
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