Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE 8GB GDDR7
Equipped with 3840 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus, this compact 199mm card delivers solid 1080p gaming via a 2512MHz boost clock and PCIe 5.0 support. Its 145W TDP and dual-slot design make it an efficient drop-in upgrade for smaller builds, while DLSS 4 and AV1 encoding add modern feature support. This card is best for budget-conscious 1080p gamers who want ray tracing and the Blackwell architecture without a large power or space footprint.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong efficiency (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong feature (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
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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 | 2512 |
| Boost Clock | 2512 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 19.18 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 19.18 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 20798 |
| GPU Compute | 10484 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 145 |
| Recommended PSU | 450 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 199 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070-O12G-GAMING | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | MSI GAMING TRIO G5070-12GTC | ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P | XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 | GeForce RTX 5070 | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 12GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2512 | 2640 | 2450 | 2610 | 2542 | 2700 |
| Tdp W | 145 | 250 | 300 | 250 | 250 | 245 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 192 | 256 | 192 | 192 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE | 40.5 | 60.5 | 47.8 | 55.4 | 56.2 | 72.6 | 36.4 | 85.5 | 94 | 67.7 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070-O12G-GAMING Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82 | 81.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.4 | 99.2 | 95.5 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 82 | 99.1 |
| MSI GAMING TRIO G5070-12GTC Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82 | 81.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.4 | 94 | 95.5 |
| ZOTAC Solid OC ZT-B50700J-10P Compare | 62.3 | 82.8 | 64.8 | 82 | 81.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 73.4 | 94 | 88.9 |
| XFX Swift RX-97SWFB3B9 Compare | 83 | 79.3 | 74.9 | 68.8 | 86.8 | 89.9 | 72.8 | 63 | 94 | 88.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From £300
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