MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 8GB GDDR7
MSI
72 Overall Score
vs
Dell Radeon HD 8490 1GB
Dell
5 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 8GB GDDR7
85 out of 100 medium confidence 28 reviews
The MSI RTX 5060 series receives strong praise for its performance, especially as an upgrade from older cards like the 1650 Super or 1060 Ti. Users highlight the new AI features like DLSS 4 and frame generation, as well as quiet operation and easy installation. A few note early driver issues and the need for a larger power supply, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent performance upgrade
- Quiet operation
- Easy installation
- Supports DLSS 4 and frame gen
- Beautiful design
Cons
- Early driver issues
- Needs larger power supply than recommended
- Some games buggy at launch
- Only 8x PCIe lanes
- Lacks additional HDMI ports
Performance upgrade 6
Dlss 4 and ai features 3
Ease of installation 4
Quiet operation 3
Driver issues 2
Power supply requirements 2
Dell Radeon HD 8490 1GB
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1440p
Content Creation
Workstation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW | Dell Radeon HD 8490 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 | Radeon HD 8490 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | — |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB★ | 1 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 | 145 | 35★ |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | — |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | — |
| Cooler | Dual Fan★ | — |
| Fans | 2★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | — |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | — |
| HDMI | 1★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 197★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | — |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Low Profile |
| Weight | 0.83 kg★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | — |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✗ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | — |
| RGB | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 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)
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
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW
Scores 72 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 25 of 38 specs.