PNY VCQP600-PB
PNY
27 Overall Score
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 2X OC 8GB GDDR7 Black
MSI
72 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY VCQP600-PB
No customer feedback yet
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 2X OC 8GB GDDR7 Black
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
Scores
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Workstation
Gaming 4k
Ai Llm
Specifications
| PNY VCQP600-PB | MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 2X OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Quadro P600 | GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal | Blackwell |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | — | 5★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | 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 | 40★ | 145 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 550★ |
| Power Connectors | — | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | — | Dual Fan★ |
| Fans | — | 2★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 4★ | 3 |
| HDMI | — | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 5120x2880 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 197★ |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.13 kg★ | 1.00 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✓★ |
| VR Ready | — | ✗ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
PNY VCQP600-PB
- Strong affordability (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Below average ai (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average vram (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 2X OC 8GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong efficiency (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (73rd percentile)
Pricing
PNY VCQP600-PB0.016score per dollar
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 2X OC 8GB GDDR7 Black0.007score per dollar
PNY VCQP600-PB offers 2.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 2X OC
Scores 72 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 21 of 38 specs.
