MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 2X OC 8GB GDDR7 Black
SAPLOS Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 2X OC 8GB GDDR7 Black
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
SAPLOS Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 2X OC | SAPLOS Radeon RX 550 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 | Radeon RX 550 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Polaris |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | 14 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB★ | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | No data | |
| RT Cores | 30★ | — |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 19.18000030517578★ | — |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 19.18000030517578★ | — |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 145 | 50★ |
| Recommended PSU | 550 | 400★ |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | No |
| Cooler | Dual Fan★ | Single Fan |
| Fans | 2 | 2 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express x8 3.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3★ | 0 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4★ | 3 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 3840x2160 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 197★ | — |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 1★ |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Low Profile |
| Weight | 1.00 kg | 0.20 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | — |
| AV1 Encode | ✓★ | — |
| VR Ready | ✗ | — |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
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)
SAPLOS Radeon RX 550 4GB GDDR5
- Strong affordability (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (72nd percentile)
- Below average compute (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average feature (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average rt (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average ai (13th percentile)13th %ile
Pricing
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 SHADOW 2X OC 8GB GDDR7 Black offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 72 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 19 of 39 specs.