MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming Trio 8GB GDDR7
MSI
72 Overall Score
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Gigabyte GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD
Gigabyte
95 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming Trio 8GB GDDR7
82 out of 100 low confidence 8 reviews
The RTX 5060 is generally well-received, especially by budget and casual gamers who appreciate its performance at 1080p and 1440p, with frame generation and DLSS 4 being standout features. Users note it's a significant upgrade from older cards like the GTX 1650 Super or RTX 2080 Ti, offering smooth gameplay in modern titles. However, some mention it's heavy, requires a larger PSU than expected, and lacks extra HDMI ports. Overall, it's seen as good value for the price, though not without minor drawbacks.
Pros
- Great performance at 1080p/1440p
- Frame generation and DLSS 4
- Easy installation
- Good value for budget gamers
- Smooth gameplay in modern titles
Cons
- Heavy card
- Requires larger PSU than expected
- Lacks additional HDMI ports
- VRAM limitations mentioned
Performance 5
Value for money 4
Ease of installation 3
Build quality 2
Power requirements 1
Ports 1
Gigabyte GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD
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Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Gaming 1080p
Budget
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Ai Llm
Specifications
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming Trio | Gigabyte GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| ECC | — | ✗ |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 30 | 84★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 19.18000030517578 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 19.18000030517578 | 56.279998779296875★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 155★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-Pin PCI Connector | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 300★ | 360 |
| Slot Width | 2.5★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.25 kg★ | 2.00 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| RGB | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming Trio 8GB GDDR7
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
Gigabyte GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD
- Strong compute (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong feature (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong rt (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong raster (95th percentile)95th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Gigabyte GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD
Scores 95 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 39 specs.
