PNY GeForce RTX 5060 Dual Fan OC 8GB GDDR7
PNY
71 Overall Score
vs
XFX RX-97SWFB3B9
XFX
82 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY GeForce RTX 5060 Dual Fan OC 8GB GDDR7
88 out of 100 medium confidence 24 reviews
The PNY Dual Fan OC GeForce RTX 5060 is a compact and powerful graphics card that delivers excellent performance for 1080p and light 1440p gaming, especially at its $299 price point. Users upgrading from older cards like the 1650 Super or 3050 report significant frame rate improvements, with one noting a jump from struggling to hit 100fps to achieving 200fps. While it runs well on PCIe gen 3 with a small performance hit, some needed a new power supply. Overall, it's seen as a great value upgrade for budget-conscious gamers.
Pros
- Excellent 1080p gaming performance
- Great price at $299
- Significant frame rate upgrade from older cards
- Compact size fits small cases
- Low power requirements
Cons
- May require new power supply
- Small performance hit on PCIe gen 3
Performance 8
Value for money 6
Size and compatibility 5
Power requirements 3
Pcie compatibility 2
Upgrade satisfaction 5
XFX RX-97SWFB3B9
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Ray Tracing
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Budget
Gaming 1080p
Workstation
Ai Llm
Specifications
| PNY GeForce RTX 5060 Dual Fan OC | XFX RX-97SWFB3B9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 | Radeon RX 9070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 4 |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 4★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 8 GB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR7★ | GDDR6 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | No data | |
| Stream Processors | No data | |
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | 30 | 56★ |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | 19.18000030517578 | 72.25★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 19.18000030517578 | 36.130001068115234★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 145★ | 245 |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | 800 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 2 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x8 | PCI Express 5.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 200★ | 325 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 0.56 kg★ | 1.50 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
PNY GeForce RTX 5060 Dual Fan OC 8GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile)87th %ile
XFX RX-97SWFB3B9
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong compute (87th percentile)87th %ile
Pricing
PNY GeForce RTX 5060 Dual Fan OC 8GB GDDR70.209score per dollar
vs
XFX RX-97SWFB3B90.107score per dollar
PNY GeForce RTX 5060 Dual Fan OC 8GB GDDR7 offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: XFX RX-97SWFB3B9
Scores 82 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 39 specs.
