ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Ti PRIME 16GB GDDR7 Black
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
What Buyers Say
ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Ti PRIME 16GB GDDR7 Black
The ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, especially for shooters and 1080p gaming. Users highlight its efficient cooling, quiet operation, and low power consumption, though some note it's best for entry-level 1440p and that CPU bottlenecks may occur. A few reviews mention it as a solid upgrade from older cards like the RX 580 or RTX 3050, with good build quality and easy setup.
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Efficient cooling and low temperatures
- Quiet operation
- Low power consumption
- Great for 1080p gaming
Cons
- CPU bottleneck potential
- Best for entry-level 1440p only
- Some games require realistic expectations
- Not ideal for high-end cinematic games
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
The Gigabyte RTX 5080 WINDFORCE is widely praised for its excellent cooling, quiet operation, and strong 4K gaming performance. Many users highlight its compact size ideal for small form factor builds and the value at MSRP. A few note minor coil whine and some quality control concerns, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- Strong 4K gaming performance
- Compact size for SFF builds
- Good value at MSRP
Cons
- Minor coil whine on some units
- Quality control issues reported
- High price above MSRP
- Modest generational performance uplift
- Large size for some cases
Scores
Specifications
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Ti PRIME | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer | consumer |
| Process | 5 | 5 |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | ||
| 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 | 250★ | 360 |
| Recommended PSU | 550★ | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 | 3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | 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 | 304 | 304 |
| Slot Width | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | ATX |
| Weight | 0.90 kg | 0.56 kg★ |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 |
| RGB | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Ti PRIME 16GB GDDR7 Black
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE 16GB GDDR7
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong rt (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong raster (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
Pricing
ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Ti PRIME 16GB GDDR7 Black offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 38 specs.
