ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Dual 8GB GDDR7
The 5nm Blackwell chip and 8GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus deliver a 2565MHz boost clock, enabling smooth 1080p gaming with DLSS 4 and ray tracing at a low 85W TDP. Its compact 228mm length and clean white dual-fan design fit neatly into smaller builds without sacrificing modern connectivity like DisplayPort 2.1b. This card is best for 1080p gamers seeking an efficient, entry-level ray tracing experience in a visually cohesive white-themed PC.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong feature (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong efficiency (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
- Q1 202672/100
Buyers praised the RTX 5060's price-to-performance, quiet operation, and compact size, but several reported DOA units and one experienced lag and screen blackouts.
- Great value for the price, with strong performance for 1080p gaming and DLSS4 support.
- Quiet operation, even under load, and effective cooling with zero RPM fan mode.
- Multiple reports of DOA cards out of the box, with fans spinning but no display.
- Installation generally easy, but some needed to download Nvidia drivers and use specific ports for display.
- Q3 202587/100
Buyers report strong performance gains and value, especially with DLSS 4, though one encountered a boot issue requiring firmware updates on the GPU and motherboard.
- Performance is a major plus, with one user seeing nearly triple FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2 compared to a 2060.
- Compact size fits easily in cases, smaller than 40-series cards, and works well in various games.
- Priced at $299, buyers consider it great value for the performance offered.
- One user had boot issues requiring firmware updates on GPU and motherboard, but resolved it successfully.
Based on 34 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
| Bandwidth | 448 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 3840 |
| Tensor Cores | 120 |
| RT Cores | 30 |
| Base Clock | 2535 |
| Boost Clock | 2565 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 19.18 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 19.18 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 20798 |
| GPU Compute | 10484 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 160 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Power Connectors | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x8 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 228 |
| Slot Width | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.1 kg / 2.4 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4.0 |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Dual | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X OC BLACK | ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | Sapphire PULSE 11322-02-20G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 8GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2565 | 2805 | 2482 | 2482 | 2450 | 2525 |
| Tdp W | 160 | 360 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 370 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Dual | 40.7 | 60.7 | 47.9 | 55.6 | 56.3 | 89.9 | 56.8 | 45.1 | 80.8 | 94 | 88.6 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.6 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X OC BLACK Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 94 | 82.2 |
| ZOTAC SOLID SFF OC ZT-B50710J3-10P Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 94 | 82.2 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.9 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 82 | 99 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11322-02-20G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 96.4 | 72.9 | 71.6 | 35.2 | 86 | 78 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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