MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming 16GB GDDR7
The 16GB of GDDR7 memory on a 128-bit bus stands out, providing ample VRAM for high-resolution textures and smooth 1080p gaming with the Blackwell architecture's 4608 CUDA cores. The Twin FROZR 10 cooling system keeps the 180W card compact at 247mm, fitting easily into smaller builds while maintaining quiet operation. This card is best for 1080p gamers seeking high frame rates with ray tracing and DLSS 4 enabled, who also need the headroom for light content creation.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong connectivity (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong vram (82nd percentile) 82nd
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.
- Q2 202692/100
Buyers praised the 5060 Ti for quiet operation, strong 1440p performance, and 16GB VRAM. A few noted high price and one reported a problem.
- Quiet and cool under load, even during heavy gaming.
- Excellent 1440p gaming with high framerates and good ray tracing.
- 16GB VRAM praised for handling demanding games and AI tasks.
- One report of a problem with the product; price considered high for mid-range.
- Q1 202633/100
One buyer recommends the GPU, but another received a defective card that crashed and wouldn't sync with the Nvidia app.
- Defective card: not syncing to Nvidia app, games crashing.
- One buyer recommends the GPU.
Based on 14 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
| Bandwidth | 448 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 4608 |
| Tensor Cores | 120 |
| RT Cores | 30 |
| Base Clock | 2407 |
| Boost Clock | 2647 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 19.18 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 19.18 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 20798 |
| GPU Compute | 10484 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 180 |
| Recommended PSU | 600 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 247 |
| Slot Width | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-O16G-EVO | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N5080WF3-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Vram | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2647 | 2685 | 2617 | 2730 | 2680 | 2450 |
| Tdp W | 180 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 300 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming | 70.5 | 60.5 | 82.3 | 55.4 | 59.6 | 96.4 | 56.7 | 75.3 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-O16G-EVO Compare | 86.6 | 96.6 | 88.2 | 92.7 | 97.2 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 56 | 94 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N5080WF3-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 89.9 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 95.5 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.4 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 82 | 99.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Best Buy 2 offers From $840
Amazon 1 offer From $949
Price History
Usage Scores
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