Nvidia’s next mainstream GPU is locked and loaded. GeForce RTX 5060 hits shelves May 19 at 5pm BST, with desktop cards priced at $299 and $1,099 for laptops, each bringing the trimmest Blackwell experience to the masses – DLSS 4, GDDR7, and upgraded RT/Tensor cores included.
With GeForce RTX 4060 now firmly in the rear-view, there’s a new 1080p and 1440p graphics card strutting onto the scene at Computex – right on cue. There’s no official word yet on clocks, core counts, or power draw, which will likely come part and parcel with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote, but based on recent RTX 5060 Ti designs mixed with a good few leaks, we already have an idea of what the final product will look like.
Rumours so far
Whispers through the grapevine point towards a cut-down GB206 GPU, featuring 3,840 CUDA Cores, a 128-bit memory bus, and controversial 8GB of memory. As often as we highlight how important larger buffers are with the ever-increasing system requirements of videogames, you can at least rest comfortably with a higher 448GB/s banwidth owing to faster GDDR7. Besides, this won’t be one for the 4K books in most games.
Nvidia hasn’t confirmed power draw. That said, if RTX 5060 Ti 16GB’s 180W board power is anything to go by, expect the standard 5060 to come in closer to 145W, making it a good fit for dual-fan, two-slot coolers. Unfortunately, it’s already confirmed that there won’t be a Founders Edition for this model, as much as we love the design. It’s worth taking all rumours with a pinch of salt until something more concrete comes out of the woodwork.
Finally, when it comes to performance, Nvidia simply states “with GeForce RTX 5060 you can play your favorite games at 100+ FPS.” Naturally, your mileage will vary depending on your chosen title and what settings you choose to run it at, but this is undoubtedly a claim with Multi-Frame Generation in mind, which itself is a selective feature based on support.
Looking towards leaked GeForce RTX 5060 laptop test results, which leaned more towards the lukewarm side, it’s possible Nvidia is purposefully avoiding fanfare for its latest lot. A sub-$300 price point certainly walks the walk, but it’ll all come down to how it compares with more affordable alternatives like Intel Arc B850, which already undercuts its rival with 12GB of memory.
We should fine out more when both desktop and laptop RTX 5060 models land on shelves come 5pm BST / 6pm CEST via add-in board partners, system integrators, and retailers worldwide.
