Forbidden Assessment: NVIDIA RTX 5060 GPU Benchmarks Leave a comment
Today, we’re reviewing the RTX 5060. We purchased one in Taiwan and one from Newegg. The Newegg value was $330 and the Taiwan one was $360, so we’re ignoring MSRP and utilizing the value we really paid for functions of this evaluate. This is a post-launch evaluate, which implies we will use actual value information relatively than what largely change into pretend MSRPs for evaluations. We’ll seemingly be shopping for all check samples of NVIDIA GPUs for a while, if not completely, however that ought to make Jensen pleased.
As rapidly as doable: The 5060 is about the identical as a 3070 (watch our evaluate). The RTX 5060 Ti 16GB we examined is usually between 15% and 25% higher than the 5060 throughout 1080p, 1440p, and 4K; the 5060 is usually barely worse or barely higher than the 4060 Ti (watch our evaluate); the 5060 is between 6% and 27% higher than the 4060 (watch our evaluate), generally about 20%; the 5060 can be about 34% to 49% higher than the RTX 3060 (watch our evaluate) from 2021. But the VRAM is the massive drawback: 8GB turns into limiting at occasions, and can more and more turn into a limiter.
There are a pair video games the place Intel’s B580 (learn our evaluate) performs at concerning the stage of the brand new RTX 5060, however Intel nonetheless broadly has floor to achieve. AMD’s RX 9060 XT will launch quickly, so we’ll have a evaluate of that shortly (Update: We have a evaluate of that right here).
In this evaluate, we’ve got information going again to the GTX 1060 6GB (watch our revisit) from 2016, which implies the 5060 has added solely 33% extra reminiscence in a few decade.
Let’s get into this fast evaluate.
RTX 5060 Overview & Specs
The RTX 5060 stays available on-line.
It ranges from $300 to $360 generally, however as of scripting this, we’re seeing choices at $300 and $320 once more. These had been out of inventory once we purchased ours.
The RTX 5060 has 8GB of GDDR7 reminiscence on an anemic 128-bit bus, 3840 CUDA cores, theoretically 48 ROPs, however who is aware of in the event that they’re really there, and makes use of GB206 for the core. It’s additionally on a PCIe 5.0 x8 interface, so it’s populating half of the out there lanes.
We bought the Gigabyte Eagle OC mannequin, which is de facto not that OC, however what makes it distinctive is that it makes use of a half-length slot.
This is about as lower down a mannequin as NVIDIA may have presumably made whereas nonetheless calling it RTX.
In our story about NVIDIA’s shrinkflation, we made this chart displaying how NVIDIA’s fashionable RTX 4060 is just like the GTX 750 in CUDA core % relative to the bigger configuration. In truth, its RTX 5070 was just like an RTX 3050 (watch our evaluate) by this metric. If we had been so as to add the 5060 to this chart, it’d be at 15.6% of the complete GB202 configuration and 17.6% of the 5090 (learn our evaluate) configuration.
This is hardly deserving of GeForce branding.
GPU Test Bench
RTX 5060 Rasterized Game Benchmarks
Starfield Benchmarks
Starfield – 1080p
Starfield is up first.
At 1080p, the RTX 5060 ran at 66 FPS AVG and improved upon the 3060 Ti (watch our evaluate) by a powerful, world-rending 3.1%. This is the development we got here right here for. This is why we purchase GPUs. In simply 5 brief years and one lifeless AIB accomplice later, the EVGA 3060 Ti FTW3 has lastly been unseated by a brand new 60-class card. Wow, that’s thrilling.
Even extra excitingly, the 5060 improves upon the 4060 by 4.1 FPS AVG. That’s such an enormous enchancment that it’s nearly noticeable. This 6.6% uplift isn’t one thing that you could get with simply any expertise: You should actively attempt to produce this little of an enchancment. If solely we ran all of this by way of an arbitrary body multiplier, it’d look extra spectacular.
Against the 6700 XT (watch our evaluate), uplift is simply 13%. Intel remains to be bested by NVIDIA: The B580 ran at 51 FPS AVG, yielding a 29% benefit to the 5060; nonetheless, the Arc GPUs have had points with frametime pacing on this recreation that considerably damage their viability past what the common FPS exhibits. You can see that within the 1% and .1% lows. Below that, the 3060 ran at 49 FPS AVG for a 34% uplift to the 5060, with the 2060 (watch our evaluate) yielding a 73% enchancment.
Starfield – 1440p
At 1440p, the 5060 ran at 52 FPS AVG and barely trailed the RTX 3070. The lead over prior generations traces up like this: The 4060’s 47 FPS AVG is indistinguishable at a human stage, although technically the 5060 is 9% higher in common framerate. The identical is true in opposition to the 6700 XT. Intel’s B580 is down at 41 FPS AVG and provides the 5060 a bonus of 27% (however once more, with frametime pacing points). The 3060’s 38 FPS AVG establishes a 37% enchancment to the 5060 when spanning a number of generations, with the B570 (learn our evaluate) and A770 (learn our revisit) each in an identical spot for the AVG FPS. Upgrading from an RTX 2060 on this precise check would produce a 72% enchancment in common framerate.
But, sadly, for the 5060, the 4060 Ti and 3070 are each superior, and the 3060 Ti is functionally an identical in efficiency to the brand new 5060. That’s simply unhappy. The RTX 3060 Ti is nearly too good by at this time’s requirements, regardless of preliminary combined evaluations: It induced points for the 4060 Ti at launch, and now it’s inflicting points for the 5060.
Starfield – 4K
4K has fewer outcomes as a result of none of it actually issues anyway.
The RTX 5060 ran at 33 FPS AVG on this check. What we care about is the relative comparability: The 5060 is overwhelmed by the 3070 Ti (Watch our evaluate) by 17%. The 5060 Ti is simply previous that marker at 41 FPS common, main the 5060 by 25%. The 5070 (learn our 5070 evaluate) is subsequent within the hierarchy, up at a 65% enchancment. The RX 9070 (learn our evaluate) runs at concerning the stage of the 4070 Ti (watch our evaluate), however we’ll should see the place the 9060 XT falls quickly.
Dragon’s Dogma Benchmarks
Dragon’s Dogma 2 – 1440p
In Dragon’s Dogma 2 at 1440p, the RTX 5060 ran at 57 FPS AVG with lows at 45 to 47. Proportionally, these are well-spaced lows indicating good frametime pacing. The 5060’s common equates to the 4060 Ti 16GB’s from final technology, however with half the VRAM. The RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) outperforms the 5060 by 22% right here. The 9060 XT can be fascinating if we had been allowed to indicate it already, however we’d not have examined it but, and if we had, we couldn’t present it.
We can present the 9070 although, and that’s at 106 FPS AVG with its personal constant frametime pacing. The lead over the 5060 is 86%. Pricing can be considerably larger, although.
The two-generation-old 6700 XT roughly equates the RTX 5060, as does the RTX 3070 additionally from a couple of generations again. We’re seeing offered eBay listings for round $270 to $320 for the RTX 3070, placing it in the identical value class as a brand new RTX 5060.
The 3060 Ti ran at 53 FPS AVG, which means it achieved 93% of the efficiency of the RTX 5060. The 3060 Ti was initially round $400 MSRP and at this time may be present in offered eBay listings for $150 to $260, with a number of promoting round $230.
Intel’s Arc B580 ran at 44 FPS AVG on this check, permitting the RTX 5060 a lead of 30%. MSRP is $250 and the playing cards had been generally within the $400s for some time, however we’re seeing common listings at $300 now. At value parity, on this recreation particularly, that makes the 5060 a greater purchase than the B580, however Intel is a minimum of coming into the dialog and it’s aggressive in a few of the different video games.
Against the final technology 4060, the 5060 leads by 27% at 57 FPS to 45 FPS AVG. Against the 3060 from 2021, the development is 45%. That’s not nice for 4 years. Versus the 2060 from 2019, uplift is 87%.
AMD’s 9060 XT is what we have to actually research in a couple of days.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 – 1080p
At 1080p, the RTX 5060 ran at 76 FPS AVG and held lows at 60 to 62 FPS. The 3070 once more roughly equates the 5060, with the 3060 Ti solely marginally behind at 68 FPS AVG. The 6700 XT ties the 3060 Ti, with the 5060 about 12% higher than each. Generationally, the 5060 improves on the 4060 by 23%, the 3060 by 48%, the 2060 by 91%, and the 1060 by 237% — though the GTX 1060 had a variant at 6GB, so one way or the other we’ve solely improved on that by 33%.
Above the 5060, we’ve got the 4060 Ti at a pair FPS forward, which is simply embarrassing for the 5060.
The 5060 Ti leads the 5060 by 22%, with the 5070 main by 65% and 9070 by 75%. These latter two are considerably dearer, in fact, in order that is sensible.
Final Fantasy XIV Benchmarks
FFXIV 4K
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail is up now, first at 4K. This explicit set of checks is a weaker displaying for the AMD RX 90 collection, as we’ve proven within the 9070 XT evaluate and 9070 evaluate. NVIDIA is generally competing in opposition to itself.
The RTX 5060 ran at 47 FPS AVG when at 4K, touchdown it under the Intel B580. That’s nice information for Intel, contemplating that is solely their second technology. Lows are the identical between them, which means frametime pacing is identical — one other victory for Intel, contemplating how new it’s right here.
The RTX 5060 Ti leads the 5060 by a paltry 16%, with the 4070 28% forward and the 9070 34% forward. Again, the 9070 collection has not achieved nicely in Final Fantasy 14 on this testing and that exhibits right here. The different route, the 5060’s 47 FPS AVG leads the 4060 Ti by simply 5 FPS, with the 6700 XT simply behind that. For reference, offered 6700 XT 12GB listings have the cardboard between $200 and $320. The A770 is just under that, giving the 5060 only a 16% lead. Generationally, the 5060 leads the 4060 by 28%, the 3060 by 41%, the 2060 by 64%, and the 1060 by 191%.
FFXIV 1440p
1440p has the 5060 once more tied with Intel’s B580, once more in an embarrassing displaying for NVIDIA. If Intel retains at it, the corporate could have an actual probability at disruption — the arduous half for Intel might be sustaining aggressive costs whereas typically utilizing bigger dies to be aggressive.
The 3060 Ti leads the 5060 in one other embarrassment for NVIDIA, at 3% forward of the 5060. The 3070 and 7700 XT are subsequent in line, adopted by the 5060 Ti 16GB at 19% forward. The hole over the 5060 will increase at 1440p versus 4K based mostly on these numbers.
Generationally, the 5060 uplift over the 4060 Ti is simply 4%, or 21% over the 4060, 39% over the 3060, 56% over the 2060, and 163% over the 1060. All of those numbers are down versus the development at 4K.
Resident Evil 4 Benchmarks
Resident Evil 4 – 4K
Resident Evil 4 at 4K has the RTX 5060 at 46 FPS AVG, once more principally tying the RTX 3070 — however there’s one thing worse this time: The A770 additionally ties the 5060, with the B580 simply behind. The RTX 5060 Ti leads the 5060 by 22% right here. We’ll should see if the 9060 XT falls wherever close to this space. For now, the 9070 is 96% forward at a a lot larger base value.
Against older components, the 5060’s 46 FPS AVG has it principally tied with the 4060 Ti and solely 7% forward of the 3060 Ti. The B570 sits down right here too, with the 4060 down at 35 FPS AVG to provide the 5060 a lead of 34%. Improvement on the 3060 is 55%, with the uplift on the 2060 at 92%.
Resident Evil 4 – 1440p
At 1440p, the RTX 5060 ran at 91 FPS AVG and saved frametime pacing constant. Not in a exceptional manner, however a predictable one: Most of the GPUs examined on this recreation fare nicely for frametime pacing, and the 5060 is amongst them. The 4060 Ti had a outcome functionally equal to the 5060, with the 6700 XT barely forward of each and in all 3 metrics. The 3070 Ti is subsequent, with the 5060 Ti at 112 FPS and forward of the 5060 by 24%.
Below the 5060, the A770 and B580 each encroach on its rank at about 85 FPS AVG. Unfortunately for Intel although, frametimes are inconsistent on these playing cards, as proven within the low variability for the B580 as in comparison with the A770 and 5060. Arc nonetheless has floor to achieve right here.
Versus decrease down GPUs, the 5060 improves upon the 3060 Ti FTW3 by 10%, the B570 by 24%, 6600 XT by 28%, 4060 by 31%, and 2060 by 94%.
Black Myth: Wukong Benchmarks
Black Myth: Wukong – 4K
Black Myth: Wukong is subsequent, which is a title that does notably nicely with NVIDIA units (and disproportionately so in ray tracing).
Predictably, 4K is unplayable on the RTX 5060. The 5060 finally ends up at 25 FPS AVG. From a relative standpoint, the 5060 Ti has a 23% larger common framerate, which is per different checks. The 5070 is 59% higher right here and approaching playability, however isn’t there but. The 9070 is across the identical stage because the 5070, together with in 1% and 0.1% lows.
Let’s transfer on to one thing extra life like.
Black Myth: Wukong – 1440p
At 1440p, the RTX 5060 runs at 46 FPS AVG with frametime pacing constant, not completely different from most different playing cards on this check (apart from Intel). The 5060 is about tied with the RTX 3070 and the RX 7700 XT. Realistically, the 4060 Ti 16GB can be at about the identical efficiency because the 5060 right here, however with far more VRAM. The 3060 Ti’s 42 FPS AVG implies that the 5060 has improved upon it by simply 9%. Generationally, the 5060 is 25% forward of the RTX 4060, 47% forward of the 3060, and 84% forward of the RTX 2060.
Black Myth: Wukong – 1080p
At 1080p, the RTX 5060 held a playable 66 FPS AVG with lows representing constant frametimes. The 7700 XT, 4060 Ti 16GB, and 3070 are all indistinguishable in expertise for the participant. The 3070 Ti isn’t a lot completely different.
The 5060 finally ends up higher than the 3060 Ti by solely 13.5%. It improves on the 4060 by 21% and Intel’s B580 by 44%.
Dying Light 2 Benchmarks
Dying Light 2 – 4K
Dying Light 2 rasterized is up subsequent. At 4K, the RTX 5060 ran at simply 32 FPS AVG and tied the RTX 2080 Ti from 2018. The RTX 5060 Ti leads the 5060 by 21%. We want to maneuver down in decision to see different playing cards.
Dying Light 2 – 1440p
1440p provides loads of units to the charts. The RTX 5060 is now at 62 FPS AVG, performing about the identical because the RX 6700 XT and, once more disappointingly for NVIDIA, the RTX 3060 Ti. This was additionally one of many video games the place the 3060 Ti embarrasses the 4060 Ti, so a minimum of we see that development persevering with for one final technology. Even Intel’s B580 outperforms the RTX 5060, this time in each the common framerate and the lows.
The 5060 Ti outperforms the 5060 by 20% right here. Against the 4060 Ti, the 5060 is roughly equal (once more), with the uplift over the 4060 at 26%, adopted by the 3060 at 52% improved to the 5060.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Benchmarks
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – 4K
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty is up now.
At 4K and rasterized, the 5060 ran at 24.4 FPS AVG. This is simply helpful for a relative comparability. That’s the identical because the RTX 3070 and barely behind the 3070 Ti. The 5060 Ti is 28% forward in common framerate right here, with the 7800 XT forward of that.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – 1440p
At 1440p, the 5060 hits 55 FPS AVG on this check. That has it proper between the 3070 Ti and 3070 and experientially the identical. The 5060 Ti is best in common framerate by 26%.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – 1080p
At 1080p, the RTX 5060 strikes as much as 89 FPS AVG and stays sandwiched by the 3070 and 3070 Ti. We haven’t re-run the 4060 by way of this check currently, however the 9060 XT will certainly be an fascinating information level to see.
RTX 5060 Ray Tracing Benchmarks
Moving on to ray tracing testing now.
Black Myth: Wukong Ray Tracing Benchmarks
Ray Tracing – Black Myth: Wukong 4K
In Black Myth at 4K with upscaling, the RTX 5060 ran at 24 FPS AVG and roughly tied the 9070 — which performs awfully on this particular recreation with RT — and the 3070 Ti. This is unplayable, and restricted VRAM will get the most effective of it as play time extends as nicely, so let’s transfer on.
Ray Tracing – Black Myth: Wukong 1440p
At 1440p with upscaling, the RTX 5060 ran at 45 FPS AVG and once more roughly tied the 9070, which isn’t good for the 9070. This recreation continues to be an not possible problem for AMD. The 5060 Ti leads the 5060 by 20% right here, just like what we noticed in rasterized eventualities.
Ray Tracing – Black Myth: Wukong 1080p
At 1080p with upscaling, the 5060 now runs at 64 FPS AVG and is about equal to the 4060 Ti 16GB and 3080. The 4060 additionally seems on this chart at 52 FPS AVG, with the 5060 forward by 23%. The 3060 Ti’s 48 FPS AVG means the 5060 improves on the Ampere card by 34%, or 77% forward of the RTX 3060’s 36 FPS AVG. The B580 isn’t notably aggressive right here, both, down at 34 FPS AVG and across the RTX 2070.
Dragon’s Dogma Ray Tracing Benchmarks
Ray Tracing – Dragon’s Dogma 2 4K
Dragon’s Dogma 2 with ray tracing and examined at 4K has the RTX 5060 at simply 30 FPS AVG, which everyone knows people positively can’t see sooner than, and so this card is principally good. Just like Jensen stated.
The 5060 Ti leads the 5060 by 18% right here, however let’s transfer to 1440p for extra outcomes.
Ray Tracing – Dragon’s Dogma 2 1440p
At 1440p with ray tracing, the RTX 5060’s 50 FPS AVG tied it with the 4060 Ti 16GB and 3070. The 7700 XT looks as if a very helpful landmark for future benchmarks and evaluations.
As for generational enchancment, the 5060 posts a 27% enchancment over the 4060, which was beforehand bested by the 3060 Ti, and a 47% enchancment over the 3060 non-Ti.
Ray Tracing – Dragon’s Dogma 2 1080p
1080p brings the 5060 as much as 67 FPS AVG when examined with ray tracing. This has its efficiency experientially the identical because the outcomes for the 4060 Ti and RTX 3070, with the 3060 Ti not that completely different in expertise at 60 FPS AVG. The 6700 XT is in the identical boat because the 3060 Ti. Over final gen, the 5060 improves by 23% by title solely. That’s ignoring NVIDIA’s title video games it performs, the place a 5060 is principally a contemporary 30 or 50-class GPU at greatest.
Dying Light Ray Tracing Benchmarks
Ray Tracing – Dying Light 2 1440p
Dying Light 2 with ray tracing and at 1440p upscaled is subsequent. In this one, the RTX 5060 ran at 49 FPS AVG, with the 5060 Ti forward by 22%. AMD does comparatively higher on this one versus its Black Myth efficiency earlier, however we have to go right down to 1080p for extra playing cards.
Ray Tracing – Dying Light 2 1080p
At 1080p upscaled, the 5060’s 72 FPS AVG has it about the identical because the 4060 Ti 16GB, however the 4060 Ti had superior 0.1% lows on this set of check passes. The 5060 is about 9-10% higher than the B580 and 3060 Ti, so Intel is doing higher right here than in another benchmarks. Its lows are additionally extra constant than a few of its earlier performances.
Against the 4060, the 5060 is 25% improved, or 56% improved over the 3060. AMD’s direct competitor might be on our chart inside days, so we’ll test again for that. For now, the 7800 XT can be an inexpensive comparability and outperforms the 5060 by 13%.
Resident Evil 4 Ray Tracing Benchmarks
Ray Tracing – Resident Evil 4 4K
Resident Evil 4 at 4K is up now, this time ray traced and with upscaling. The RTX 5060 ran at 55 FPS AVG, once more roughly tying it with a 3070 and 6700 XT. The 5060 Ti is once more round 22% higher than the 5060 in common FPS right here, with lows improved proportionally.
Intel’s B580 stays extra aggressive than NVIDIA most likely desires it to be, but it surely nonetheless has some floor to achieve to instantly compete with NVIDIA when assuming value parity. It’s getting there, although. AMD’s direct competitor might be on the charts quickly sufficient.
Ray Tracing – Resident Evil 4 1440p
At 1440p with upscaling and RT, the RTX 5060’s 92 FPS AVG has it about equal to the 4060 Ti 16GB and barely forward of the RTX 3070 and RX 6700 XT. The 5060 Ti leads by 22% once more. Intel’s B580 remains to be again far sufficient that NVIDIA has some respiratory room so long as Intel doesn’t make an enormous generational acquire with Celestial, and in addition assuming its value stays aggressive.
Against older {hardware}, the 5060 improves upon the 3060 Ti’s 81 FPS AVG by a little bit over 10 FPS, with the development on the 4060 at about 30%.
RTX 5060 Conclusion
Should you purchase the RTX 5060 proper now? No. You also needs to take a look at the 9060 XT, which presents 16GB and 8GB variants as nicely. Looking on the 8GB playing cards from each AMD and NVIDIA, we’re going to have the identical complaints, which embrace working into limitations in a minimum of some eventualities. At this level, 8GB playing cards at this class are getting ridiculous.
We imagine that NVIDIA is damaging the PC gaming pastime and PC constructing. The firm is doing loads of shady sh*t proper now and is appearing in what we imagine is an anti-consumer manner.