2025 has been an exciting year for graphics cards, and NVIDIA has been right at the centre of it. With its announcements at CES 2025, we’ve been gradually getting a look at the full 50-series range. While the new cards have proven powerful — especially with DLSS in the mix — they’ve been out of reach for many mainstream gamers. That is, until now, with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti.
This marks NVIDIA’s foray into the mainstream market and offers an option that, while still boasting many of the same new features, does so in a scaled-down way — ready for the average buyer looking to upgrade. But with the mid-range market heating up, does the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti offer enough to fend off the competition?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is the first entry in the Blackwell range that I would call affordable and ready for the mass market. Priced at $429 with 16 GB of RAM, the card brings a scaled-down version of the new architecture’s power while making a strong case for what’s possible with the latest feature set — even when things are dialled back from its higher-end 50-series siblings.
Slotted between the entry-level RTX 5060 and the enthusiast-class 5070, 5080 and 5090, the 5060 Ti is designed to deliver a compelling mix of performance, efficiency and future-proofing for 1080p and 1440p gamers who want the latest tech without going all in on ultra-premium hardware.
But with the mid-range market now more competitive than ever, it’s getting harder to stand out — especially with AMD and Intel offering options in similar price ranges. Still, even with the scaled-down nature of the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, NVIDIA manages to deliver a compelling GPU, particularly for under $500.
Since there are no Founders Editions for this release, we were sent a PNY variant of the GPU. It offers a minimal, if standard-looking, design that gets the job done but lacks the flair we’ve come to expect from the 50-series Founders Edition models.
The PNY NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti GPU we were sent for review features a dual-fan design, a clean black backplate and a surprising single 8-pin connection for power — something you don’t often find with newer NVIDIA cards and something I was happy to see. It also includes the standard I/O we’ve come to expect from the 50-series, with a single HDMI 2.1b port and three DisplayPort 2.1 connections, ready for your next-generation monitors, and 16GB RAM.
“The PNY NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti GPU we were sent for review features a dual-fan design, a clean black backplate and a surprising single 8-pin connection for power…”
Under the hood, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is built on the new 5 nm GB206 silicon, maxing out at 36 streaming multiprocessors for a total of 4,608 CUDA cores, 144 Tensor cores and 36 RT cores. This marks a notable step up from the standard 5060, which trims the SM count to 30 and reduces the CUDA cores to 3,840 while also dialling back the power draw and clock speeds.
The 5060 Ti’s boost clock reaches 2.57 GHz, with a base clock of 2.4 GHz. It’s available in both 8 GB and 16 GB GDDR7 variants — each running at 28 Gbps on a 128-bit bus, delivering 448 GB/s of memory bandwidth. That’s a 55 percent leap in bandwidth over the previous generation and a critical upgrade for modern games that are increasingly memory-hungry. The 8GB variant is retailing for a $379 MSRP, while the 16GB model starts at a $429 MSRP, although you can expect these prices to fluctuate depending on demand and how much supply is actually in the chain.
On the power front, the 5060 Ti draws 180 W — a modest increase over the 145 W of the standard 5060 but far below the 250 W, 300 W and 575 W TGPs of the 5070, 5080 and 5090, respectively. This means less heat, quieter operation and broader compatibility with mainstream systems. It also means you can run the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti on a much smaller PSU compared to the other cards in the range.
While it is without question one of the least powerful cards in the Blackwell family to date, it still brings DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, advanced ray tracing and NVIDIA Reflex 2 to the mainstream — promising smoother gameplay, sharper visuals and lower latency in supported titles.
While the 5070, 5080 and 5090 offer more CUDA cores (6,144, 10,752 and 21,760, respectively), wider memory buses and higher VRAM ceilings, the 5060 Ti’s blend of next-gen AI features and accessible power requirements makes it a sweet spot for gamers who want cutting-edge tech without the excess.
| RTX 5080 | RTX 5070 Ti | RTX 5070 | RTX 5070 Ti | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUDA cores | 10752 | 8960 | 6144 | 4608 |
| Boost clock (GHz) | 2.62 | 2.45 | 2.51 | 2.57 |
| Base clock (GHz) | 2.3 | 2.30 | 2.16 | 2.41 |
| Tensor core TOPS | 1801 | 1406 | 988 | 759 |
| Ray tracing core TFLOPS | 171 | 133 | 94 | 72 |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB GDDR7 | 12 GB GDDR7 | 16 GB / 8 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory bus width | 256-bit | 256-bit | 192-bit | 128-bit |
| Total Graphics Power (watts) | 360 | 300 | 250 | 180 |
| Required system power (PSU wattage) | 850 | 750 | 650 | 600 |
| Power connector | 1x 450 W PCIe Gen 5 OR 3x PCIe 8-pin adapter | 1x 300 W PCIe Gen 5 OR 2x PCIe 8-pin adapter | 1x 300 W PCIe Gen 5 OR 2x PCIe 8-pin adapter | 1x PCIe 8-pin cables OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in box) |
| Price | $999 | $749 | $549 | $429 |
| Release date | Jan 30, 2025 | Feb 2025 | Feb 2025 | April 2025 |
Both the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 feature a single ninth-generation NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC) and sixth-generation NVIDIA Decoder (NVDEC), making them well-suited for content creation, video editing and streaming. While they don’t compete with the higher-end cards in the Blackwell range, they still offer newer encoding and decoding capabilities compared to the RTX 4060 Ti, and give users access to the latest codecs — making content ready for any platform you may want to use. AI features with NVIDIA Broadcast also help make conferencing and streaming feel more professional.
For testing — as with our previous 50-series reviews — we used our benchmarking system featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on an ASUS ROG Crosshair Hero motherboard, paired with 32 GB of DDR5 G.Skill RAM running at EXPO 6000. For storage, the systems are equipped with a PCIe Gen 4 SK Hynix 2 TB M.2 SSD. One system is powered by an NZXT 1,200 W PSU, while the other uses a be quiet! 1,200 W PSU. Cooling is handled by an NZXT Kraken AIO in one system and a Corsair Titan AIO in the other.
Jumping right into the synthetic benchmarks, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti shows an 18.9 percent increase in scores compared to the RTX 4060 Ti in 3DMark Time Spy, a 27.4 percent improvement in 3DMark Port Royal, and a notable 46.1 percent gain in Procyon Video GPU Editing — something that’s particularly exciting for anyone who has been holding out for a new GPU for their editing machine on a budget.
| Synthetic Benchmarks | RTX 5070 TI | RTX 5070 | RTX 4070 TI | RTX 4070 Super | RTX 5060 Ti | RTX 4060 Ti | RX 9070 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Mark Time Spy | 27897 | 22230 | 22732 | 20628 | 16254 | 13672 | 26950 |
| 3D Mark DLSS | 42.17 | 30.44 | 30.31 | 28 | 22.51 | 3.9 | – |
| 3D Mark DLSS + FG | 256.47 | 117.12 | 117.95 | 108.78 | 141.90 | 68.99 | – |
| 3D Mark Port Royal | 19190 | 14102 | 14184 | 13000 | 10420 | 8179 | 15936 |
| V-Ray (RTX) | 7961 | 6459 | 5596 | 5477 | 4492 | 3349 | – |
| Procyon Video GPU Editing | 59810 | 55130 | 45828 | 45922 | 45022 | 30807 | 50089 |
| Procyon PHI 3.5 | 4366 | 3902 | 2879 | 3708 | 3160 | 2625 | 1798 |
| Procyon MISTRAL 7B | 4542 | 3903 | 2859 | 3475 | 3031 | 2363 | 1966.00 |
| Procyon LLAMA 3.1 | 4330 | 3443 | 2783 | 3033 | 2667 | 1406 | 1729 |
| Procyon LLAMA 2 | 2079 | 2246 | 1487 | 2088 | 2744 | 277 | 1554 |
In all other tests we conducted, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti clearly outperformed the previous RTX 4060 Ti. Compared to AMD’s latest cards — the Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT — the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti falls behind the more expensive models, only surpassing the AMD offerings when DLSS is enabled. As expected, the RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti both outperform the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, delivering more overall power and better scores across all synthetic tests. However, with price tags of $549 and $749, respectively, that only makes sense.
Jumping over to 1080p gaming performance, the DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation story we’ve seen with past 50-series GPUs still holds true — only now at a much more affordable price point. In terms of raw gaming performance, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti shows a solid generational uptick compared to the RTX 4060 Ti.
| 1080P Benchmark | RTX 4070 Super | RTX 5070 TI | RTX 5070 | RTX 4070 TI | RTX 5060 Ti | RTX 4060 Ti | RX 9070 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 176.00 | 234.00 | 185.00 | 188.00 | 139.00 | 115.00 | 160.00 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider + Frame Generation | 210.00 | 304.00 | 254.00 | 243.00 | 221.00 | 146.00 | – |
| Returnal | 100.00 | 176.00 | 154.00 | 156.00 | 98.00 | 92.00 | 128.00 |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 187.00 | 207.00 | 183.00 | 197.00 | 154.00 | 115.00 | 155.00 |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 124.00 | 166.00 | 143.00 | 157.00 | 93.00 | 87.00 | 132.00 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (Ultra) | 146.12 | 180.24 | 156.06 | 153.18 | 120.32 | 112.76 | 166.20 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 RT | 71.52 | 91.62 | 69.76 | 70.03 | 53.57 | 54.96 | 54.39 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 RT + Frame Generation | 192.30 | 467.73 | 329.48 | 246.30 | 259.07 | 65.13 | 124.07 |
| F1 24 (Ultra Preset) | 173.00 | 222.00 | 171.00 | 186.00 | 137.00 | 131.00 | 133.00 |
| F1 24 + Frame Generation | 249.00 | 298.00 | 241.00 | 263.00 | 182.00 | 142.00 | 222.00 |
| Metro Exodus (Extreme) | 90.63 | 114.26 | 88.60 | 99.33 | 63.27 | 63.27 | 96.02 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 61.00 | 78.00 | 63.00 | 64.00 | 46.00 | 38.00 | 38.00 |
| Black Myth: Wukong + Frame Generation | 89.00 | 119.00 | 93.00 | 95.00 | 69.00 | 54.00 | 72.00 |
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla delivers a 28.9 percent improvement, plus a 20.9 percent boost in Shadow of the Tomb Raider and a surprising 21.1 percent jump in our Black Myth: Wukong benchmark. What’s even more interesting is that the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti performs well against the RX 9070 in Black Myth: Wukong — a title known for pushing even the most powerful video cards to their limits.
Things get even more interesting when Frame Generation is factored in, with the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti bringing DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation into play — shaking up the performance scores we’ve seen so far.
In Cyberpunk 2077, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti goes from 120.32 FPS without Ray Tracing or Frame Generation to 259.07 FPS with ray tracing and DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation enabled — a 298 percent increase compared to the RTX 4060 Ti under the same settings. This performance trend holds true when comparing DLSS results with the RTX 4070 and 4070 Ti, where the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti delivers impressive results, even when stacked against higher-end last-generation cards.
However, this advantage only holds when DLSS is involved. In raw performance, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti lags behind in titles like Watch Dogs: Legion and Cyberpunk 2077, both of which show better native frame rates out of the gate — even if they fall behind once DLSS is enabled.
| 1440P Benchmark | RTX 4070 Super | RTX 5070 TI | RTX 5070 | RTX 4070 TI | RTX 5060 Ti | RTX 4060 Ti | RX 9070 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 120.00 | 160.00 | 124.00 | 129.00 | 91.00 | 74.00 | 157.00 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider + Frame Generation | 163.00 | 262.00 | 214.00 | 209.00 | 130.00 | 101.00 | – |
| Returnal | 60.00 | 138.00 | 117.00 | 119.00 | 60.00 | 59.00 | 114.00 |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 143.00 | 169.00 | 141.00 | 157.00 | 116.00 | 86.00 | 117.00 |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 97.00 | 132.00 | 110.00 | 120.00 | 72.00 | 67.00 | 117.00 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (Ultra) | 88.28 | 123.98 | 102.61 | 95.24 | 76.89 | 68.45 | 101.49 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 RT | 44.44 | 59.53 | 43.10 | 48.77 | 33.55 | 48.67 | 47.06 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 RT + Frame Generation | 145.23 | 310.92 | 242.82 | 177.39 | 187.45 | 55.44 | 92.34 |
| F1 24 (Ultra Preset) | 135.00 | 182.00 | 138.00 | 149.00 | 100.00 | 111.00 | 98.00 |
| F1 24 + Frame Generation | 187.00 | 241.00 | 186.00 | 202.00 | 137.00 | 140.00 | 162.00 |
| Metro Exodus (Extreme) | 67.35 | 80.95 | 65.84 | 69.32 | 49.09 | 49.09 | 66.02 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 42.00 | 80.00 | 44.00 | 46.00 | 31.00 | 25.00 | 13.00 |
| Black Myth: Wukong + Frame Generation | 66.00 | 90.00 | 69.00 | 70.00 | 50.00 | 36.00 | 26.00 |
The story remains consistent when looking at 1440p gaming performance, with the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti showing a notable improvement in frame rates compared to the RTX 4060 Ti. It delivers solid gains across the board, with Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Cyberpunk 2077 and Black Myth: Wukong showing the most significant improvements.
That said, when DLSS is not factored in, the RTX 4060 Ti falls behind most of the other cards in our testing. Even the RTX 4070 showed an 18 percent performance advantage in Watch Dogs: Legion compared to the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, delivering 85 FPS versus 72 FPS. The same is true with the RX 9070, with the AMD offering delivering overall better performance in non-frame generated benchmarks, with only Black Myth: Wukong delivering NVIDIA the win, if just slightly.
As we saw in our 1080p benchmarks, DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation help elevate the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti’s performance, allowing it to surpass comparable cards. When games support it, the card can deliver staggering performance that’s impressive for its price range. In Cyberpunk 2077, it reached 187.45 FPS with Ray Tracing and 4x Multi Frame Generation enabled — outpacing the RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 Ti at comparable settings. It also outperformed the AMD Radeon RX 9070 and its bigger brother, the RX 9070 XT.
However, as seen in past reviews of the 50-series, while DLSS and Multi Frame Generation can deliver fantastic results — especially when compared to previous-generation GPUs — they are not without limitations. While overall frame rates can improve, visual artifacts or latency may occur, sometimes resulting in a more compromised experience. In our testing, no major issues affected gameplay, but using AI models to enhance fidelity and generate frames can introduce minor inconsistencies.
| 4K Benchmark | RTX 4070 Super | RTX 5070 TI | RTX 5070 | RTX 5070 TI | RTX 5060 Ti | RTX 4060 Ti | RX 9070 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 62.00 | 85.00 | 63.00 | 67.00 | 69.00 | 33.00 | 94.00 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider + Frame Generation | 97.00 | 172.00 | 134.00 | 136.00 | 104.00 | 52.00 | – |
| Returnal | 57.00 | 86.00 | 70.00 | 68.00 | 48.00 | 42.00 | 79.00 |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | 84.00 | 112.00 | 86.00 | 91.00 | 68.00 | 49.00 | 73.00 |
| Watch Dogs Legion | 59.00 | 85.00 | 66.00 | 70.00 | 45.00 | 39.00 | 72.00 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (Ultra) | 37.87 | 58.93 | 46.92 | 40.96 | 34.85 | 22.34 | 51.05 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 RT | 19.43 | 29.49 | 10.67 | 20.60 | 16.16 | 7.05 | 21.01 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 RT + Frame Generation | 94.63 | 214.39 | 159.37 | 103.23 | 123.25 | 26.64 | 68.48 |
| F1 24 (Ultra Preset) | 85.00 | 117.00 | 88.00 | 94.00 | 62.00 | 54.00 | 57.00 |
| F1 24 + Frame Generation | 103.00 | 144.00 | 109.00 | 113.00 | 79.00 | 60.00 | 101.00 |
| Metro Exodus (Extreme) | 36.84 | 47.49 | 36.46 | 39.78 | 27.42 | 22.82 | 39.59 |
| Black Myth: Wukong | 23.00 | 31.00 | 23.00 | 30.00 | 17.00 | 9.00 | 12.00 |
| Black Myth: Wukong + Frame Generation | 37.00 | 53.00 | 39.00 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 10.00 | 25.00 |
That said, for mainstream gamers seeking the best experience at a competitive price, DLSS 4 and its features can be a fantastic addition—especially for those who want to enjoy the latest titles at a smooth, playable frame rate.
“…the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti demonstrates how features like DLSS can help a card overcome limitations and deliver performance that occasionally exceeds expectations.”
In testing, we saw the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti deliver playable results when pushed to 4K with DLSS enabled. While I wouldn’t recommend this GPU for 4K gaming — as that pushes the limits of what it can handle — enabling Multi Frame Generation allows Cyberpunk 2077 to reach 123 FPS. Compared to last generation’s 26.64 FPS on the RTX 4060 Ti, that’s a notable improvement and something many gamers unable to afford the RTX 5070 range or above can take advantage of when pushing select AAA titles.
No matter what you do with a GPU, it will still be limited by the raw performance under the hood — but the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti demonstrates how features like DLSS and AI upscaling can help a card overcome limitations and deliver performance that occasionally exceeds expectations. The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is still very much a mainstream GPU, and it’s priced to match — offering a leap in performance in some titles while showing only modest gains in others. For gamers seeking a solid 1080p or 1440p experience, with the occasional ability to push into 4K, NVIDIA has priced this offering well. It competes effectively with higher-priced alternatives and stands as a strong entry-level option in the Blackwell family.
With all testing out of the way, I can confidently say that while the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti may not reinvent the mid-range GPU market, it does cement NVIDIA’s position within it. By combining next-gen Blackwell architecture with smart feature support like DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation, it delivers performance that punches above its weight — especially in titles that leverage NVIDIA’s software stack. While raw power alone won’t win every benchmark, and AMD’s offerings remain competitive in rasterization, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti strikes a compelling balance of price, power efficiency and forward-looking features. For budget-conscious gamers seeking a future-ready upgrade, this card hits the sweet spot.
