01
Preface
To be fair, the performance improvement of the GeForce RTX 5060 over the previous generation is indeed significant (over 20%), but it still has one very obvious drawback: the video memory capacity is too small—only 8GB—which makes it hard to meet the gaming demands of the next three years.
In this case, the most worthwhile model to consider is the higher-tier GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB. However, it is priced 43% higher than the GeForce RTX 5060. So, how much performance difference is there between these two graphics cards, and which one should you choose? This article will reveal the answer through a gaming performance comparison.
02
Specification Comparison
The GeForce RTX 5060 was released on May 19, 2025. It uses the GB206 GPU based on the Blackwell architecture, manufactured with TSMC’s 4nm process. It has 3,840 CUDA cores, 120 texture units, 48 raster units, 30 SM units, 120 tensor cores, 30 ray tracing cores, and 32MB of L2 cache.
Its base clock is 2,280 MHz and boost clock is 2,497 MHz. It is equipped with 8GB of GDDR7 memory at 28 Gbps, with a 128-bit memory bus and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. FP32 performance is 19.18 TFLOPS, power consumption is 145W, and the suggested retail price is $299.
The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti was released on April 16, 2025. It uses the GB206-300 GPU chip, manufactured with TSMC’s 4nm process. It has 4,608 CUDA cores, 144 texture units, 48 raster units, 36 SM units, 144 tensor cores, 36 ray tracing cores, and 32MB of L2 cache.
Its base clock is 2,407 MHz and boost clock is 2,572 MHz. It comes with either 8GB or 16GB of GDDR7 memory at 28 Gbps, with a 128-bit memory bus and 448.0 GB/s bandwidth. FP32 performance is 23.70 TFLOPS, power consumption is 180W. The 8GB version is priced at $379, and the 16GB version at $429.
03
Test Platform Configuration
The main configuration is as follows:
Processor: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard: ASRock X670E PG Lightning
Memory: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz
Graphics Cards: GeForce RTX 5060 and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
Storage: Two Samsung 970 SSDs
Operating System: Windows 11
04
Game Tests (RTX 5060 vs 5060 Ti 16GB)
Seven games were tested below, all using 1440P graphics settings. In the following image comparisons, the left side represents the GeForce RTX 5060 platform and the right side represents the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB platform.
Game 1: God of War
GeForce RTX 5060:
- Avg FPS: 90
- Min FPS: 77
- Frame Time: 10.8ms
- CPU Usage: 16%
- Power (CPU): 46W
- CPU Temp: 55°C
- RAM Usage: 11.9GB
- GPU Usage: 100%
- VRAM Usage: 6.5GB
- Power (GPU): 147W
- GPU Temp: 58°C
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti:
- Avg FPS: 99
- Min FPS: 85
- Frame Time: 9.8ms
- CPU Usage: 12%
- Power (CPU): 56W
- CPU Temp: 54°C
- RAM Usage: 12.4GB
- GPU Usage: 100%
- VRAM Usage: 6.7GB
- Power (GPU): 153W
- GPU Temp: 53°C
The RTX 5060 Ti has 9 FPS (≈10%) higher average, 8 FPS higher minimum, and 1ms lower frame time.
Game 2: Ghostwire: Tokyo
GeForce RTX 5060:
- Avg FPS: 44
- Min FPS: 41
- Frame Time: 22.2ms
- CPU Usage: 8%
- Power (CPU): 45W
- CPU Temp: 52°C
- RAM Usage: 11.4GB
- GPU Usage: 100%
- VRAM Usage: 6.7GB
- Power (GPU): 150W
- GPU Temp: 58°C
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti:
- Avg FPS: 51
- Min FPS: 48
- Frame Time: 19.7ms
- CPU Usage: 8%
- Power (CPU): 37W
- CPU Temp: 46°C
- RAM Usage: 11.3GB
- GPU Usage: 100%
- VRAM Usage: 6.9GB
- Power (GPU): 159W
- GPU Temp: 55°C
The RTX 5060 Ti delivers 7 FPS (≈16%) better average, 7 FPS higher minimum, and 2.5ms lower frame time.
Game 3: Cyberpunk 2077
GeForce RTX 5060:
- Avg FPS: 52
- Min FPS: 45
- Frame Time: 20.3ms
- CPU Usage: 24%
- Power (CPU): 61W
- CPU Temp: 56°C
- RAM Usage: 11.9GB
- GPU Usage: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 7.1GB
- Power (GPU): 148W
- GPU Temp: 57°C
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti:
- Avg FPS: 59
- Min FPS: 54
- Frame Time: 17.1ms
- CPU Usage: 27%
- Power (CPU): 60W
- CPU Temp: 54°C
- RAM Usage: 12.9GB
- GPU Usage: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 6.6GB
- Power (GPU): 156W
- GPU Temp: 54°C
The RTX 5060 Ti achieves 7 FPS (≈13%) more on average, 9 FPS better minimum, and 3ms lower frame time.
Game 4: Red Dead Redemption 2
GeForce RTX 5060:
- Avg FPS: 73
- Min FPS: 68
- Frame Time: 14.3ms
- CPU Usage: 17%
- Power (CPU): 49W
- CPU Temp: 50°C
- RAM Usage: 12.2GB
- GPU Usage: 96%
- VRAM Usage: 5.1GB
- Power (GPU): 142W
- GPU Temp: 55°C
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti:
- Avg FPS: 84
- Min FPS: 77
- Frame Time: 11.9ms
- CPU Usage: 23%
- Power (CPU): 49W
- CPU Temp: 50°C
- RAM Usage: 13.0GB
- GPU Usage: 95%
- VRAM Usage: 5.1GB
- Power (GPU): 149W
- GPU Temp: 51°C
The RTX 5060 Ti leads by 11 FPS (≈15%) average, 9 FPS minimum, and reduces frame time by 2.4ms.
Game 5: Silent Hill 2
GeForce RTX 5060:
- Avg FPS: 71
- Min FPS: 58
- Frame Time: 14.2ms
- CPU Usage: 17%
- Power (CPU): 49W
- CPU Temp: 51°C
- RAM Usage: 11.8GB
- GPU Usage: 98%
- VRAM Usage: 6.9GB
- Power (GPU): 132W
- GPU Temp: 55°C
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti:
- Avg FPS: 79
- Min FPS: 64
- Frame Time: 12.8ms
- CPU Usage: 18%
- Power (CPU): 48W
- CPU Temp: 47°C
- RAM Usage: 11.6GB
- GPU Usage: 98%
- VRAM Usage: 7.1GB
- Power (GPU): 134W
- GPU Temp: 51°C
The RTX 5060 Ti shows 8 FPS (≈11%) better average, 6 FPS better minimum, and 1.4ms lower frame time.
Game 6: Black Myth: Wukong
GeForce RTX 5060:
- Avg FPS: 33
- Min FPS: 27
- Frame Time: 30.0ms
- CPU Usage: 7%
- Power (CPU): 39W
- CPU Temp: 48°C
- RAM Usage: 12.0GB
- GPU Usage: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 6.7GB
- Power (GPU): 147W
- GPU Temp: 57°C
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti:
- Avg FPS: 40
- Min FPS: 32
- Frame Time: 24.8ms
- CPU Usage: 7%
- Power (CPU): 40W
- CPU Temp: 48°C
- RAM Usage: 13.6GB
- GPU Usage: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 6.7GB
- Power (GPU): 155W
- GPU Temp: 54°C
The RTX 5060 Ti outperforms by 7 FPS (≈21%) average, 5 FPS minimum, with 5.2ms lower frame time—both are still below smooth-play thresholds.
Game 7: The Last of Us Part II
GeForce RTX 5060:
- Avg FPS: 65
- Min FPS: 43
- Frame Time: 15.7ms
- CPU Usage: 24%
- Power (CPU): 51W
- CPU Temp: 50°C
- RAM Usage: 14.0GB
- GPU Usage: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 7.5GB
- Power (GPU): 137W
- GPU Temp: 55°C
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti:
- Avg FPS: 79
- Min FPS: 50
- Frame Time: 12.5ms
- CPU Usage: 33%
- Power (CPU): 58W
- CPU Temp: 53°C
- RAM Usage: 14.8GB
- GPU Usage: 99%
- VRAM Usage: 9.7GB
- Power (GPU): 141W
- GPU Temp: 52°C
The RTX 5060 Ti achieves 14 FPS (≈22%) higher average, 7 FPS higher minimum, and 3.2ms lower frame time.
05
Comparative Conclusion
The comparison results are clear: the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is indeed a tier above the GeForce RTX 5060 in terms of performance. Based on the combined game test data, the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB outperforms the RTX 5060 by approximately 15%, a performance gap that is significantly smaller than the 43% price difference.
However, this does not mean the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is not worth purchasing. Gaming performance reflects only one dimension of a GPU’s capabilities. In scenarios that rely more heavily on memory capacity—such as AI workloads—the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB offers much greater advantages.
In conclusion, these are two graphics cards positioned for entirely different use cases and cannot be compared by a single standard. For gamers seeking value without demanding the ultimate experience, the GeForce RTX 5060 is the best choice. Conversely, for professional users, meeting actual workload requirements should take priority over price-performance ratio, making the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB the recommended option.
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