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GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB

4 · 128 votes
Best for 1080p / 1440p gaming

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VRAM
8 GB
CUDA
4,608
FP32
23.7 TF
Bandwidth
448 GB/s
TDP
180W
Boost
2572 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute23.7 TFLOPS23%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s25%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity8 GB25%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units4,60821%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency42/10072%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy19,080pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)9,720pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)2,756spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute132,000pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming53
Ray tracing54
AI / Compute55
Creator / 3D53
Power efficiency42
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 46 fps
1080p
63
1440p
46
4K
29
Call of Duty: MW IIIavg 64 fps
1080p
87
1440p
65
4K
40
Alan Wake 2avg 37 fps
1080p
51
1440p
38
4K
23
Forza Horizon 5avg 67 fps
1080p
91
1440p
67
4K
42
Baldur's Gate 3avg 54 fps
1080p
74
1440p
55
4K
34

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
162fps
1440p
69fps
4K
47fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($379) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$2.33
1440p
$5.38
4K
$8.86
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners praise the smooth 1440p gaming and quiet fans. The main gripe is the limited 8GB VRAM causing issues in newer, demanding titles.

Pros
  • Sips power, stays whisper quiet
  • Plays modern games at high settings
  • Runs cool even under heavy load
  • Handles ray tracing without stuttering
Cons
  • Too little VRAM for modern games
  • PCIe power connector is annoying
  • Fans can get loud under load

Supported technologies

Ray TracingDLSSNVENCAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
Blackwell 2.0
Process node
5 nm
Transistors
21.9 B
SM Count
36
Release date
2025
Launch price
$379
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
4,608
RT Cores
36
Tensor Cores
144
TMUs
144
ROPs
48
L2 cache
32 MB
Memory
Size
8 GB
Type
GDDR7
Bus width
128-bit
Bandwidth
448 GB/s
Memory clock
1750 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
2407 MHz
Boost clock
2572 MHz
FP32 (float)
23.7 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
23.7 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
123 GPixel/s
Texture rate
370.4 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
180W
Suggested PSU
350W
Power connectors
1x 8-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 5.0 x8
Length
241 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model
6.8
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.4
CUDA
12.0
Verdict

Our verdict on the RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB

The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is a mid-range Blackwell card with fast GDDR7 memory, but its limited VRAM is the main caveat.

Get it if you want a solid 1080p card for today's games and don't care about future textures or VRAM demands. Skip it if you plan to keep the card for years or play modded titles that already choke on 8 GB.

Buy it if…

  • You want to play modern games at 1080p without breaking the bank.
  • You need a solid upgrade from an older card like a GTX 1060 or RTX 2060.
  • You build a mid-range PC and don't care about future 4K textures.
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