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The 8 GB version of the new RTX 5060 Ti is a lot cheaper than the 16 GB one, and while the extra VRAM will be useful in the future, it's certainly not worth paying $180 more for it, despite the clear benefits. This is a great little GPU for the money.
If you're looking to get a sensibly priced 1080p/1440p-level graphics card, there's only one clear choice right now: This GeForce RTX 5060 Ti for $380 at Amazon. It's also the same price at Newegg, Best Buy, and Walmart, so you should have no problems picking one up.
What makes this deal stand out is that current GPU prices are pretty grim, but here you're only paying $30 more than you would for an RTX 5060. Yes, it's an 8 GB version, and I'll address that in a moment, but the 16 GB variants start at an absurd $560. It's also the only GeForce RTX 50-series card at MSRP.
You can buy a Radeon RX 9060 XT 8 GB card for less, $360 at Amazon, and while AMD and Nvidia's models are almost perfectly matched in performance, the latter's DLSS 4.5 tips the scales in favor of the RTX 5060 Ti. Not necessarily because the upscaling and frame generation algorithms are better, but simply because more games support DLSS 4.5 than FSR 4.
1 / 3
Gaming performance
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
74
62
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
71
58
RTX 5060
64
48
020406080
Black Myth Wukong (1080p High) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
74 Avg FPS, 62 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
71 Avg FPS, 58 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
64 Avg FPS, 48 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
52
35
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
41
26
RTX 5060
46
30
015304560
Cyberpunk 2077 (1080p RT Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
52 Avg FPS, 35 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
41 Avg FPS, 26 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
46 Avg FPS, 30 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
90
73
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
82
66
RTX 5060
73
39
0255075100
F1 24 (1080p Ultra high) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
90 Avg FPS, 73 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
82 Avg FPS, 66 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
73 Avg FPS, 39 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
108
32
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
111
63
RTX 5060
109
53
037.575112.5150
Homeworld 3 (1080p Epic) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
108 Avg FPS, 32 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
111 Avg FPS, 63 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
109 Avg FPS, 53 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
101
65
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
93
64
RTX 5060
87
47
037.575112.5150
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition (1080p Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
101 Avg FPS, 65 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
93 Avg FPS, 64 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
87 Avg FPS, 47 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
69
37
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
66
35
RTX 5060
52
34
020406080
The Talos Principle 2 (1080p Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
69 Avg FPS, 37 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
66 Avg FPS, 35 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
52 Avg FPS, 34 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
81
59
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
90
42
RTX 5060
78
57
0255075100
Total War: Warhammer 3 (1080p Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
81 Avg FPS, 59 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
90 Avg FPS, 42 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
78 Avg FPS, 57 1% Low FPS
Gaming performance
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
50
43
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
48
43
RTX 5060
44
37
015304560
Black Myth Wukong (1440p High) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
50 Avg FPS, 43 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
48 Avg FPS, 43 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
44 Avg FPS, 37 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
33
25
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
26
17
RTX 5060
23
12
010203040
Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p RT Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
33 Avg FPS, 25 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
26 Avg FPS, 17 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
23 Avg FPS, 12 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
59
47
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
51
41
RTX 5060
45
13
015304560
F1 24 (1440p Ultra High) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
59 Avg FPS, 47 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
51 Avg FPS, 41 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
45 Avg FPS, 13 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
87
42
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
75
58
RTX 5060
89
52
0255075100
Homeworld 3 (1440p Epic) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
87 Avg FPS, 42 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
75 Avg FPS, 58 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
89 Avg FPS, 52 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
75
53
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
68
49
RTX 5060
63
45
020406080
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition (1440p Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
75 Avg FPS, 53 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
68 Avg FPS, 49 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
63 Avg FPS, 45 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
44
30
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
47
27
RTX 5060
41
21
015304560
The Talos Principle 2 (1440p Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
44 Avg FPS, 30 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
47 Avg FPS, 27 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
41 Avg FPS, 21 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
57
40
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
60
44
RTX 5060
55
40
015304560
Total War: Warhammer 3 (1440p Ultra) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
57 Avg FPS, 40 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
60 Avg FPS, 44 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
55 Avg FPS, 40 1% Low FPS
Gaming performance
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
79
68
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
76
68
RTX 5060
73
62
020406080
Black Myth Wukong (1440p High + Upscaling (quality)) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
79 Avg FPS, 68 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
76 Avg FPS, 68 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
73 Avg FPS, 62 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
93
66
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
90
60
RTX 5060
81
54
0255075100
Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p RT Ultra + upscaling (quality)) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
93 Avg FPS, 66 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
90 Avg FPS, 60 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
81 Avg FPS, 54 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
131
104
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
146
122
RTX 5060
101
11
037.575112.5150
F1 24 (1440p Ultra high +upscsaling (Quality), 2x FG) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
131 Avg FPS, 104 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
146 Avg FPS, 122 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
101 Avg FPS, 11 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
113
46
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
102
51
RTX 5060
113
61
037.575112.5150
Homeworld 3 (1440p Epic + upscaling (quality)) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
113 Avg FPS, 46 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
102 Avg FPS, 51 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
113 Avg FPS, 61 1% Low FPS
Avg FPS
1% Low FPS
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
103
71
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
127
78
RTX 5060
84
41
037.575112.5150
The Talos Principle 2 (1440p Ultra +upscaling (quality), 2x FG) Data
Product
Value
RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Palit Dual
103 Avg FPS, 71 1% Low FPS
RX 9060 XT 8 GB Asus Prime
127 Avg FPS, 78 1% Low FPS
RTX 5060
84 Avg FPS, 41 1% Low FPS
When you're clearly getting so much more performance over an RTX 5060, spending $30 is a no-brainer, and I'd be happy to pay just ten bucks more over an RX 9060 XT to have access to the full DLSS suite. The RTX 5060 Ti overclocks quite nicely, too, so with a bit of time and tweaking, you'll be able to squeeze a bit more zap out of the card.
What that means is that over the years of using that card, there will be an increasing number of games getting released where you'll have to turn down the graphics settings more than you would if you had 16 GB of VRAM. There's no way to avoid this, other than to pay a small fortune for a graphics card that has more memory.
We live in some strange times when an 8 GB RTX 5060 Ti is the best graphics card worth buying right now, but that's the RAMpocalypse for you.
Nick, gaming, and computers all first met in the early 1980s. After leaving university, he became a physics and IT teacher and started writing about tech in the late 1990s. That resulted in him working with MadOnion to write the help files for 3DMark and PCMark. After a short stint working at Beyond3D.com, Nick joined Futuremark (MadOnion rebranded) full-time, as editor-in-chief for its PC gaming section, YouGamers. After the site shutdown, he became an engineering and computing lecturer for many years, but missed the writing bug. Cue four years at TechSpot.com covering everything and anything to do with tech and PCs. He freely admits to being far too obsessed with GPUs and open-world grindy RPGs, but who isn't these days?
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