Nvidia RTX 5060 laptop GPU reportedly matches RTX 4070 performance with lower wattage

[Daniel Sims]

Something to look forward to: As the unveiling of Nvidia's next-generation graphics cards draws nearer, leaks are beginning to provide details on the entire hardware stack, including the mainstream and laptop models expected to launch in 2025. Laptop manufacturers are telling clients to expect significant efficiency and performance improvements.

Recent comments from the chairman of Chinese PC manufacturer Hasee suggest that a mainstream mobile GPU in Nvidia's upcoming Blackwell lineup will draw significantly less power than its direct predecessor – the notebook GeForce RTX 4060. The efficiency improvements could make next year's mid-range gaming laptops thinner, lighter, and likely faster.

Established leaker Golden Pig Upgrade attended a conference where Hasee chairman Wu Haijun spoke about Nvidia's next-generation laptop graphics cards. According to him, the model likely to be called the RTX 5060 will draw only 115W – a noticeable decrease from the 4060's maximum of 140W. Combined with information from previous leaks, Haijun's comments suggest that the RTX 5060 could perform similarly to the RTX 4070, likely exceeding it in ray-tracing workloads.

Additionally, Haijun confirmed that multiple notebook Blackwell GPUs would see similar energy efficiency improvements. Systems using unnamed high-end next-generation cards might only require 175W or 140W.

A massive leak from a ransomware attack conducted against Taiwanese laptop maker Clevo in June revealed the memory configurations of six upcoming mobile Blackwell GPUs. Three mid-range models, one of which is the 5060, will include 8GB of VRAM. Meanwhile, the flagship 5090 and high-end 5080 will feature 16 GB, and an unnamed model ranked below them will offer 12 GB.

All laptop RTX 5000 graphics cards will use GDDR7 RAM, which will perform significantly faster than the GDDR6 and GDDR6X memory used by the RTX 4000 series. This arrangement contrasts with indications from previous leaks regarding the desktop Blackwell lineup.

The three or four top RTX 5000 GPUs will use GDDR7, but the desktop RTX 5060 will include GDDR6 to lower the price. While the amount of RAM remains unclear, it will likely use a 128-bit memory interface. Meanwhile, the flagship 5090 will feature 28 GB of memory with a 512 or 448-bit interface.

Rumors regarding Blackwell's launch date have bounced between late 2024 and early 2025, but the newest information suggests a CES 2025 debut. Nvidia might release the RTX 5080 before RTX 5090 to show confidence that it outperforms the current flagship – the RTX 4090. Competing next-generation GPUs from AMD and Intel are also expected to emerge between late this year and early next year.

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Nvidia RTX 5060 laptop GPU reportedly matches RTX 4070 performance with lower wattage

 

[Lew Zealand]

Desktop RTX 4060 - 115W TDP
Mobile RTX 4060 - 115W TDP

Where is this imaginary RTX 140W 4060 this guy's making up?

Mobile RTX 4070 - 115W TDP
Desktop 4060 Ti - 160W TDP

Not here either. This 5060 will probably be more efficient with it's 115W but it'll still suck the same power as current gen models.

 

[CMP01]

8Gb of VRAM is going to be a no for me again tbh. Not for 1080p, definitely not for QHD (2560x1440 or the newer 2560x1600 trend) Not when whatever efficiency can be impressed there'll still be a necessity to be diligent in tweaking game settings and other compromises to keep heat and fan noise down to an acceptable level like I've had to do with any laptop since that hefty chunk of Asus ROG G751 I had back in 2016. I guess at least we might be pleased that gaming laptops aren't getting much thinner as there's only so much engineering can do even if you're fine with a 100C, screaming banshee of a laptop (which reminds me of Randall Munroe's hairdryer in a box...)

Due to this having barely enough VRAM means even less perf post tweaking, having maybe at least 50% closer to the desktop equivalents should even out with the compromise I already accept for a laptop over a desktop. My 3070ti (8Gb) Legion 5 increasingly only just kept it's head level with the water for gaming at 1440p but the desktop models didn't go higher so fair enough. And while I accept the mobile version was cut down, more like a desktop 3060ti-3070, that makes the need to go higher more important going forward. That was £1300 vs the 4070 laptops usually costing more but having neither much uplift for the GPU or it's 8Gb VRAM vs the desktop 12Gb. Wasn't worth the spend though the one thing the Legion got right was in having a Ryzen CPU (6800H) over so many going straight to i9's, even with xx60 GPU's for some reason I can't fathom. I see far more laptops, even restricted to Intel, with variations on 13900 and 14900 than equivalent gen i5's and i7's.

It's reaching the point where rather than spending on a gaming worthy laptop one might as well invest in a good handheld and take the hit in versatility/usefulness unless you really need something that can do more than game for hours at a time away from base (where you might be less likely to game anyway)

 

[StupidPeopleSuk]

the RTX 5060 will draw only 115W – a noticeable decrease from the 4060's maximum of 140W.

Yea, less power but MORE money, knowing nGreediya