As it stands, the RTX 5060 is effectively a discounted RTX 4060 Ti – offering about 25% savings. That might sound appealing, but nearly two years after the 4060 Ti's release, it's hardly exciting. Looking further back, the 5060 essentially offers RTX 3070-like performance at a 40% discount – but nearly five years have passed since Ampere launched.
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As it stands, the RTX 5060 is effectively a discounted RTX 4060 Ti – offering about 25% savings. That might sound appealing, but nearly two years after the 4060 Ti's release, it's hardly exciting. Looking further back, the 5060 essentially offers RTX 3070-like performance at a 40% discount – but nearly five years have passed since Ampere launched.
If it weren’t for its limited memory, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 would be a decent 1080p gaming GPU, with solid rendering performance that’s close to the RTX 4060 Ti and a fair bit quicker than the 4060. As it is, however, the 5060’s lack of VRAM means it already struggles with some games, and will find it harder to run more demanding titles in the future.
By Nvidia’s own hand, this puts it in the unenviable position of being the most powerful and flexible 1080p graphics card in its price range yet also one that makes the words "Yes, you should buy this" disproportionately difficult to say out loud. Why would, or should, someone invest in a component when its requisite drivers have such a high chance of breaking their games?