RTX 5060 - No Reviews?

[Dr. Dro]

The 5500 is better in gaming than the 3900X (https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-5-5600g/15.html) The 5500 is just the 5600G with the iGPU disabled, so the gaming benchmarks are the same, and so the 5500 is about ~8% better.

Let me put this into perspective: this is the exact same processor my 4 year old budget gaming laptop has. Why on Earth do you need a 16 GB GPU for this level of machine? Even if you have the memory, you don't have the performance. It's just not there.

Hello, it's me, I'm one of the people clamoring for 16GB cards. I like textures and WILL NEVER play on 1080p lmao

Hello, there, fellow texture gourmet! The thing is, there are literally dozens of significantly faster, better endowed GPUs to satisfy your distinct palate. My very demanding palate had me purchase an RTX 5090.

Even at a budget, if you're willing to venture into the used market, you can pick up many interesting products which will satisfy your needs better. This is the beauty of the PC - there is always something for your personal needs and wants. Want a 24 GB GPU but don't have a lot of cash? Grab an used Titan RTX. They're going for $700 on eBay right now. Want something faster, but with a tad bit less memory? You can probably score a 6950 XT for that much. Need to go as low as $400? There's the RX 6800! Performs about as well as the 5060, with twice the memory.

We are not out of options, this product simply isn't targeted at people who want to play at high resolutions and high quality settings. It's your bog standard low end GPU, attempting to treat it as a product it isn't just because you don't agree with the pricing isn't gonna change reality.

 

[ir_cow]

@Dr. Dro ^ spot on

 

[Outback Bronze]

There's the RX 6800! Performs about as well as the 5060, with twice the memory.

I'd personally wait for the 9060 XT myself. Brand new with warranty. You don't know how many of those 6800's have been mined on. Problem would be released MSRP as usual, but good points non the less

 

[W1zzard]

No Reviews on RTX 5060 on TPU? Or I am not finding it?

I'm at Computex, back on Monday, cards are at home already

 

[Dr. Dro]

I'd personally wait for the 9060 XT myself. Brand new with warranty. You don't know how many of those 6800's have been mined on. Problem would be released MSRP as usual, but good points non the less

Don't disagree, but there is the concern that street prices on 9060 XT 16 GB and 5060 Ti 16 GB will remain inflated due to demand and the fact that the 8 GB cards are being actively campaigned against at this point. Most people don't really have the knowledge to discern between them based on merit, so they'll gravitate towards either the cheapest, or what tech influencers tell them to get. With most big outlets calling the 8 GB card the "dumbest purchase you can make", even though I think that is some serious hyperbole, it's not hard to figure out which model will face the highest demand.

 

[Outback Bronze]

Don't disagree, but there is the concern that street prices on 9060 XT 16 GB and 5060 Ti 16 GB will remain inflated due to demand and the fact that the 8 GB cards are being actively campaigned against at this point. Most people don't really have the knowledge to discern between them based on merit, so they'll gravitate towards either the cheapest, or what tech influencers tell them to get. With most big outlets calling the 8 GB card the "dumbest purchase you can make", even though I think that is some serious hyperbole, it's not hard to figure out which model will face the highest demand.

Well said!!

 

[DemonicRyzen666]

or what tech influencers tell them to get.

I disagree with this part

They buy it, because it's the cheapest "newest" GPU they can get, because of f.o.m.o

They craped on the RTX 4060

RTX 4060 Still out sold all other cards in the RTX 4,000 series.
Why?
Because it was the cheapest & newest card out there.

 

[wolf]

Hello, there, fellow texture gourmet! The thing is, there are literally dozens of significantly faster, better endowed GPUs to satisfy your distinct palate. My very demanding palate had me purchase an RTX 5090.

Even at a budget, if you're willing to venture into the used market, you can pick up many interesting products which will satisfy your needs better. This is the beauty of the PC - there is always something for your personal needs and wants. Want a 24 GB GPU but don't have a lot of cash? Grab an used Titan RTX. They're going for $700 on eBay right now. Want something faster, but with a tad bit less memory? You can probably score a 6950 XT for that much. Need to go as low as $400? There's the RX 6800! Performs about as well as the 5060, with twice the memory.

We are not out of options, this product simply isn't targeted at people who want to play at high resolutions and high quality settings. It's your bog standard low end GPU, attempting to treat it as a product it isn't just because you don't agree with the pricing isn't gonna change reality.

It's baffling how many people don't understand the above, or just want to be mad about it at this point.

 

[Hecate91]

It's more baffling how people want to happily accept overpriced cards, even used cards, and defending these companies for still selling 8GB cards for inflated prices in 2025.

 

[ShiBDiB]

"The real challenge for Nvidia will be the incoming Radeon RX 9060 XT series. If AMD's numbers prove accurate, the RTX 5060 won't be worth considering – it's dead on arrival." - https://www.techspot.com/review/2992-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060/

Woof... My quest for a 3070ti replacement continues.. (Especially considering the 1440p results this card had).. Might have to switch red if these 9060XT 16GB price and performance is accurate.

 

[wolf]

It's yet more baffling how very little people grasp overall market conditions, including component costs, chip manufacturing costs, research and development, logistics, inflation and target market for products and the entire product stack, in 2025. I guess these companies just live rent free in their head.

 

[Dr. Dro]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925651286998794443

If you're not willing to listen to me, perhaps you're willing to listen to Frank telling you the same thing?

I disagree with this part

They buy it, because it's the cheapest "newest" GPU they can get, because of f.o.m.o

They craped on the RTX 4060

RTX 4060 Still out sold all other cards in the RTX 4,000 series.
Why?
Because it was the cheapest & newest card out there.

FOMO isn't a thing at the mass market level, it primarily affects tech enthusiasts. It's true customers at large gravitate towards the cheapest and newest, but if a product fails to fulfill their needs and wants, it's going to flop. Being the best or worst option doesn't have any bearing on this. The past few generations of AMD GPUs are the perfect example - some products did make sense, but at the same time they lacked that "je ne sais quoi" of the competition, and if there is one thing that will hurt sales overall, is being considered the second option.

The rationale to apply is: Is it affordable? Is it the newest product? Is it well spoken of in mainstream circles? Does it satisfy my needs? If all of these boxes tick, that product will sell. Just remember: the RTX 3050 laptop GPU has been shipping on laptops for the past 5 years. It has 4 GB, and recently a 6 GB option with a little more (but to the same measure, slower) memory has been made available. It's wildly popular, and by most arguments today, would be completely unusable. My laptop has the 4 GB version, and fwiw, I can't complain about it. It meets, if not exceeds my expectations for it. The same architecture will be used in the Nintendo Switch 2 - it's clearly not going anywhere.

 

[wolf]

If you're not willing to listen to me, perhaps you're willing to listen to Frank telling you the same thing?

Pffff the far more likely conclusion is that we are all part of some leather jacket worshipping club, surely.

 

[Rover4444]

…then buy a GPU with more grunt and, accordingly, more VRAM since that’s what you would need to drive 1440p and 4K anyway? I don’t see the issue? 5060, for better or worse, is a card for people still running 1080p screens and mostly playing popular online games and/or just wanting “good enough” performance in mainstream AAA titles on console equivalent settings. So, for the vast majority out there. Just like the 4060 turned out to be. I am not sure why enthusiasts keep deluding themselves into thinking that the maximalist view of “maxed out, 1440p minimum, 120 FPS, Final Destination” is something widespread beyond forums like these.
Mind you, this isn’t me defending NVidia, but the market is what it is.

And I did! I got a 16GB A770 to replace my aging RX 580. But the 5060 is supposed to be more performant and still can't offer me a seamless, superior experience due to the lack of VRAM? Not to mention that I can't even utilize the full functionality of the card due to the same? For shame!

And before you say "Well, the A770 isn't good enough for 1440p or 4K anyways!" I'd like to direct you to this image:

Hello, there, fellow texture gourmet! The thing is, there are literally dozens of significantly faster, better endowed GPUs to satisfy your distinct palate. My very demanding palate had me purchase an RTX 5090.

Even at a budget, if you're willing to venture into the used market, you can pick up many interesting products which will satisfy your needs better. This is the beauty of the PC - there is always something for your personal needs and wants. Want a 24 GB GPU but don't have a lot of cash? Grab an used Titan RTX. They're going for $700 on eBay right now. Want something faster, but with a tad bit less memory? You can probably score a 6950 XT for that much. Need to go as low as $400? There's the RX 6800! Performs about as well as the 5060, with twice the memory.

We are not out of options, this product simply isn't targeted at people who want to play at high resolutions and high quality settings. It's your bog standard low end GPU, attempting to treat it as a product it isn't just because you don't agree with the pricing isn't gonna change reality.

My animated friend, you are simply speaking to the choir! I already have a plethora of cheap GPUs with lots of VRAM and am more than aware of what the used market is offering. In fact, you left out many other more esoteric options, such as the 22GB 2080 Ti, 16GB RX 580, and the various used datacenter cards on offer today! In fact, I'm planning to be the happy owner of a B50 once they release, should they suit my needs. 16GB for $300 in a low profile 70W card! How delicious!

There are many older games that are more than capable of doing well on these "low end" GPUs at higher resolutions, if they actually had enough VRAM.

 

[DemonicRyzen666]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925651286998794443

If you're not willing to listen to me, perhaps you're willing to listen to Frank telling you the same thing?



FOMO isn't a thing at the mass market level, it primarily affects tech enthusiasts. It's true customers at large gravitate towards the cheapest and newest, but if a product fails to fulfill their needs and wants, it's going to flop. Being the best or worst option doesn't have any bearing on this. The past few generations of AMD GPUs are the perfect example - some products did make sense, but at the same time they lacked that "je ne sais quoi" of the competition, and if there is one thing that will hurt sales overall, is being considered the second option.

The rationale to apply is: Is it affordable? Is it the newest product? Is it well spoken of in mainstream circles? Does it satisfy my needs? If all of these boxes tick, that product will sell. Just remember: the RTX 3050 laptop GPU has been shipping on laptops for the past 5 years. It has 4 GB, and recently a 6 GB option with a little more (but to the same measure, slower) memory has been made available. It's wildly popular, and by most arguments today, would be completely unusable. My laptop has the 4 GB version, and fwiw, I can't complain about it. It meets, if not exceeds my expectations for it. The same architecture will be used in the Nintendo Switch 2 - it's clearly not going anywhere.

Is it Well spoken in the meida?


Do you not read what I said about the "RTX 4060 being crapped by On Reviewer's" or do just ignore what I wrote?
If your going to cherry pick you reply Please keep on the topic of what I actually said & not what you believe. Other wise don't quote me again.

 

[Sunny and 75]

The good old VRAM threads! NEVER gets old!

And I'm running almost out of popcorn!

Spoiler

Not even a tonnage delivery would suffice at this rate

 

[Hecate91]

If you're not willing to listen to me, perhaps you're willing to listen to Frank telling you the same thing?

You mean the marketing guy, whos job it is to market a product? Consider me surprised /s

At least AMD admits their mid range cards are intended for e-sports, not the CEO standing on stage going wow look at this card rendering the backdrop, but 9 out of 10 pixels are AI, and wow how did this 5060 fit into a laptop.

FOMO isn't a thing at the mass market level, it primarily affects tech enthusiasts. It's true customers at large gravitate towards the cheapest and newest, but if a product fails to fulfill their needs and wants, it's going to flop. Being the best or worst option doesn't have any bearing on this. The past few generations of AMD GPUs are the perfect example - some products did make sense, but at the same time they lacked that "je ne sais quoi" of the competition, and if there is one thing that will hurt sales overall, is being considered the second option.

The rationale to apply is: Is it affordable? Is it the newest product? Is it well spoken of in mainstream circles? Does it satisfy my needs? If all of these boxes tick, that product will sell. Just remember: the RTX 3050 laptop GPU has been shipping on laptops for the past 5 years. It has 4 GB, and recently a 6 GB option with a little more (but to the same measure, slower) memory has been made available. It's wildly popular, and by most arguments today, would be completely unusable. My laptop has the 4 GB version, and fwiw, I can't complain about it. It meets, if not exceeds my expectations for it. The same architecture will be used in the Nintendo Switch 2 - it's clearly not going anywhere.

FOMO is very much a thing at the mass market level, these level of cards are intended for the mass market, where people will be buying them because it's what they can afford, or because the card is in a OEM system and the buyer doesn't know any better other than it's a newer card so it must be better. I dunno but I sure don't buy a card for the "je ne sais quoi" I buy a card because it plays games, then again I don't expect those with a taste for foie gras to understand the pain that is the GPU market in 2025. Especially since both Nvidia and AMD want to sell you beans on toast for the cost of what should be a nice meal, and the used market isn't any better.

The 5060 only ticks one of those boxes, it's the newest product, so the average gamer will feel FOMO and buy it because it's newer than their 2060 or 3060, many reviewers gave it well deserved criticism
for being too expensive while not providing any significant uplift over a RTX 4060Ti. As for the Switch 2, it'll sell well of course, because it's Nintendo, and Nvidia fans are hyping it up just because of the Nvidia SoC in it, but that doesn't mean the Switch 2 is also overpriced while being underwhelming.

 

[lexluthermiester]

No Reviews on RTX 5060 on TPU? Or I am not finding it?

Looking to replace AMD RX 5700xt that is having issues.

As has been mentioned, most reviewers are off at Computex. W1zzard did hint at reviewing a model once he gets back.

 

[suraswami]

just for giggles I just put together a system with XFX RX 560 4GB GPU with R7 5800X, that is experiencing hardware degrading issues. This CPU hates PBO and if I let the Multiplier and Voltage on Auto, 2 boards set it up at 38 and crazy .995 volts, windows will not boot up. Found sweet spot for this CPU running at 4200 Mhz at 1.225v (not a drop more than this, it absolutely hates it), having a big A$$ cooler on it. I will start a different CPU story thread. Going to try some games tonight!

 

[JustBenching]

No Reviews on RTX 5060 on TPU? Or I am not finding it?

Looking to replace AMD RX 5700xt that is having issues.

Hardware unboxed has a review up. It's the best card you can buy for the money, so close your ears to the hatred and look at the numbers. Keep in mind that 8gb of vram will mean you have to drop textures from ultra to high in some games but that's about it, other than that performance per $ is outstanding for this card, nothing beats it. It can also be found on stock for it's MSRP price, which is a nice bonus.

 

[lexluthermiester]

me too but from everything I have seen I have to agree with.


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I disagree. Of course most people who have been watching these discussions know that.

Hardware unboxed has a review up.

But who wants to watch that guy shoveling the schmoo? Not here.. Not going to waste my time on such a dolt.

 

[suraswami]

As has been mentioned, most reviewers are off at Computex. W1zzard did hint at reviewing a model once he gets back.

yup, saw his post. Hurry up but no rush!

 

[lexluthermiester]

Hurry up but no rush!

Right? I'm looking forward to it, especially the SFF half height models.

 

[suraswami]

Hardware unboxed has a review up. It's the best card you can buy for the money, so close your ears to the hatred and look at the numbers. Keep in mind that 8gb of vram will mean you have to drop textures from ultra to high in some games but that's about it, other than that performance per $ is outstanding for this card, nothing beats it. It can also be found on stock for it's MSRP price, which is a nice bonus.

Saw the review, impressive it comes close 4060 Ti or even beats it. For $299 I think it should be good investment for a while.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Saw the review, impressive it comes close 4060 Ti or even beats it. For $299 I think it should be good investment for a while.

Really? Steve Walton was objective?

Saw this.