Best Buy Lists PNY GeForce RTX 5060 OC SKU - Almost Adheres to NVIDIA's $299 Starter Price

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Best Buy USA has updated its webstore with a "PNY GeForce RTX 5060 Overclocked 8 GB GDDR7 PCI Express 5.0 Graphics Card with Dual Fan" black edition card. NVIDIA and several of its board partners have already revealed forthcoming products, but a firm launch date was not announced during "GeForce RTX 5060 Desktop Family" introduction week. Inside track knowledge indicates a potential unveiling at Computex 2025; specifically on May 19. VideoCardz believes that GeForce RTX 5060 (non-Ti) evaluation samples were distributed well in advance of this month's big hardware conference. Two weeks ahead of an alleged simultaneous unveiling/retail launch, a barebones dual-fan PNY factory overclocked offering has appeared online. Best Buy's advertised $299.99 price point hovers just above Team Green's $299 starting line. A reference specced equivalent is present within TechPowerUp's GPU database; will retail outlets sticker this one with a just below $300 tag?

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB design received very little fanfare last month—certain members of the media had to fork out cash from their own wallets ($379 MSRP), in order to secure units for review purposes. Non-TI 8 GB (GB206 GPU-based) cards are not expected to receive widespread critical acclaim, but potential mainstream buyers could be enticed by "perceived value for money." Interestingly, PNY's mid-April "GeForce RTX 5060 Family" PR material teased a forthcoming "Single Fan RTX 5060" model. No promotional renders were provided, but Best Buy's listing has included an exploded depiction of the AIB's dual-fan solution. The contained (and suitably) stubby board design could be transferred quite easily to a smaller enclosure. Unlike GIGABYTE's recently uncovered short configuration, PNY has opted to go with a regular length PCIe interface.



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[AusWolf]

Is that an 8-pin PCI-e power connector that I see in the corner? If so, it'll be very welcome on a card of this class (instead of that 16-pin mess).

 

[bonehead123]

Is that an 8-pin PCI-e power connector that I see in the corner? If so, it'll be very welcome on a card of this class (instead of that 16-pin mess).

It does appear to be, at least what my old, tired eyes can make out anyways

But regardless, Ti, non-Ti, 2 fan, 3 fan or whatever, even if I wanted/needed a new GPU (I don't), I still wouldn't give them more than $150 for this entry level card, regardless of the seller, nor anywhere near $2-3K for the top end cards, and I sure as hell would NOT be gettin either (or anything else) from BustBuy anyways

 

[jabbadap]

Is that an 8-pin PCI-e power connector that I see in the corner? If so, it'll be very welcome on a card of this class (instead of that 16-pin mess).

Well this tdp class graphics card, 600W power connector sounds like a massive overkill. There's plenty of 5060tis out there with 8-pin power connector too(i.e. asus prime), so it's not the first with it. Nivida mandates use of 16-pin for 5070 and up.

 

[AusWolf]

Well this tdp class graphics card, 600W power connector sounds like a massive overkill. There's plenty of 5060tis out there with 8-pin power connector too(i.e. asus prime), so it's not the first with it. Nivida mandates use of 16-pin for 5070 and up.

I thought they mandated the use of it on all 50-series cards. I'm glad this isn't the case.

 

[Vayra86]

Is that an 8-pin PCI-e power connector that I see in the corner? If so, it'll be very welcome on a card of this class (instead of that 16-pin mess).

Yeah I can't wait to pay 299 for an 8GB bottom tier product!

Look at that shroud... holy shit man, its like 2003 budget GPUs are back again. Except not budget

 

[AusWolf]

Yeah I can't wait to pay 299 for an 8GB bottom tier product!

Look at that shroud... holy shit man, its like 2003 budget GPUs are back again. Except not budget

Yeah, the price is a bit crap, I agree.

 

[_roman_]

The Nvidia fan consumer tax has to be paid. 300 US dollar for a 8GiB VRAM entry card.
Well an "affordable" graphic card for the masses, right?
Did someone say that a chip has a certain base price when it'S made? So prices below 300 us dollar are not possible because of the bill of materials?

 

[N/A]

Is that an 8-pin PCI-e power connector that I see in the corner?

It turns out that this is a reference design, gigabyte did not come up with this layout.
In this case I would like to see an 8-pin microfit without the sensor pins, for a smaller footprint, Mini-fit looks huge on a board like that.

 

[AusWolf]

It turns out that this is a reference design, gigabyte did not come up with this layout.
In this case I would like to see an 8-pin microfit without the sensor pins, for a smaller footprint, Mini-fit looks huge on a board like that.

I'm one for the traditional connector for maximum compatibility without having to use an adapter.

I'm also hoping for a cheap 5050 that has no power connector at all. I can keep dreaming, I guess.

 

[TheDeeGee]

8GB is DOA, wouldn't even want it for free.

 

[JustBenching]

The Nvidia fan consumer tax has to be paid. 300 US dollar for a 8GiB VRAM entry card.
Well an "affordable" graphic card for the masses, right?
Did someone say that a chip has a certain base price when it'S made? So prices below 300 us dollar are not possible because of the bill of materials?

You do realize the 7600 is slower, has 8gb vram is much older and it costs 259? So what freaking nvidia tax are you blubbering about?

 

[Dirt Chip]

Most people, me included, are willing to trade off graphics’s eye candy with money.
Those 8GB cards, when priced correctly such as 300-350$, certainly have a place.
All the DOA duds, just take the 16GB and move on.
Price to performance this GPU will on top by a large margin, rival only by 9060 8GB (when it will came out).
This card is not for the ”gamers”- it’s for the masses.

 

[Red Hood]

$300 for a 5040

Amazing value

 

[dlgh7]

Most people, me included, are willing to trade off graphics’s eye candy with money.
Those 8GB cards, when priced correctly such as 300-350$, certainly have a place.
All the DOA duds, just take the 16GB and move on.
Price to performance this GPU will on top by a large margin, rival only by 9060 8GB (when it will came out).
This card is not for the ”gamers”- it’s for the masses.

Well the B580 competed against the 4060 so I think based on how the 5000 series is going so far that the vanilla 5060 isn't going to exactly stomp on it. The only thing that has been holding back the B580 really is it just being in stock. Plus the B580 has better memory bandwidth and more VRAM.

And it does it for $250 MSRP.

edit: Well fresh out this morning.

 

[DonKnotts]

I can't believe it's mid 2025 and we are still paying $300+ for a card that will not be able to play new games at 1080p 60FPS with max graphics.

 

[Mrgravia]

Well the B580 competed against the 4060 so I think based on how the 5000 series is going so far that the vanilla 5060 isn't going to exactly stomp on it. The only thing that has been holding back the B580 really is it just being in stock. Plus the B580 has better memory bandwidth and more VRAM.

And it does it for $250 MSRP.

edit: Well fresh out this morning.

B580 isn't the best card out there, but it's damn good value for the money if one needs an entry level card for 1080P play.

 

[JustBenching]

I can't believe it's mid 2025 and we are still paying $300+ for a card that will not be able to play new games at 1080p 60FPS with max graphics.

That's because faster cards result in heavier games. Not even a 4090 can get you 60 fps at 1080p max.

 

[avidgamer121]

That's because faster cards result in heavier games. Not even a 4090 can get you 60 fps at 1080p max.

your first statement contradicts your 2nd one. If faster cards result in heavier games, shouldn't those games be playable on like a 5090 4k maxed out. I mean, look at games from 10-15 years ago, some of them look better than ones from current and still perform well on even a 1gb gpu. It's only UE5, lazy devs and minute details being added causing huge disruption in optimization.