NVIDIA’s RTX 5060 Ti launches tomorrow, April 16th. The 8GB model has a suggested retail price of $379, while the more desirable 16GB variant is $429. The standard RTX 5060, priced at $299 SRP and limited to 8GB VRAM, will arrive in May.
In terms of raw performance, the RTX 5060 family isn’t all that different from the previous RTX 4060-series GPUs. You’ll see about a 20% performance improvement in games that don’t support performance-accelerating technologies like DLSS MFG. Games thatdosupport MFG get a much more substantial performance upgrade thanks to the RTX 5060’s DLSS 4 implementation. NVIDIA says that the 5060 Ti will runBlack Myth Wukongat 102 FPS with full ray tracing and a 1440p resolution—a 4060 Ti would achieve just 46 FPS at the same graphics settings. Other games that support DLSS, such asHogwarts LegacyandCyberpunk 2077, should also experience a ~100% FPS increase when paried with the RTX 5060 Ti.
Unfortunately, there doesn’t appear to be any improvement in latency. A graph comparing 5060 Ti performance to previous-gen cards, shown below, reveals that the 5060 Ti has ever-so-slightly less input lag than the 4060 Ti. Like, NVIDIA says you’ll have over 120ms of latency playingAlan Wake 2and 50ms inHogwarts Legacy. This is at 1440p with maximum in-game graphics settings, of course, but it’s still kind of odd.
New AI technology coupled with mild raw performance gains—that’s the RTX 50-series in a nutshell. Gone are the days of groundbreaking generational leaps in GPU performance. Still, the 16GB RTX 5060 Ti looks like a good option for 1080p gamers, 3D artists, and AI nerds.
Pricing for the RTX 5060 family is pretty generous, too, at least on paper. You can buy a brand-new RTX 5060 for $299 or an RTX 5060 Ti for $379. There’s just one problem—these prices only get you 8GB of VRAM. Most customers will end up buying the upgraded 16GB RTX 5060 Ti, as they should, since it’s slightly cheaper than the 5070 but offers similar performance. Honestly, it seems like the 8GB versions of the RTX 5060 only exist to elicit favorable headlines and encourage upsells. (A minimum 12GB of VRAM would be a lot more practical.)
In any case, NVIDIA’s suggested retail pricing doesn’t really line up with reality. Retailerslike Neweggare already listing the 16GB 5060 Ti for $480. We may also see prices increase due to tariffs—the White House haspaused “reciprocal” tariffson some electronics, but graphics cards and other devices imported from China are still subject to the 20% tariff rate introduced earlier this year.
The White House has also suggested that its tariff exemption on electronics is “temporary,” and President Trumpdenied that there were any tariff exemptionsjust two days after announcing the electronics exemption. And for all we know, NVIDIA may have already factored tariffs into its suggested retail pricing. Needless to say, it’s impossible to predict how pricing may change over the coming months, and we aren’t sure when the RTX 5060-series cards will experience their first discount or sale.
The RTX 5060 Ti launches April 16th with suggested retail prices starting at $379. Again, I suggest that you spring for the 16GB model, which costs $429 SRP. NVIDIA will release the standard RTX 5060 in May for $299 SRP. Partner brands will also begin selling RTX 5060-equipped laptops next month for $1,099 and up.
