NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
Specifications, where the GeForce RTX 5060 sits for gaming, the processor worth pairing with it, and the frame rate the pair returns at every resolution.
Core i5-14400F
The GeForce RTX 5060 and the Core i5-14400F return about 52 fps on High at 1440p with neither part wasting the other. A processor slower than the Core i5-14400F leaves the GeForce RTX 5060 idling, and a faster one adds no frames to a GeForce RTX 5060 at this resolution.
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| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| Released | 2025 |
| Video memory | 8 GB |
| Board power | 145 W |
| Gaming performance index | 38.0 (RTX 4090 = 100) |
What these numbers mean for the GeForce RTX 5060
On our index the GeForce RTX 5060 scores 38.0, which places it 40th of the 89 graphics cards we track and puts it faster than roughly 56% of them.
The nearest part above the GeForce RTX 5060 is the Radeon RX 6700 XT at 39.0, just 2.6% faster, and a gap of 2.6% is not visible while you are playing, so choosing between them is a price question rather than a performance one.
8 GB of memory is the figure to watch on the GeForce RTX 5060: workable at 1080p, tight at 1440p on high presets, and short of what a handful of recent titles want, which on a 8 GB card shows up as stutter rather than a lower frame counter and so gets misdiagnosed as the GeForce RTX 5060 simply being slow.
At 145 W the GeForce RTX 5060 sits in the mainstream power bracket, so a competent supply of around 450 W total handles the whole machine and cooling is a matter of normal case airflow rather than special planning.
GeForce RTX 5060 frame rate at each resolution
The GeForce RTX 5060 paired with the Core i5-14400F on the High preset with 16 GB of system memory. The card is the limit throughout, so the GeForce RTX 5060 falls the full 71% from 70 fps to 20 fps as the pixel count rises.
| Resolution | Estimated fps | Limited by |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p (1920 x 1080) | 70 fps | Balanced |
| 1440p (2560 x 1440) | 52 fps | GPU |
| 4K (3840 x 2160) | 20 fps | GPU |
How the GeForce RTX 5060 compares
6 cards sit within 30% of the GeForce RTX 5060 on our gaming index, running from the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB at +26% to the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB at +13%, a window narrow enough that price, memory and power decide it rather than raw speed.
What to pair with the GeForce RTX 5060, and when to upgrade
Best CPU for the GeForce RTX 5060
When the GeForce RTX 5060 becomes the limit, the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is the next step worth paying for: 62.0 on our index against 38.0, a jump of 63%, which is roughly where an upgrade stops being something you have to look at a counter to notice. See its specs.
Check the GeForce RTX 5060 against your own parts
GeForce RTX 5060 specifications on this page are from NVIDIA, while its performance index of 38.0 is modelled from published benchmark data for the GeForce RTX 5060 rather than measured on a test bench, and every frame rate above follows from that figure. How we calculate this