NVIDIA is preparing to launch its mainstream Blackwell gaming GPU, the GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB. It will succeed the vastly popular RTX 3060 and 4060 and likely take the lead as Steam’s most adopted graphics card. However, it will have a harder time than its predecessors. Both Intel and AMD are eyeing a share of the 60-class market
NVIDIA RTX 5060 8GB vs AMD RX 9600 XT 8GB/16GB vs. Intel Arc B770 16GB?
The GeForce RTX 5060 8GB is expected to battle AMD’s Radeon RX 9600 XT 8GB/16GB and Intel’s Arc B770 16 GB:
The RTX 5060 will feature 8 GB GDDR7 memory.
The memory will be clocked at 28 Gbps.
The RTX 5060 will be paired with a 128-bit bus for a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
The RTX 5060 will feature 3,840 shaders across 30 SMs.
The GPU cores will be clocked at roughly 2.5 GHz.
It will have a TBP of 145W.
MSRP is $299.
The RX 9600 XT will be available in 8 and 16 GB GDDR6 variants.
The memory will be clocked at 20.1 Gbps.
The RX 9600 XT will be paired with a 128-bit bus for a bandwidth of ~320 GB/s.
The RX 9600 XT will feature 2,048 stream processors or shaders.
The GPU cores should be clocked between 2.5 and 2.8 GHz.
It will have a TBP of 140 to 180W.
MSRP may fall between $250 and $300.
The B770 is expected to leverage 16 GB GDDR6 memory.
The memory will be clocked at 19 Gbps.
The B770 will be paired with a 256-bit bus for a bandwidth of ~608 GB/s.
The B770 will feature 32 Xe Cores or 4,096 shaders.
The GPU cores should be clocked between 2.6 and 2.8 GHz.
It will have a TBP of 200W or higher.
MSRP will likely be over $300.
Launch and Pricing
The GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB will be the first to hit the retail market later this month, followed by the Radeon RX 9060 XT in June. The Arc B770’s release schedule is unclear, but we should learn more at Computex. All three will launch with an official MSRP of around ~$300, but the market price will be higher.
