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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE OC 8G Graphics Card
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Amazon has GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE OC 8G Graphics Card for $259.99. Shipping is free.
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- Boostable to 2512 MHz
- 3840 CUDA Cores
- Blackwell Architecture
- 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM
- 128-Bit Memory Interface
- 28 Gb/s Memory Clock Speed
- DisplayPort 2.1 & HDMI 2.1
- PCIe 5.0 x8 Interface
- WINDFORCE Cooling System
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Amazon has GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE OC 8G Graphics Card for $259.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for sharing this deal.
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Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for sharing this deal.
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- Boostable to 2512 MHz
- 3840 CUDA Cores
- Blackwell Architecture
- 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM
- 128-Bit Memory Interface
- 28 Gb/s Memory Clock Speed
- DisplayPort 2.1 & HDMI 2.1
- PCIe 5.0 x8 Interface
- WINDFORCE Cooling System
Editor's Notes
Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff- About this Deal:
- Our research indicates that this deal is $40.00 less (13% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $299.99 at the time of this posting.
- This price matches the previous FP Deal.
- About this Store:
- Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
- If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
- You can view Amazon's Return Policy here.
- Additional Notes:
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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That being said I would still pinch a few more pennies for a 12gb 5070 or 16gb 5060 ti. Those cards will age much much better.
It sucks but there is no good option at this price point. People love to say 8GB is awful and they aren't wrong but at this price point, there is really no great alternative. You are going to be making compromises and you need to decide which compromises you want to make.
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The RTX 5060 8GB looks like a budget 1080p card that can also handle some 1440p play with upscaling and frame generation. It is praised for strong value around $260, with real-world reports of smooth performance in games like Horizon Zero Dawn and R6 Siege, plus useful extras like AV1 encode and decode, CUDA, and Lossless Scaling support. The main drawback is the 8GB memory limit and x8 bus, which can hurt newer games, VR, and higher settings. It fits best when expectations stay tied to its price tier.
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Yes for most 1080p play, especially at medium to medium-high settings, and it can also work well when upscaling to 1440p. The main caveat is that many modern and near-future games can fill 8GB, so demanding titles may require lower settings or more compromises.
If you can stretch the budget, 12GB or 16GB cards age better and handle newer games more comfortably. At around $260, though, the 5060 sits in a tight price band where higher-VRAM alternatives cost much more, so the choice is mostly about which compromises you want to accept.
Yes, it can be a strong value for a non-primary system, with one report of roughly a 50% performance increase for about $280. It is less appealing as a main card if you want to avoid 8GB limits in newer games.
It can run higher resolutions in some games, but VR is a weak spot because 8GB can run out and trigger memory errors. At 3440x1440, one report showed about 80-90 fps in R6 Siege and another showed 82 fps average in Horizon Zero Dawn at ultra, so it can perform well when the game is not too VRAM-hungry.
Yes. It decodes and encodes AV1, and it also includes CUDA and neural processing features that make it useful for HTPC and home-lab setups.
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Everybody is different but I think many gamers would be able to tell the difference. A ~50% performance difference is not insignificant. Or, alternatively, if the performance difference didn't matter to you, there will be a lot of visual options that are completely inaccessible to you on a 5060 that will be available on 5070, especially at 1440p.
I am not the bandwagon that a 8GB cards are useless and should not be bought under any circumstances. However, claiming that most people can't tell the difference between a 5060 and a 5070 is a bit silly I think. That isn't some small difference.
Everybody is different but I think many gamers would be able to tell the difference. A ~50% performance difference is not insignificant. Or, alternatively, if the performance difference didn't matter to you, there will be a lot of visual options that are completely inaccessible to you on a 5060 that will be available on 5070, especially at 1440p.
I am not the bandwagon that a 8GB cards are useless and should not be bought under any circumstances. However, claiming that most people can't tell the difference between a 5060 and a 5070 is a bit silly I think. That isn't some small difference.
Everybody is different but I think many gamers would be able to tell the difference. A ~50% performance difference is not insignificant. Or, alternatively, if the performance difference didn't matter to you, there will be a lot of visual options that are completely inaccessible to you on a 5060 that will be available on 5070, especially at 1440p.
I am not the bandwagon that a 8GB cards are useless and should not be bought under any circumstances. However, claiming that most people can't tell the difference between a 5060 and a 5070 is a bit silly I think. That isn't some small difference.
IMO most people can't see the difference between 90 and 135 FPS....in most games. So for those people, $200-300 more might not be worth it for 16GB of VRAM. For those who can see the difference (and know they can), they already know they aren't the "budget" type gamer, so probably aren't looking for advice in the comment section of SD.
FWIW, I was benchmarking my new MSI 5060 8GB OC today with Horizon Zero Dawn 3440x1440 (not 2560x1440) @ ultra....and I was getting 82 FPS average. IMO that was pretty decent in my mind for budget card, a decently demanding game, all ultra settings, and a higher resolution than most people goalpost at. With 2560x1440, I was averaging 99 FPS. Frankly I am super happy I didn't buy a $430 card like others were suggesting I should. In some ways I wish I bought that BB open box AMD for $330, but in another way, I really don't like open box pc components, the fact I don't know why they were returned (or if they were mistreated) would bother me...forever.
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FWIW, I think dalto means well and at least isn't hating on "the poorz" like some of these JA's are.
I was simply responding to the statement that most people wouldn't notice the difference between them. I think that sets a false expectation that you can get the same thing out of this $260 card that you could get out of a $500+ card. That simply isn't true in this case.
I was simply responding to the statement that most people wouldn't notice the difference between them. I think that sets a false expectation that you can get the same thing out of this $260 card that you could get out of a $500+ card. That simply isn't true in this case.
IMO most people can't see the difference between 90 and 135 FPS....in most games. So for those people, $200-300 more might not be worth it for 16GB of VRAM. For those who can see the difference (and know they can), they already know they aren't the "budget" type gamer, so probably aren't looking for advice in the comment section of SD.
FWIW, I was benchmarking my new MSI 5060 8GB OC today with Horizon Zero Dawn 3440x1440 (not 2560x1440) @ ultra....and I was getting 82 FPS average. IMO that was pretty decent in my mind for budget card, a decently demanding game, all ultra settings, and a higher resolution than most people goalpost at. With 2560x1440, I was averaging 99 FPS. Frankly I am super happy I didn't buy a $430 card like others were suggesting I should. In some ways I wish I bought that BB open box AMD for $330, but in another way, I really don't like open box pc components, the fact I don't know why they were returned (or if they were mistreated) would bother me...forever.
As for the 50%, it really depends on who you are, what you play and what you care about. Some people absolutely care a lot about the difference between 90 and 135 fps. I will be honest, I am not one of those people. I simply don't play the type of games where very low latency will make any appreciable difference and if my priority was visual fluidity, I could get it with FG. What I do care about it, is visual quality so I would spend that 50% upping my quality, not increasing my fps.
Although Horizon Zero Dawn has seen some visual improvements, it is still a 9 year old game at it's core and really isn't very demanding on the GPU.
None of this should say that people can't have a great time and play a lot of games on the 5060. You absolutely can. It is still faster than most of the cards we were playing with in the past. Will you have to make compromises at 1440p? Yes, sometimes. It depends on the game. But....so what? As long as it doesn't bother you to make those compromises, who cares? If you go in within reasonable expectations, you can have a lot of fun with this card playing a huge number of games, including the most recent titles available today. The point of that post, was simply to avoid setting the wrong expectations.
Also, there is a latency difference that some people will notice and others won't. I will be honest, I can't feel the latency difference between 90 fps and 135 fps, but some people sure can. But I would notice the visual improvements I could get with a faster card. I will notice higher quality textures and better lighting right away. And visual artifacts from too much upsampling drive me crazy to the point that it ruins my enjoyment. But that is just me, everyone is different.
Again, everyone should enjoy what they have. I don't want anyone to buy a card outside their comfort zone due to FOMO.
As for the 50%, it really depends on who you are, what you play and what you care about. Some people absolutely care a lot about the difference between 90 and 135 fps. I will be honest, I am not one of those people. I simply don't play the type of games where very low latency will make any appreciable difference and if my priority was visual fluidity, I could get it with FG. What I do care about it, is visual quality so I would spend that 50% upping my quality, not increasing my fps.
Although Horizon Zero Dawn has seen some visual improvements, it is still a 9 year old game at it's core and really isn't very demanding on the GPU.
None of this should say that people can't have a great time and play a lot of games on the 5060. You absolutely can. It is still faster than most of the cards we were playing with in the past. Will you have to make compromises at 1440p? Yes, sometimes. It depends on the game. But....so what? As long as it doesn't bother you to make those compromises, who cares? If you go in within reasonable expectations, you can have a lot of fun with this card playing a huge number of games, including the most recent titles available today. The point of that post, was simply to avoid setting the wrong expectations.
IMO, the 'my kid just wants to play Fortnite / Minecraft' would they'll likely be far better off saving $200-300 than feeling like they are shorting their kid enjoyment by being pushed to buy something they clearly don't, the ability to futureproof for 2028 AAA games (which clearly they aren't likely to be playing), at a resolution their monitor (likely) doesn't even natively support, at a setting the kid might not even know how to change, is likely a huge waste of money. Same goes for the 'I have $300 to spend' group. They have a budget, if there was a $330 option, maybe discuss that slightly overage. But nearly double? Naw, that is just silly to even mention let alone keep beat the dead horse over.
And yes, I know HZD is an older game, a really demanding older game, that is often used for benchmarking. RDR2 is a another game that people (included GPU mfg's) still use to tax GPU's to their core...it is an 8 year old game. Cyberpunk 2077, 6 year old game. GTAV...13 years old. I tried to pick a known hard to play game with a built in benchmark that I had easy access to. I never suggested it was the best benchmark, but at 3440x1440 and at @ ultra, clearly that bundle of compromises 8GB card was just stretching it's legs. And at my example and at that FPS, I, nor it sounds like you, could tell the difference with that extra "50%" of power the 5070 Ti could throw at it. Therefore would be quite the compromise spending so much more $$$ for little to no noticeable gain.
FWIW, I didn't think you are pushing people to buy a higher end card, on purpose at least. However you seem to be accidently doing so with your long list of cons, and single list of pros ("value") in every thread.
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