Everything we know about the new GPU so far

Loads of rumors in regards to the new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 are swirling proper now, with the brand new gaming GPU anticipated to select up from the place the RTX 4060 left off. Nvidia hasn’t formally even introduced this price range gaming GPU but, nevertheless it’s already began showing in a number of locations, and we’re anticipating it to supply a considerable improve over the prevailing RTX 4060.

We’ve already seen 4 new GPUs from the Nvidia Blackwell steady, together with the RTX 5090 on the very high finish. Nonetheless, the most affordable choice is at present the RTX 5070, which begins at an MSRP of $549.99, and realistically normally prices way more than this determine. It’s hoped that the RTX 5060 will lastly supply a way more cheap entry within the sequence, making it the perfect graphics card for players on a decent price range.

RTX 5060 launch date estimate

Our greatest estimate for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 launch date is Might 2025, primarily based on rumor and hypothesis, as no official date has been introduced. Earlier rumors pointed to the RTX 5060 popping out as early as March 2025, however these rumors turned out to be false.

The most recent RTX 5060 Ti launch date rumors level to the Ti card releasing in April 2025, and if that is true, we anticipate the RTX 5060 to launch a month later. In the meantime, RTX 5060 laptop computer rumors state that the laptop computer GPU shall be popping out in Might, and we don’t anticipate the desktop GPU to be launched after the laptop computer model.

RTX 5060 specs rumors

Right here is our greatest estimate for the RTX 5060 specs, primarily based on rumor and hypothesis, as Nvidia hasn’t introduced this GPU but.

Except the RTX 5090, Nvidia hasn’t boosted the facility of its Blackwell GPUs in comparison with its last-gen Ada playing cards, with them having the identical quantity of VRAM and only a modest bump in specs. The specs within the desk above come from a publish on X (previously Twitter) by common (and infrequently dependable) tech leaker kopite7kimi. The publish seemingly revealed the variety of FP32 (32-bit floating level) cores within the GPU, which Nvidia calls CUDA cores, in addition to the quantity of reminiscence and the width of the reminiscence interface.

From what we all know in regards to the construction of the Blackwell structure, we will additionally use this data to work out that the three,840 CUDA cores are more likely to be break up throughout 30 of Nvidia’s streaming multiprocessor models (SMs), giving it 30 RT cores for ray tracing and 120 Tensor cores for neural rendering and DLSS 4.

If the specs above are true, then the RTX 5060 has the identical quantity of VRAM (8GB) because the 4060, in addition to the identical 128-bit reminiscence interface. Nonetheless, because it’s rumored to be GDDR7 reminiscence, the precise bandwidth of the cardboard shall be a lot increased, relying on the clock pace of the VRAM.

The rumored specs additionally present an honest improve within the variety of CUDA cores in comparison with the RTX 4060. The latter has 3,072 CUDA cores and 24 RT cores, whereas the RTX 5060 is rumored to have 3,840 CUDA cores and 30 RT cores – that’s a considerable 25% improve in GPU processing energy.

Nonetheless, whereas that appears good by way of GPU energy, the rumored lack of VRAM will harm this GPU. In our RTX 5070 evaluate, we discovered that 12GB of VRAM wasn’t sufficient to run Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle with path tracing, no matter GPU energy, and it’s a must to run this sport on the low preset to get an honest body charge on an 8GB card in the mean time.

RTX 5060 worth estimate

Our greatest estimate for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 worth is $289, primarily based on hypothesis and the value of the RTX 4060, as no official announcement has been made.

There’s been no phrase on the value of the RTX 5060 but, however the $549 MSRP of the RTX 5070 is $50 beneath the RTX 4070’s launch worth, and Nvidia seems more likely to have some severe competitors from the AMD Radeon RX 9060 on this worth bracket too.

We’re not anticipating Nvidia to be overly beneficiant with the value of the RTX 5060, however on condition that the RTX 4060 MSRP is $299, we’re hoping that the RTX 5060 worth will undercut it barely at $289. That is pure hypothesis, nonetheless.

When you look forward to extra data on the RTX 5060, why not try our full RTX 5090 evaluate, the place we see how the top-end GPU performs? It’s also possible to learn our detailed tutorial on the best way to set up a GPU, the place we information you thru the entire graphics card improve course of.