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Brand Gigabyte
Model GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE OC 8G Gigabyte RTX 5060 WINDFORCE OC 8G: compact Blackwell budget GPU with 8GB GDDR7, DLSS 4, 145W TGP, 8‑pin power and DP 2.1b/HDMI 2.1b outputs.
Graphics performance rank Top 36% of graphics cards Tier Budget ?GixCore tier What a part was built to do — not what it costs. Entry Budget Mainstream High end Enthusiast Flagship A part can be cheap because it is an ageing flagship, or because it is a current entry-level model. The tier tells you which.
Released May 2025
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GPU chip GeForce RTX 5060
VRAM 8 GB
GPU clock 1972 MHZ
Memory clock 28000 MHZ
Bus width 128-bit
Interface PCIe 5.0 x8
Outputs DisplayPort, HDMI
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Product overview Released May 19, 2025 as part of NVIDIA’s Blackwell‑based GeForce RTX 50 series, the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WINDFORCE OC 8G pairs an 8 GB GDDR7, 128‑bit design (28 Gbps) with PCIe 5.0 support. The card is a compact dual‑slot model about 199 × 116 × 40 mm and outputs via 3× DisplayPort 2.1b plus 1× HDMI 2.1b. It is not discontinued as of 2026.
Budget‑tier positioning: it exists to bring DLSS 4 upscaling and modern ray tracing to cost‑conscious builds. With a 145 W board power and a single 8‑pin connector, it’s well‑suited for 1080p gaming and esports/high‑fps play, with light 1440p using upscaling, plus creator tasks leveraging ninth‑gen NVENC/AV1. Unique for this generation, it keeps the older 8‑pin plug and short 199 mm length for easy case fit.
Best for 1080p gaming esports/high-fps 1440p gaming ray tracing content creation/rendering Pairing fit
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VRAM 8 GB
Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT VRAM: 4 GB Gaming GeForce RTX VRAM: 6 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 VRAM: 6 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 VRAM: 6 GB RTX 2060 SC GAMING VRAM: 6 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 Super VRAM: 8 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 VRAM: 8 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 LHR VRAM: 8 GB Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti Trinity OC VRAM: 8 GB GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ventus GP OC VRAM: 8 GB GeForce RTX 2070 VRAM: 8 GB GeForce RTX 3050 XC VRAM: 8 GB GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle OC VRAM: 8 GB GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra Gaming VRAM: 8 GB GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle OC 8G VRAM: 8 GB gigabyte-geforce-rtx-5060-windforce-oc-8g VRAM: 8 GB This part NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 VRAM: 8 GB Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6600 VRAM: 8 GB Quadro M4000 VRAM: 8 GB Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 VRAM: 8 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 LHR VRAM: 10 GB Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3080 Trinity OC LHR VRAM: 10 GB ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 V2 OC VRAM: 10 GB Dual GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X VRAM: 12 GB Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT VRAM: 12 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 VRAM: 12 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 VRAM: 12 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC VRAM: 12 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti VRAM: 12 GB GeForce RTX 2060 VRAM: 12 GB GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC VRAM: 12 GB GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD VRAM: 12 GB TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 V2 OC VRAM: 12 GB Dual Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB GDDR6 VRAM: 16 GB Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 VRAM: 16 GB GeForce RTX 4080 16GB AERO OC VRAM: 16 GB GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC VRAM: 16 GB Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 VRAM: 16 GB Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card VRAM: 16 GB Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 16G VRAM: 16 GB Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16G VRAM: 16 GB ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4080 VRAM: 16 GB TUF Gaming AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT OC VRAM: 16 GB 11323-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT VRAM: 20 GB GeForce RTX 4090 VRAM: 24 GB ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC VRAM: 24 GB
4 GB 24 GB
Higher than 41% of graphics cards GPU clock 1972 MHZ
Quadro M4000 GPU clock: 773 MHZ NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 GPU clock: 1545 MHZ GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ventus GP OC GPU clock: 1665 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 GPU clock: 1680 MHZ GeForce RTX 2060 GPU clock: 1680 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX GPU clock: 1710 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 GPU clock: 1710 MHZ RTX 2060 SC GAMING GPU clock: 1710 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3080 Trinity OC LHR GPU clock: 1725 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti Trinity OC GPU clock: 1770 MHZ GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle OC GPU clock: 1770 MHZ GeForce RTX 3050 XC GPU clock: 1777 MHZ TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 V2 OC GPU clock: 1777 MHZ GeForce RTX 2070 GPU clock: 1800 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC GPU clock: 1807 MHZ GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC GPU clock: 1807 MHZ GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra Gaming GPU clock: 1815 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 Super GPU clock: 1830 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 LHR GPU clock: 1830 MHZ GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle OC 8G GPU clock: 1830 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 GPU clock: 1837 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 GPU clock: 1837 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 GPU clock: 1845 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 LHR GPU clock: 1845 MHZ ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 V2 OC GPU clock: 1935 MHZ gigabyte-geforce-rtx-5060-windforce-oc-8g GPU clock: 1972 MHZ This part 11323-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT GPU clock: 2075 MHZ GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD GPU clock: 2171 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 GPU clock: 2205 MHZ GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC GPU clock: 2205 MHZ ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4080 GPU clock: 2205 MHZ GeForce RTX 4090 GPU clock: 2235 MHZ ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC GPU clock: 2235 MHZ Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card GPU clock: 2254 MHZ Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GPU clock: 2310 MHZ TUF Gaming AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT OC GPU clock: 2310 MHZ Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 GPU clock: 2400 MHZ Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16G GPU clock: 2400 MHZ Dual GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X GPU clock: 2475 MHZ Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6600 GPU clock: 2491 MHZ Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 GPU clock: 2491 MHZ GeForce RTX 4080 16GB AERO OC GPU clock: 2505 MHZ Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU clock: 2581 MHZ Dual Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB GDDR6 GPU clock: 2620 MHZ Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 16G GPU clock: 2780 MHZ Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT GPU clock: 2820 MHZ
773 MHZ 2820 MHZ
Higher than 54% of graphics cards Bus width 128-bit
Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Bus width: 64-bit Dual Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB GDDR6 Bus width: 128-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 3050 Bus width: 128-bit GeForce RTX 3050 XC Bus width: 128-bit GeForce RTX 4060 Eagle OC 8G Bus width: 128-bit gigabyte-geforce-rtx-5060-windforce-oc-8g Bus width: 128-bit This part Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6600 Bus width: 128-bit Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 16G Bus width: 128-bit Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 Bus width: 128-bit Dual GeForce RTX 4070 OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X Bus width: 192-bit Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 2060 Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Bus width: 192-bit GeForce RTX 2060 Bus width: 192-bit GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle OC Bus width: 192-bit GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD Bus width: 192-bit RTX 2060 SC GAMING Bus width: 192-bit TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 V2 OC Bus width: 192-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 Super Bus width: 256-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 LHR Bus width: 256-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 Bus width: 256-bit Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti Trinity OC Bus width: 256-bit GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER Ventus GP OC Bus width: 256-bit GeForce RTX 2070 Bus width: 256-bit GeForce RTX 3070 Eagle OC Bus width: 256-bit GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 Ultra Gaming Bus width: 256-bit GeForce RTX 4080 16GB AERO OC Bus width: 256-bit GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC Bus width: 256-bit Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6 Bus width: 256-bit Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Gaming Graphics Card Bus width: 256-bit NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Bus width: 256-bit Quadro M4000 Bus width: 256-bit Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming OC 16G Bus width: 256-bit ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4080 Bus width: 256-bit TUF Gaming AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT OC Bus width: 256-bit 11323-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Bus width: 320-bit Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 LHR Bus width: 320-bit Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3080 Trinity OC LHR Bus width: 320-bit ROG Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 V2 OC Bus width: 320-bit GeForce RTX 4090 Bus width: 384-bit ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC Bus width: 384-bit
64-bit 384-bit
Higher than 17% of graphics cards
GPU chip GeForce RTX 5060
VRAM 8 GB
GPU clock 1972 MHZ
Bus width 128-bit
Interface PCIe 5.0 x8
Outputs DisplayPort, HDMI
Graphics Ram Type GDDR7
Memory Transfer Speed 448 GB/s
Power Consumption 145 W
VR Yes
Psu 500 W
Form Factor 199 mm length / 116 mm height (40 mm thickness)
Power Connector 1x 8-pin
Tdp 145 W 
