NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 $299 Review: 30% Faster Than RTX 4060 Ti at Half the Price
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 has arrived: Blackwell architecture for $299 is now available at retail. We ran comprehensive benchmarks in current AAA titles to determine whether it delivers on its price promise.
RTX 5060 with DLSS 4 MFG delivers 198 fps in Doom: The Dark Ages vs. 68 native. Blackwell for $299 is a fair deal.
Test Setup
Test system: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, 32 GB DDR5-6400, Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB. Driver: GeForce 576.40. Resolution: 1080p and 1440p. Comparison: RTX 4060 Ti and AMD RX 7700 XT.
Doom: The Dark Ages (1440p, Ultra)
- RTX 5060 (native): 68 fps
- RTX 5060 (DLSS 4 Quality): 124 fps
- RTX 5060 (DLSS 4 + MFG x2): 198 fps
- RTX 4060 Ti (native): 52 fps
DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation fundamentally changes the equation: 198 fps vs. 68 native is a difference impossible to ignore when evaluating Blackwell cards.
Monster Hunter Wilds (1440p, High)
- RTX 5060 (DLSS 4 Quality): 156 fps
- RX 7700 XT (FSR 3.1 Quality): 118 fps (+32% advantage for RTX 5060)
Verdict
The RTX 5060 at $299 is the best value in budget PC gaming right now. DLSS 4 makes it significantly stronger than its price tag suggests. The only caveat: 8 GB VRAM could become a bottleneck by 2027–2028.