Leaked RTX 5060 Ti 16GB benchmarks show a 20% uplift over the 4060 Ti 16GB

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Around 30% slower than the RTX 5070.

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Preliminary test results of the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB in 3DMark have leaked, thanks to VideoCardz, where we see the new GPU stride 20% ahead of the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB. This data was likely sourced from a reviewer, so it should be indicative of the card's performance in these specific synthetic tests. Still, as these numbers are not official, we should tread lightly and season them with a pinch of salt.

Multiple leakers have already confirmed the RTX 5060 Ti's specifications, with an alleged April 16 launch date (this coming Wednesday). Carrying the genes of its predecessor, the RTX 5060 Ti will reportedly arrive in 8GB and 16GB flavors; the latter being more expensive. Both GPUs are said to feature the same GB206-300-A1 core with 4,608 CUDA cores (36 SMs) and a standard 128-bit memory interface. While the supposed 180W TGP can be handled by a single 8-pin connector, custom models are rumored to use the infamous 12V-2x6 connector.

According to VideoCardz's sources, Nvidia is restricting AIB partners from sending out 8GB models of the RTX 5060 Ti for testing. With reviews likely to be dominated by the 16GB version, customers should be wary, as there can be a significant performance gap between the two in VRAM-intensive workloads.

In any case, the data provided by VideoCardz suggests a 20% performance jump gen-on-gen with the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, despite similar core counts. Across the 3DMark suite, the most pronounced improvements can be seen in Speed Way, Fire Strike Ultra, Port Royal, and Fire Strike Extreme. In other news, leaked Geekbench tests suggest a 14% delta between the two cards, so your mileage may vary depending on the application.

Furthermore, the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB trails the RTX 5070 by almost 33%, which is quite significant but a similar gap to what we saw last generation. With a potential RX 9070 GRE on the horizon, a $400-$450 price bracket for the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB looks most probable. GB206 is small (likely under 250mm2), so hopefully it won't gobble up Nvidia's wafer supply from TSMC, most of which is probably reserved for its AI accelerators.

The funny thing is, RTX 5070s are available at MSRP in Europe (some are even cheaper), but are actively collecting dust as there's only so much folk will pay for an RTX 4070 Super sidegrade. All eyes are set on Nvidia as the RTX 5060 Ti is supposed to drop in three days, and we'll get the official MSRP and full suites of independent benchmark results to pore over.

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Hassam Nasir
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Hassam Nasir is a die-hard hardware enthusiast with years of experience as a tech editor and writer, focusing on detailed CPU comparisons and general hardware news. When he’s not working, you’ll find him bending tubes for his ever-evolving custom water-loop gaming rig or benchmarking the latest CPUs and GPUs just for fun.

16 Comments Comment from the forums
  • YSCCC
    Due to the lackluster of the whole 50 series as a whole.... it likely is still a DOA product, can't handle 1080P ultra gaming day 1
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  • usertests
    YSCCC said:
    Due to the lackluster of the whole 50 series as a whole.... it likely is still a DOA product, can't handle 1080P ultra gaming day 1
    I find that hard to believe, since it has 16 GB and GDDR7. Should be overkill for 1080p. But with street pricing of over $500, that won't make anybody happy.
    Reply
  • Notton
    The only thing that was wrong with the 4060Ti 16GB was it's $500 price tag.
    $500, non-starter
    $450, still of questionable value
    $400, now we're talking
    $350, one can dream.
    Reply
  • RxBrad
    So, slower than a 4070 (non Super), which was about 30% faster than the 4060Ti. The 4070 Super was a full 50% faster than the already-abysmal 4060Ti.

    Meanwhile, the $399 3060Ti was on par with the 2080 Super.
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  • YSCCC
    usertests said:
    I find that hard to believe, since it has 16 GB and GDDR7. Should be overkill for 1080p. But with street pricing of over $500, that won't make anybody happy.
    VRam being the most limiting factor is being known, but then even at 1080P, new titles now can't run full ultra at playable framerates without DLSS for 4060Ti 16GB, for the 20% faster model it will have a hard time to allow that without DLSS introducing some weird glitches, with the price it likely goes DOA as they've pushed away to many budget gamers from PC gaming in the past 2 gen pricing to not bt DOA..
    Reply
  • Amdlova
    165w to 180w = 9.09% more power 11% uplift from ram ?
    Reply
  • FunSurfer
    YSCCC said:
    Due to the lackluster of the whole 50 series as a whole.... it likely is still a DOA product, can't handle 1080P ultra gaming day 1
    Yes, the 'cheapest' reasonable card for 1080p ultra + RT and small frame-time gaming, from the 5000 series, will be the RTX 5070 Super 18GB. Better start saving...
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  • thestryker
    It's not surprising there is little uplift on the 5060 Ti since there wasn't much core increase just memory bandwidth. This was never going to be a good card, but if the pricing is right wouldn't be bad (chances of this happening is low period, but especially for the 16GB one). Not sending out 8GB VRAM models seems like an interesting choice as well.

    The 5060, if leaked specs are correct, is the one which should see a fair bit of uplift.
    Reply
  • hotaru251
    thestryker said:
    Not sending out 8GB VRAM models seems like an interesting choice as well.
    not really.
    every benchmark media will show how bad it performas even in 1440p.

    8GB vram shouldnt exist in 2025...it shouldnt of existed in 2024.
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  • thestryker
    hotaru251 said:
    not really.
    every benchmark media will show how bad it performas even in 1440p.

    8GB vram shouldnt exist in 2025...it shouldnt of existed in 2024.
    That's why it's an interesting choice: it's a tacit admission by nvidia that it shouldn't exist.
    Reply