GeForce RTX 5060 vs GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is ahead of the GeForce RTX 5060 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 3% to 18%, including 18% in 3DMark Time Spy (16,170 vs 13,731). On qwen3:8b, the GeForce RTX 5060 generates 61.7 tokens/s (per Databasemart) against 60.0 for the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB (per Quantized.fyi), best community run on file for each.
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the GeForce RTX 5060 and the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB. MSRP range: $299 · $379. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 8 | 8 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Digital Trends, Notebookcheck, WorthPlaying, Overclocking.com, Club386, UL Benchmarks, TopCPU, Yahoo Tech, Funky Kit, 3DMark, PassMark and Tom's Hardware; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | GeForce RTX 5060 | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: Digital Trends, Notebookcheck, WorthPlaying |
34,779 points | 36,678 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better) Source: Digital Trends |
17,893 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better) Source: Digital Trends |
8,764 points | — |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: Digital Trends, Overclocking.com |
8,697 points | 10,248 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: Club386, Notebookcheck, Overclocking.com |
3,574 points | 4,162 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: Digital Trends, Notebookcheck, UL Benchmarks, Overclocking.com, Club386 |
3,221 points | 3,592 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: Digital Trends, Notebookcheck, TopCPU, Yahoo Tech, Funky Kit, 3DMark |
13,731 points | 16,170 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better) Source: Digital Trends |
6,772 points | — |
| 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 100,315 points |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
1,159 pts | 1,196 pts |
| PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
20,804 pts | 22,260 pts |
| Tom's Hardware GPU Hierarchy (lower is better) Source: Tom's Hardware |
16 rank | 380 rank |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
GeForce RTX 5060
- qwen3:0.6b: 211.0 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
- qwen3:0.6b: 211.0 tok/s (Databasemart)
- qwen3:1.7b: 156.4 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
- qwen3:0.6b: 211.0 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
- qwen3:0.6b: 211.0 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
- llama3.2:1b: 210.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the GeForce RTX 5060 or the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB?
The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is ahead of the GeForce RTX 5060 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 3% to 18%, including 18% in 3DMark Time Spy (16,170 vs 13,731).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On qwen3:8b, the GeForce RTX 5060 generates 61.7 tokens/s (per Databasemart) against 60.0 for the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB (per Quantized.fyi), best community run on file for each.
What did the GeForce RTX 5060 and the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB cost at launch?
The GeForce RTX 5060 launched at a $299 MSRP and the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB at $379. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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