NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
84/100 editorial
US launch / reference: $449
Manufacturer source ↗NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB vs GeForce RTX 5070
GeForce RTX 5070 leads by 3 editorial points. Your priorities and current prices can change the better choice.
GeForce RTX 5070
87/100 editorial
US launch / reference: $549
Manufacturer source ↗Start with the tradeoffs
Consider NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB for
- 16 GB at last on the x60 class
- DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Generation
- Sub-200 W TBP
Tradeoff: 8 GB SKU exists and confuses buyers
Consider GeForce RTX 5070 for
- DLSS 4 with Multi-Frame Gen
- 250 W TBP — fits a 650 W PSU
- Blackwell 5th-gen Tensor / 4th-gen RT
Tradeoff: 12 GB VRAM is the ceiling
Scores and judgments are editorial. Specdex does not run an in-house benchmark lab. Manufacturer claims and independent measurements may use different test conditions.
Editorial fit by scenario
4K & rasterization
GeForce RTX 5070
leads on raster (84 vs 80)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Ray tracing
GeForce RTX 5070
leads on rt (88 vs 84)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
AI workloads
GeForce RTX 5070
leads on ai (90 vs 86)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Power efficiency
GeForce RTX 5070
leads on efficiency (90 vs 88)
Based on available shared editorial ratings.
Specifications side by side
Arrows indicate a higher capacity, higher power rating, or lower weight/time for comparable simple quantities. They do not establish overall product quality. Unknown values remain unavailable.
| Specification | NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB | GeForce RTX 5070 |
|---|---|---|
| CUDA cores | 4608 | 6,144 |
| VRAM | 16 GB GDDR7 | 12 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 128-bit | 192-bit |
| Base clock | 2.41 GHz | 2.33 GHz |
| Boost clock | 2.57 GHz | 2.51 GHz |
| Tensor cores | 5th gen (759 AI TOPS) | Not documented |
| RT cores | 4th gen (72 TFLOPS) | Not documented |
| TBP | 180 W | 250 W |
| PCIe | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Process | TSMC 4NP | Not documented |
| Connector | 8-pin | Not documented |
| Architecture | Not documented | Blackwell |
| PSU | Not documented | 650 W minimum |
Inspect the shared editorial ratings
Missing criteria are excluded from pairwise scenarios. A difference below two points is treated as a tie. These are not raw benchmarks.
- raster
- 80 / 84
- rt
- 84 / 88
- ai
- 86 / 90
- efficiency
- 88 / 90
NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB
Prices & availability
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GeForce RTX 5070
Prices & availability
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Prices apply to the listed configuration and condition. Tax and shipping are not included unless the retailer states otherwise.