Was RTX 5060 a bad choice?

Barely. It was basically a PCIE HDMI port for systems either no integrated graphics, but any $50 used GPU was better than it so.. pointless card. It terms of performance, you had to go all the way back to the 2014 GTX 750 Ti to find another card that was as slow as it was. Literally every other card released after the 750 Ti was faster, and yet tons of mom and pop computer shops sold overpriced gaming systems to parents based on the lie that the GT 1030 was a good gaming card for their kid because the number looked big.

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JonWood007@reddit

Uh i think this was sloser than a 750 ti, more like a 650. But still, I'm showing my age, but I remember when that was considered high end.

Given the 2 GB VRAM it actually was a bit more robust than those early 1 GB models.

It wasnt great, but again, for like 2017 standards, it was something. Like, it would at least get you into the games at the bare minimum performance settings.

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CtrlAltDesolate@reddit

Don't get me wrong, still keep mine as a testing GPU when I get something in without onboard / troubleshooting. But yea...

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JonWood007@reddit

Yeah these days its basically integrated level.

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Antenoralol@reddit

The GTX 1630, RX 6500 XT etc etc

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Round_Thanks_2780@reddit

I can run HD games like nobody’s business on my 4060. I can occasionally run 1440p on somewhat high settings and get 60+ fps.

You are fine.

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RiskIntelligent3789@reddit

Forget the 5060... Take the RX 9060 XT 16gb...

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SnooWalruses2932@reddit

If u go 5060 go 5060 TI 16gb will help with gaming at 1080p if ur looking for good 1440p 9060xt or 9070 or 9070xt but if u stay with nvidia 5070 or 5070ti or u can also go 2nd n get 4070 ti

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Immediate-Garden-620@reddit

Ignore anything online and just enjoy your PC, the 5060 is fine and will run the games you want it to run.

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BulkyInitiative9441@reddit (OP)

This is one way to see it, which is kinda real, there's real not much I can afford with my tight budget, thank you.

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fuelforyoursoul@reddit

''your cpu sucks, it gets only 300 fps on 720p ultra low with a gtx 5090''

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S4aD_BK@reddit

I have the same question but different situation i never had a gpu like i played my entire life on intel uhd graphics and some CPUs that have like this graphic card integrated and i want to buy this week an RTX 5060 8GB what's your opinion ?

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BulkyInitiative9441@reddit (OP)

Depends on the price and definitely the kind of games you play, the issue for me is i overpaid in a way that the prices are more than what I see in other countries and vram is not mostly an issue in the games i play and I don't really have plans for 1440p gaming, it is more of just the price + what other gpu i could have gotten around the price I paid for this.

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S4aD_BK@reddit

You're right about the price/performance, but the thing is, the RTX 5060 is listed for $400 and up on Amazon and everywhere else right now. If I find it for less, I’ll definitely grab it. Otherwise, what other GPU do you think is worth getting for that same price? (It's my first build)

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BulkyInitiative9441@reddit (OP)

I would definitely go with something like RX 7600xt or just any 12gb good vram card min, assuming i had planned better from the start and the gpu is only a 100 dollars more

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Calm_Ambition_9430@reddit

i just recently got my new prebuilt with 5060, all that i can say is that this card provide more than enough for my daily gaming at 1080p. I can do everyday task and gaming smoothly and even ultra settings on some titles. dlss and fg truly helps with the fps. im pretty satisfied with the peformance it delivers for budget friendly. make sure the card runs your game and i dont think theres any problem.

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BulkyInitiative9441@reddit (OP)

Hey, how much did you buy your 5060 for

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Calm_Ambition_9430@reddit

its like 298$~ in my country

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BulkyInitiative9441@reddit (OP)

Did i overpay by a lot lol

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Calm_Ambition_9430@reddit

im not sure since it varies among countries, maybe try to survey on other shops?

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iWeazzel@reddit

I'm still rocking a 4060 and have no complaints, I play pretty much whatever I want at 1440p 60+ all of the time, unless u are playing new and unoptimized games, u shouldn't have a problem with that 5060 at all.

Could've chosen something different? I guess, sure, but it's not bad at all and you're gonna be happy either way, don't let ppl (especially on the internet...) discourage you, just close the reviews, install a game and enjoy your newly built pc.

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N4t3ski@reddit

Nothing wrong with the 5060 for 1080p gaming.

Ignore the enthusiasts for whom anything more then 6 months old and not at the bleeding edge of the tech is considered a "bad card".

If you have ideas of 1440p, you may find it lacking as it only has 8gb of ram. For a lot of people, thats gonna be plenty for the time being, but may be something that I pacts future AAA title playability for you.

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WingerRules@reddit

5060 is more powerful than majority of people are using in steam survey, and steam survey is skewed by people who fill it out because they want to show off their system.

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2raysdiver@reddit

People who dis on the RTX 5060 have never used a RTX 5060. it is a good card. It is excellent for 1080p. It isn't bad for 1440p, although you may have to drop settings a bit on demanding games.

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m4tic@reddit

You mean the person selling the cards suggested you buy what they are selling? The 5060 is a fine card, just this situation reeks of exploitation via upsell.

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Flimsy-Comment7431@reddit

yeah man it will maximize your performance

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JonWood007@reddit

As someone with a 6650 xt, yes and this is why im waiting. The 5060 is only 50% faster (current card comparable to like a 5050), its well over $300, and it still only has 8 gb.

Im waiting for 2x performance with 12+ gb for under $300. Not happening any time soon but that's what I consider a reasonable target given past technological progress. Market is busted right now though.

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StunningPush8421@reddit

its fine it is a solid gpu much better than the 6600 or 7600 so that is a plus

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NarutoDragon732@reddit

Imo id count dlss quality as part of the performance when comparing, because that's something I'd actually always turn on compared to fsr pre 4.0.

If you REALLY cared you could compare dlss with fsr 4 int 8 via optiscaler, but this is getting ridiculous for what's effectively a -$50 from Nvidia.

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SinisterPixel@reddit

Does it play the games you want to play and play them well?

If yes: It was a good choice

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Plenty_Article11@reddit

Bruh, I have a 3070 that is faster I would literally sell for half that.

For 400 you could have been into a used 4070 which is 30% faster, never mind it has 12GB of VRAM

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LengthMysterious561@reddit

Where the hell are you getting 4070s for 5060 money?

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Plenty_Article11@reddit

Used market, lots of people moving to 5070 5080, dumping their 4070.

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AShamAndALie@reddit

Probably would have been better off staying in AM4, getting something like a used 5700X3D and buying a better GPU.

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MyStationIsAbandoned@reddit

if it's good enough for your needs, it's a good card. you're not going to get a good answer from some people here including me because our needs are gonna be different. i needed a 4080 or 4090 for my workstation and i needed to build on the spot because my old PC died and I had deadlines to fulfill.

so I had to buy a 4080super, because the 4090 was twice as expensive at the time. i had planned to wait for the 5090, but it wasn't out at the time. but i did what I had to and would never get a 5060 unless it was as a backup, but that's because my PC is for work and gaming.

so now i'm waiting for the 6090 because the number is funny.

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parliboy@reddit

It's not going to be handing the bleeding edge stuff, but it's way better than a lot of people have.

From my perspective, I'm still sitting on a 2070 while I'm waiting for things to get sane, but a 5060 would be a fine upgrade from where I am.

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T2_daBest@reddit

Yeah a lot of the bad reviews are prices and vram but even with the newer titles that card is not running those higher then like a medium/ high setting so vram right now is not too much issue. It could be in the future but I think people make it more than it is.

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TheMinisterOChlorine@reddit

No, not for AM5, well, it was overpriced but as long as you are on AM5 and PCIE 5 it's a good card, anything below will make drop the 1% lows like crazy and also introduce stutter thanks to the 8x pcie.

It's a capable card so don't sweat it.

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sakara123@reddit

Personally I'd go with a 9060xt over a 5060 any day, but you're fine.

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BulkyInitiative9441@reddit (OP)

9060xt is like almost 100 dollars more than 5060 here.

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Vb_33@reddit

9060XT sucks unless you get the 16GB version for cheap. Otherwise the 5060 bodies it at everything that matters from AI upscaling, to productivity application performance, to power efficiency.

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TrinityYGO@reddit

In my experience the 9060xt my friend had, is roughly the same as my 5060TI. I don’t think the 5060 is better than the 9060

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SmokBarrage@reddit

fps is not an important metric to this person. what does matter is the 30 watts less the 5060 uses and how sick dlss 5 looks.

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vaurapung@reddit

Till I get my super duper graphics pack in Minecraft all those fancy buzzwords dont mean anything to me. But Microsoft killed that dream for me, something about all the work was on the pre bedrock engine and they couldnt recreate it in bedrock. None of the mods look as amazing as what was presented for the xbox 1x in the sdgp at E3.

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TDEcret@reddit

then with your budget the 5060 is best option.

the 5060 is seen as "bad" because 8GB is "bad" because futureproofing and all that, but in reality a 5060 with be able to play anything for the next several years, specially if you play in 1080p

in more demanding games you will have to tweak settings, but i doubt there will be any games soon that it wont be able to run

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Coolman_Rosso@reddit

Unless you're intending to jump up from 1080p to 1440p, it's really just an insurance policy of sorts if you don't want to set stuff to med/low. Sometimes I forget that even a very optimized game like Forza Horizon 5 actually can break the VRAM buffer at 1080p, but only when playing on the very much superfluous overkill Extreme preset (where it will use 9.5-10GB) which most people won't bother with.

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shrout1@reddit

Yeah, the games will still be playable! I went from a 2070 Super to a 5070ti and I definitely notice atmospheric effects and smoke, but the differences these days aren’t as “revolutionary” as they used to be, more “evolutionary”.

My dad bought a 5060ti to upgrade his 2070 and it’s fine! Updated driver support, lower power consumption and a moderate performance boost. It will be totally usable for him for a while.

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unfortunateshun@reddit

Than you’ve answered your own question my friend. You’re building in a historically shitty consumer pc bubble. Build the rig you can and enjoy it.

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Impossible_Run1867@reddit

Hear hear

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farmeunit@reddit

It is also much better. Ultimately, can you play what you want at the resolution you want. It's the worst card in the stack, aside from the 5050, so not sure what you expect.

That being said, it might be fine for the games you play. Just try it.

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sakara123@reddit

Rough, it's essentially the other way around here. 5060 8gbs are selling for the same as a 16gb 9060xt, it's even funnier at the high end where several of the 16gb 5060 ti cards are 200+ more than a 9060.

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captain_slutski@reddit

I'm happy with my 5060 and I use a 2k monitor

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crazyjerryyy@reddit

Ngl, if it runs the games you play at the settings you want, it was the right choice. Too many people get caught up in what's 'best' instead of what works for them.

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ApprehensiveItem4150@reddit

It's a decent GPU for 1080p gaming

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elonelon@reddit

now, you need upgrade that VRAM

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PowerfulAgent9939@reddit

For 1080p it’s gOAT

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Antenoralol@reddit

If the 5060 does everything you need it to do then No, it wasn't a bad choice.

The 9060 XT may be a better GPU but if it was out of budget then it's out of budget.

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RoseMqs@reddit

I'd stop looking online and just enjoy your purchase. The biggest thing about these subreddits is most peoples opinions are based on benchmarks, and not actually what you personally need. For about a year and a half I was rocking a 4060, which was also super hated at the time. That card served me perfectly well, even in more demanding games I played like Helldivers 2. With things like frame gen and dlss, most issues with lower end cards and gaming aren't nearly as prevalent as they might've been before..

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CommandShot1398@reddit

Well, depends. If you can sell those two, and return the 5060, I think you can get at least 5060ti 8GB, if not 5070. But, if you can't, don't bother yourself and enjoy what you have. I bought 5070 so I can play games. But nowdays games are either ridiculously overpriced, or simply sht. So I end up playing only CS2, which I could still do with 3060.

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LengthMysterious561@reddit

I think a lot of people are overdramatic about 8gb of VRAM. I've been using a 6gb laptop, and haven't run into any VRAM issues. You just have to turn down a few settings and you'll be fine.

Unfortunately, in the current market 8gb is to be expected at that price point. The only exception would be the B580/B570, but they have their own problems with game compatibility.

Aside from the VRAM the 5060 is pretty great. The performance is really impressive. Not to excuse Nvidia, I'm also disappointed that the 5060 is 8gb, but it is what it is.

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chizburger999@reddit

Back in August you could've bought a 5060 Ti 16GB at the same price. wtf happened

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DadBud512@reddit

5060 is a good GPU ignore all the negativity you will see online

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MatthewSWFL229@reddit

A 6700 XT was my first graphics card and going to Nvidia with any card is going to be an upgrade considering how terrible their drivers are

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SketchTeno@reddit

I just made the same purchase off newegg... and i have no regrets. Fits my build, and the hassle of overanalizing vs the convenience cost of knowing i got a solid upgrade for my machine is alright with me! (Upping from a gtx 1060)

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altiuscitiusfortius@reddit

Gpu prices are going to keep going up insane amounts for at least 5 years.

Your gonna be damn happy you got a 5060 at that price

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