Left · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Spec score
Spec score 31
$399
typical price
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti against GeForce RTX 5060
GeForce RTX 5060 leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 5060
Spec score
Spec score 35
$460
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
GeForce RTX 5060right
37 vs 41 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
GeForce RTX 5060right
36 vs 43 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
GeForce RTX 5060right
31 vs 36 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
GeForce RTX 5060right
18 vs 20 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 5060right
33 vs 36 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 31
GeForce RTX 5060: 35
4 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 36
GeForce RTX 5060: 43
7 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 31
GeForce RTX 5060: 36
5 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 18
GeForce RTX 5060: 20
2 ptsto the right
Rendering and video
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 38
GeForce RTX 5060: 36
2 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 7.8
GeForce RTX 5060: 8.3
6%to the right
Typical price
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: $399
GeForce RTX 5060: $421
$22to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 8 GB
GeForce RTX 5060: 8 GB
level
Board power
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 200 W
GeForce RTX 5060: 145 W
38%to the right
Length
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti: 245 mm
GeForce RTX 5060: 240 mm
2%to the right
The verdict
- The RTX 5060 is 16% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 11% in the RTX 5060's favour.
- The RTX 3060 Ti typically costs $22 less.
Specifications
| Spec | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Board power | 200 W | 145 W (better) |
| Length | 245 mm | 240 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | 2020 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $399 (better) | $421 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.