GeForce RTX 5060 vs Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5060 outperforms R2 (Stoney Ridge) by a whopping 1951% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1132 | 282 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 4.68 | 9.92 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Stoney Ridge | GB206 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 2280 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 600 MHz | 2497 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 21,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 145 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 299.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 19.18 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 48 |
| TMUs | no data | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | no data | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2000%
|
40−45
+2000%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−680%
|
35−40
+680%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2000%
|
40−45
+2000%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−10300%
|
100−110
+10300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1233%
|
80−85
+1233%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−680%
|
35−40
+680%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−733%
|
75−80
+733%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−371%
|
140−150
+371%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−879%
|
230−240
+879%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2000%
|
40−45
+2000%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−1900%
|
280−290
+1900%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−10300%
|
100−110
+10300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1233%
|
80−85
+1233%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−680%
|
35−40
+680%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−4100%
|
40−45
+4100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−733%
|
75−80
+733%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−833%
|
55−60
+833%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−371%
|
140−150
+371%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2000%
|
40−45
+2000%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−1900%
|
280−290
+1900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1233%
|
80−85
+1233%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−680%
|
35−40
+680%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−733%
|
75−80
+733%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−833%
|
55−60
+833%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−371%
|
140−150
+371%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−10300%
|
100−110
+10300%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
−4000%
|
40−45
+4000%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
−2760%
|
140−150
+2760%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−1620%
|
170−180
+1620%
|
| Valorant | 0−1 | 180−190 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1800%
|
18−20
+1800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−2400%
|
50−55
+2400%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 30−35 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 1−2
−4500%
|
45−50
+4500%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−125%
|
35−40
+125%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−2160%
|
110−120
+2160%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 8−9 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−900%
|
20−22
+900%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−950%
|
21−24
+950%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 5060 is 10300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5060 is ahead in 34 tests (58%)
- there's a draw in 25 tests (42%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.94 | 19.28 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 145 Watt |
R2 (Stoney Ridge) has 866.7% lower power consumption.
RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 1951.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.
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