GeForce RTX 5060 vs Radeon RX 8060S
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 8060S with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.
RX 8060S outperforms RTX 5060 by a whopping 105% 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 | 99 | 282 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.92 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | GB206 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year 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 | 40 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 2280 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2900 MHz | 2497 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 21,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 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 | no data | 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 | no data | 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.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 106
+112%
| 50−55
−112%
|
| 1440p | 50
+108%
| 24−27
−108%
|
| 4K | 36
+125%
| 16−18
−125%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 5.98 |
| 1440p | no data | 12.46 |
| 4K | no data | 18.69 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+98.2%
|
110−120
−98.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+124%
|
40−45
−124%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+141%
|
35−40
−141%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+64.6%
|
80−85
−64.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 215
+90.3%
|
110−120
−90.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+124%
|
40−45
−124%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 96
+45.5%
|
65−70
−45.5%
|
| Fortnite | 170−180
+66.3%
|
100−110
−66.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+92.5%
|
80−85
−92.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+96.8%
|
60−65
−96.8%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+141%
|
35−40
−141%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+108%
|
75−80
−108%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+58.2%
|
140−150
−58.2%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+64.6%
|
80−85
−64.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 109
−3.7%
|
110−120
+3.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+18.3%
|
230−240
−18.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+124%
|
40−45
−124%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95
+43.9%
|
65−70
−43.9%
|
| Fortnite | 170−180
+66.3%
|
100−110
−66.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+92.5%
|
80−85
−92.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+96.8%
|
60−65
−96.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 125
+68.9%
|
70−75
−68.9%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+141%
|
35−40
−141%
|
| Metro Exodus | 95−100
+129%
|
40−45
−129%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+108%
|
75−80
−108%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 140−150
+157%
|
55−60
−157%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+58.2%
|
140−150
−58.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+64.6%
|
80−85
−64.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+124%
|
40−45
−124%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 92
+39.4%
|
65−70
−39.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+92.5%
|
80−85
−92.5%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+141%
|
35−40
−141%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+108%
|
75−80
−108%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 101
+80.4%
|
55−60
−80.4%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 170−180
+66.3%
|
100−110
−66.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 71
+73.2%
|
40−45
−73.2%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+94.4%
|
140−150
−94.4%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 64
+88.2%
|
30−35
−88.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+127%
|
24−27
−127%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+42.4%
|
180−190
−42.4%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+82.1%
|
55−60
−82.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+147%
|
18−20
−147%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+116%
|
45−50
−116%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+132%
|
50−55
−132%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+118%
|
21−24
−118%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80
+144%
|
30−35
−144%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 100−110
+133%
|
45−50
−133%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 36
+100%
|
18−20
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 73
+103%
|
35−40
−103%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+117%
|
12−14
−117%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+131%
|
16−18
−131%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+124%
|
27−30
−124%
|
| Valorant | 240−250
+115%
|
110−120
−115%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+113%
|
30−33
−113%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+145%
|
21−24
−145%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+120%
|
35−40
−120%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+117%
|
12−14
−117%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+180%
|
20−22
−180%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+152%
|
21−24
−152%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Valorant | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
This is how RX 8060S and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:
- RX 8060S is 112% faster in 1080p
- RX 8060S is 108% faster in 1440p
- RX 8060S is 125% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 8060S is 180% faster.
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5060 is 4% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 8060S is ahead in 59 tests (94%)
- RTX 5060 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)
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