GeForce RTX 5060 vs Riva TNT2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Riva TNT2 and GeForce RTX 5060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Riva TNT2
1999
16 MB SDR
0.01

RTX 5060 outperforms Riva TNT2 by a whopping 472900% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking158371
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Power efficiencyno data26.39
ArchitectureFahrenheit (1998−2000)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameNV5GB206
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 October 1999 (26 years ago)19 May 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 coresno data3840
Core clock speed125 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2497 MHz
Number of transistors15 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology250 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data145 Watt
Texture fill rate0.25299.6
Floating-point processing powerno data19.18 TFLOPS
ROPs248
TMUs2120
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data30
L1 Cacheno data3.8 MB
L2 Cacheno data32 MB

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xPCIe 5.0 x8
Lengthno data241 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeSDRGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount16 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed150 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth2.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x VGA1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX6.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGL1.24.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Riva TNT2 0.01
RTX 5060 47.30
+472900%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Riva TNT2 3
Samples: 24
RTX 5060 20913
+697000%
Samples: 3461

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-0−1163
1440p-0−179
4K-0−153

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.83
1440pno data3.78
4Kno data5.64

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 178
+0%
178
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 247
+0%
247
+0%
Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 255
+0%
255
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 141
+0%
141
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 225
+0%
225
+0%
Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 225
+0%
225
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 180
+0%
180
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 108
+0%
108
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 280
+0%
280
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 212
+0%
212
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 81
+0%
81
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+0%
142
+0%
Valorant 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 131
+0%
131
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry 5 144
+0%
144
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 58
+0%
58
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+0%
106
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
+0%
124
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 89
+0%
89
+0%
Valorant 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 32
+0%
32
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.01 47.30
Recency 12 October 1999 19 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 16 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 250 nm 5 nm

RTX 5060 has a 472900% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 25 years, a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 4900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Riva TNT2 in performance tests.

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