Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti entries are appearing in the Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan test databases, offering double-digit uplifts over its predecessor. This is a welcome surprise, as previous leaks indicated the gap between it and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is far smaller.
Rumours state that GeForce RTX 5060 Ti will be available with 8GB of VRAM starting from $379 while 16GB models will cost slightly more at $429. While performance differences between the two variants should be minimal save for memory-constrained scenarios, the latter of the two is the subject of these benchmarks.
According to new Geekbench results, GeForce RTX 5060 Ti scored 146,234 points in the OpenCL and 140,147 points in the Vulkan tests. This puts it 12% and 14% ahead of the RTX 4060 Ti in each test respectively. A nice improvement considering the measly 5.8% increase in CUDA core count. It seems that Geekbench likes the 55% higher memory bandwidth offered by the card’s GDDR7 memory, as well as Blackwell’s broader architectural improvements.
Rosey as these results are, I still recommend waiting to see how numbers from reviewers pan out. After all, these benchmarks sadly don’t provide any indication as to how GeForce RTX 5060 Ti will perform in games, with or without the helping hand of DLSS 4. Credit to the tester though, as they at least pair the GPU with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU and an X870E motherboard to avoid bottlenecks.
| Test | RTX 5060 Ti | RTX 4060 Ti | Difference (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenCL | 146,234 | 129,894 | +14.37% |
| Vulkan | 140,147 | 122,535 | +12.57% |
As a reminder, rumours claim that GeForce RTX 5060 Ti will launch on April 16, so the wait for an official word thankfully shouldn’t be long. Unfortunately, its true competitor, Radeon RX 9060 XT is MIA for the moment. Here’s hoping that AMD doesn’t dither and delay the launch so we can enjoy a proper scrap for the mainstream graphics card market.
