The entry-level version of the new GeForce RTX 50 series should be available for under $300.
In the run-up to CES 2025 in Las Vegas - at the beginning of January - NVIDIA presented its new Blackwell architecture and associated graphics cards. At the time, the focus was on high-end products, mainly the GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090, which were released a few weeks later, on January 30. Then, in the months that followed, NVIDIA launched several graphics cards to extend its new architecture to less affluent gamers. The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti was launched on February 20, followed by the GeForce RTX 5070 on March 5. Less than a fortnight ago, NVIDIA began to move into the entry-level segment with the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, but to get below the $300 mark, we'll have to wait a few more days.
Indeed, the VideoCardz site reports that the GeForce RTX 5060 is due to be unveiled and marketed on May 19 for a recommended retail price (MSRP) of exactly $299. This is significantly less than the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti, whose MSRP is set at $379 or $429, depending on whether it comes with 8 or 16 GB of memory. Such a price difference is bound to delight penniless gamers, but of course you can't expect the same level of performance. While the GeForce RTX 5060 will feature a fairly similar GPU, it will only have 3840 CUDA cores, compared with 4608 on the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti. What's more, the chip's operating frequency is slightly lower (2497 vs. 2572 MHz boost).
Nevertheless, the GeForce RTX 5060 could represent an interesting product, making NVIDIA's latest technologies such as DLSS 4 and its multi-frame generation more accessible. What's more, the GeForce RTX 5060 will consume less power, with an announced TDP of 145 watts, compared with 180 watts for the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti. All we can do now is wait for NVIDIA's official announcement and, more importantly, the first independent tests to find out what this graphics card really has up its sleeve.
