Cyberpunk 2077 Benchmark (4K – Ray Tracing: OverDrive)
CD PROJEKT RED released an update (v2.21) for Cyberpunk 2077 which includes their Ray Tracing: Overdrive option with RTX on and DLSS3 enabled. It’s incredibly demanding on your hardware.
Verdict and Conclusion
So what has the GeForce RTX 5060 got going for it? Well, it uses Nvidia’s latest GB206 GPU featuring Blackwell architecture, and comes with a total of 3,480 CUDA cores, 4th Gen RT cores, 5th Gen Tensor cores, as well as supporting supports DLSS4. This sounds all good, but the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming OC has something more.
For starters, it comes in a all-black aesthetic with WINDFORCE cooling system featuring triple Hawk fans and uses a slightly overclocked GPU running at a boost speed of 2.595Ghz (default is 2.50Ghz), and with 8GB of GDDR7 Vram on a 128-bit memory bus running at a speed of 28Gbps.
Now if you ask me whether the GeForce RTX 5060 is affordable … then the answer is yes. With a MSRP of only USD $299, it’s worth considering if you want an affordable GPU for standard 1080p gaming.
However having said that, the main issue with this card is not so much the performance, but rather the amount of Vram it offers. The GeForce RTX 5060 only comes with 8GB of GDDR7, which for most users isn’t really enough. Especially when you want to enable DLSS (Frame Generation) which requires lots of Vram. If you enable DLSS and Ray Tracing on, with resolution above 1080p, then the card really suffers in my opinion.
During our tests, we used an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor, along with a Gigabyte B860 AORUS Elite ICE motherboard and 48GB of DDR5-8000 memory. We got fairly decent scores in all of our benchmarks, including a score of 5201 for Basemark’s Relic of Life, and a Geekbench GPU score of 123,824. For Unigine’s Valley benchmark, we got a score of 6443, and a Final Fantasy benchmark score of 14,634. Passmark 11 GPU score was 25,934.
Next, we have Superposition 1080p extreme and optimized 4K benchmarks. We got decent scores of 7,983 and 10,682 respectively. For 3DMark Steel Nomad and Speed Way, we got a score of 3,227 and 3,545 respectively. For Port Royal, and Time Spy, it produced a score of 8,460 and 14,555 respectively. And lastly, we got a DirectX Raytracing score of 35.12 fps and a DLSS score of 74.34 fps.
For our Cyberpunk 2077 tests, CD PROJEKT RED released their new update (v2.21), which includes a new benchmark mode. It features their Ray Tracing: Overdrive option with RTX on and DLSS4 enabled. It’s incredibly demanding on your hardware, so we added it to our benchmark tests (see above). The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming OC produced an score of 14.02 fps at 4K.
With DLSS on but RT off, it produced an average score of 111.01 fps @1440p and 148.2 fps @1080p. Wow, Ray Tracing does have huge hit in performance!
The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 comes with their WINDFORCE cooling system which includes Hawk fans that reduces air resistance and noise levels, as well as a Copper plate and Copper composite heatpipe, along with Server-grade Thermal conductive gel. All of this helps to reduce GPU load temperatures, hitting a high of only 59.5 degrees Celsius.
I’m not a fan of Nvidia’s PCB design on all the GeForce RTX 5060s. The 8-pin PCIE power connector is located near the front of the card, which I find quite odd, as you’ll need a fairly long PCIE power cable to reach it. Video outputs include 3 x DisplayPort 2.1b and 1 x HDMI 2.1b allowing you to display up to 4K @ 480Hz and 8K @ 165Hz with DSC.
Interestingly, the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming OC comes with a Dual BIOS switch located near the center of the card It’s a nice added feature, and this allows users to select between Performance or Silent operation.
For those who love RGB, there isn’t much … you just get a little bit of RGB lighting on the top of the card, and there’s a unique sliding side plate, allowing users to customize their build to match their unique style.
Final Thoughts
If you’re after an affordable GPU for standard 1080p gaming, then you might want to consider the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming OC. It appeals to the budget-conscious gamer who prefer efficiency with options to enable ray tracing features. It comes with a slightly overclocked GPU, along with some nice aesthetics, a decent cooling solution and a Dual BIOS switch.
Surprisingly, it just about match the Radeon RX 9060 XT in terms of performance, thanks to its overclocked GPU. But with only 8GB of Vram, it might fall short if you want to enable DLSS with Ray Tracing at 1440p resolution. A better card for this, would be the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti with 16GB Vram.
You can buy the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming OC 8G Graphics Card for around USD $370 from Amazon – https://amzn.to/43Irsbu
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