Gigabyte GeForce RTX™ 5060 Gaming OC (8GB, GDDR7)

Description

Blackwell Gaming Performance, Triple-Fan Cooling, Factory Overclocked

The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming OC brings NVIDIA’s Blackwell architecture to a gaming-focused platform with a triple WINDFORCE fan cooler and a meaningful 98 MHz factory overclock over the reference 2497 MHz specification. Positioned just below the AERO OC in Gigabyte’s RTX 5060 lineup, the GAMING OC uses the same triple-fan WINDFORCE system for sustained thermal performance under load while delivering the same 2595 MHz boost clock in a black gaming aesthetic. The WINDFORCE cooling system combines alternate spinning fans to reduce turbulence between adjacent airflow fields, copper heat pipes for efficient heat transfer from the GPU die, and composite heatsink fins that maximise surface area within the card’s physical envelope.

NVIDIA’s DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation is the headline feature of the Blackwell generation — in supported titles, up to three AI-generated frames can be produced for each rendered frame, substantially multiplying effective frame rates beyond what 3840 CUDA cores deliver at native resolution. NVIDIA Reflex 2 with Frame Warp reduces system latency alongside the frame rate boost, keeping responsiveness tight in competitive titles. Gigabyte Control Center (GCC) software provides real-time monitoring, clock adjustment, fan curve customisation, and power target tuning for builders who want to push further within the card’s thermal headroom. RGB lighting integrates with RGB Fusion 2.0 for ecosystem-wide lighting coordination.

⚠️ The RTX 5060 uses a PCIe 5.0 x8 electrical interface. On PCIe 5.0 and PCIe 4.0 platforms this has no meaningful real-world gaming performance impact. On PCIe 3.0 platforms the effective bandwidth is equivalent to PCIe 3.0 x4 — verify compatibility for legacy platform builds.

⚠️ The 128-bit bus and 8 GB GDDR7 frame buffer are well-matched to 1080p high/ultra and 1440p with DLSS. At native 1440p or 4K maximum quality without DLSS in bandwidth-intensive titles, DLSS 4 Quality or Balanced mode is the recommended approach.

💡 The RTX 5060 Gaming OC sits at the same factory boost clock as the AERO OC (2595 MHz) in a black gaming aesthetic, making it the natural choice for dark-themed builds where the AERO’s white finish isn’t desired.

Technical Specifications

The RTX 5060 uses NVIDIA’s GB206 Blackwell GPU (4nm) with 3840 CUDA cores, 30 RT cores, 120 Tensor cores, and 614 AI TOPs. The 8 GB GDDR7 frame buffer runs at 28 Gbps on a 128-bit bus with ~448 GB/s bandwidth. Factory boost clock is 2595 MHz (vs 2497 MHz reference). Outputs are 3× DisplayPort 2.1b and 1× HDMI 2.1b with HDCP 2.3, supporting up to four simultaneous displays at 7680×4320. A single 8-pin PCIe power connector is required with a 550W system PSU recommended.

Key Highlights

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 — Blackwell architecture (GB206), TSMC 4nm
• 3840 CUDA cores, 30 RT cores, 120 Tensor cores
• 5th-gen Tensor cores — 614 AI TOPs
• 8 GB GDDR7, 128-bit bus, 28 Gbps, ~448 GB/s bandwidth
• 2595 MHz boost (factory OC — 98 MHz above reference 2497 MHz)
• ~145W TDP — 1× 8-pin PCIe power connector
• 550W system PSU recommended
• PCIe 5.0 x8 (note: 8 lanes, not x16)
• 3× DisplayPort 2.1b + 1× HDMI 2.1b, HDCP 2.3
• Up to 4 simultaneous displays, max resolution 7680×4320
• Black gaming aesthetic — GAMING OC series
• Triple WINDFORCE fan cooler — alternate spinning fans, composite heatsink
• RGB Fusion 2.0 compatible RGB lighting
• DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation
• NVIDIA Reflex 2 with Frame Warp
• NVIDIA Ansel, ShadowPlay, Broadcast
• 5th-gen NVENC — AV1 / H.264 / H.265 + AV1 Ultra High Quality mode
• NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible
• Real-time ray tracing with RTX
• VR Ready
• DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan
• Gigabyte Control Center (GCC) software

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