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GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
Released in 2025 with 16 GB of video memory. On our scale it sits at index 25, which places it 19 of 47 cards tracked here. In every game below, its core speed runs out before its memory does.
Performance index
25 of 100
Video memory
16 GB
Clears minimum in
19 of 19 games
What the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB runs
Judged on the card alone. The processor and memory in the same machine can lower any row here, never raise it.
| Game | Reaches | Then limited by | Full page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto VI | minimum | core speed | open ↗ |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | recommended | core speed | open ↗ |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | high | core speed | open ↗ |
| Elden Ring | high | core speed | open ↗ |
| Counter-Strike 2 | high | core speed | open ↗ |
| Alan Wake 2 | recommended | core speed | open ↗ |
| Starfield | recommended | core speed | open ↗ |
| Black Myth: Wukong | recommended | core speed | open ↗ |
| Hogwarts Legacy | high | core speed | open ↗ |
| Fortnite | high | core speed | open ↗ |
| Helldivers 2 | recommended | nothing | open ↗ |
| Grand Theft Auto V | ultra | nothing | open ↗ |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | high | core speed | open ↗ |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | recommended | core speed | open ↗ |
| Marvel Rivals | high | core speed | open ↗ |
| Apex Legends | high | core speed | open ↗ |
| Forza Horizon 5 | high | core speed | open ↗ |
| Palworld | recommended | core speed | open ↗ |
| Destiny 2 | ultra | nothing | open ↗ |
If you were to upgrade
The next step up our ladder is the GeForce RTX 4070 at index 26 with 12 GB - 4% more performance than the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB . That is the smallest genuine move, not the best value - we hold no price data and will not pretend otherwise.
For a balanced machine, pair it with something near index 30 - the Ryzen 5 1600 is the closest match we track.
Questions
- Is the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB still good in 2026?
- It sits at index 25 on our 1-100 scale, ranked 19 of the 47 cards we track, and clears the minimum tier in 19 of 19 games here. Its core speed runs out before its video memory does in every game we track.
- What processor should go with a GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB?
- Something around index 30 - the Ryzen 5 1600 is the closest match in our catalogue. Pairing far above that spends money the card cannot use; pairing far below it wastes the card.