RTX 5070 Ti Mobile or 5060 Ti Desktop? Game Showdown

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Preface

Digital hardware enthusiasts are well aware that NVIDIA graphics cards of the same model number are divided into desktop and mobile versions. Generally speaking, the mobile versions have significantly lower specifications and performance compared to their desktop counterparts. This article compares the gaming performance of the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti desktop version and the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti mobile version.

In terms of specifications, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti mobile version slightly surpasses the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti desktop version, with higher memory bandwidth, more texture units, etc. However, the RTX 5060 Ti desktop version has a higher operating frequency, which is also a substantial advantage.

Under such circumstances, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti desktop and the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti mobile are closely matched—so which one wins? This article will reveal the answer through gaming tests.

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Specification Comparison

The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti desktop version was released on April 16, 2025. It uses the GB206-300 GPU chip, manufactured with TSMC’s 4nm process. It has 4,608 CUDA cores, 144 texture units, 48 raster units, 36 streaming multiprocessors, 144 tensor cores, 36 ray tracing units, and a 32MB L2 cache.

It runs at a base frequency of 2,407 MHz and boosts up to 2,572 MHz. It comes with 8GB or 16GB of GDDR7 memory at 28 Gbps, with a memory bus width of 128-bit and bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Its FP32 performance is 23.70 TFLOPS, with a power consumption of 180W. The 8GB version is priced at $379, and the 16GB version at $429.

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti mobile version was released on January 6, 2025. It uses the GB205 GPU chip, built on TSMC’s 5nm process. It has 5,888 CUDA cores, 184 texture units, 46 streaming multiprocessors, 184 tensor cores, and 46 ray tracing units.

It includes a 48MB L2 cache, runs at a base frequency of 847 MHz and boosts up to 1,447 MHz. It features 12GB of GDDR7 memory at 28 Gbps, with a 192-bit bus and 672.0 GB/s bandwidth. FP32 performance is 17.04 TFLOPS, and power consumption is 60W.

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Game Tests (RTX 5070 Ti Mobile vs 5060 Ti Desktop)

Seven games were tested, all running at 1440p maximum graphics with ray tracing enabled. In the images, the left side represents the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti desktop platform, and the right side represents the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti mobile platform.

Game 1: God of War

• RTX 5060 Ti Desktop: Avg FPS 88, Min FPS 77, Frame Time 13.2ms, CPU 38%, Power 144W, Temp 64°C
• RTX 5070 Ti Mobile: Avg FPS 90, Min FPS 81, Frame Time 13.4ms, CPU 34%, Power 135W, Temp 73°C

Result: Very close; mobile version leads slightly, overall a tie.

Game 2: Cyberpunk 2077

• RTX 5060 Ti Desktop: Avg FPS 45, Min FPS 38, Frame Time 31.9ms, CPU 31%, Power 158W, Temp 64°C
• RTX 5070 Ti Mobile: Avg FPS 46, Min FPS 37, Frame Time 30.9ms, CPU 38%, Power 130W, Temp 73°C

Result: Mobile version has slightly higher average FPS, desktop has higher minimum FPS. Overall, a tie.

Game 3: Ghostwire: Tokyo

• RTX 5060 Ti Desktop: Avg FPS 58, Min FPS 47, Frame Time 16.5ms, CPU 33%, Power 144W, Temp 64°C
• RTX 5070 Ti Mobile: Avg FPS 60, Min FPS 51, Frame Time 16.7ms, CPU 32%, Power 137W, Temp 74°C

Result: Mobile version slightly ahead in FPS; overall performance is a tie.

Game 4: Forza Horizon 5

• RTX 5060 Ti Desktop: Avg FPS 98, Min FPS 87, Frame Time 10.5ms, CPU 32%, Power 150W, Temp 64°C
• RTX 5070 Ti Mobile: Avg FPS 103, Min FPS 91, Frame Time 9.9ms, CPU 31%, Power 134W, Temp 73°C

Result: Mobile version slightly ahead; overall still a tie.

Game 5: A Plague Tale: Requiem

• RTX 5060 Ti Desktop: Avg FPS 67, Min FPS 58, Frame Time 15.2ms, CPU 22%, Power 150W, Temp 64°C
• RTX 5070 Ti Mobile: Avg FPS 69, Min FPS 59, Frame Time 15.4ms, CPU 31%, Power 134W, Temp 74°C

Result: Mobile version slightly better FPS, but both closely matched—tie overall.

Game 6: Hogwarts Legacy

• RTX 5060 Ti Desktop: Avg FPS 70, Min FPS 61, Frame Time 16.8ms, CPU 39%, Power 145W, Temp 64°C
• RTX 5070 Ti Mobile: Avg FPS 71, Min FPS 61, Frame Time 16.9ms, CPU 33%, Power 136W, Temp 73°C

Result: Same minimum FPS, mobile version slightly better on average—overall tie.

Game 7: The Last of Us Part II

• RTX 5060 Ti Desktop: Avg FPS 65, Min FPS 54, Frame Time 18.8ms, CPU 34%, Power 146W, Temp 63°C
• RTX 5070 Ti Mobile: Avg FPS 66, Min FPS 55, Frame Time 18.9ms, CPU 39%, Power 134W, Temp 73°C

Result: Very close, slight edge to mobile version—overall tie.

04

Conclusion

Although the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti mobile version has higher specifications, it faces significantly more severe thermal issues, typically running around 10°C hotter than the RTX 5060 Ti desktop version. This necessitates lower operating frequencies for the mobile GPU.

Overall, while the RTX 5070 Ti mobile version has a slight performance edge, the competition between the two is essentially a tie. This is the final conclusion of this article, for reference only.

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