I. Introduction
Objectively speaking, the most fair competitor to the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is AMD’s Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB. However, at the time of writing, the latter has not yet been released, so for now, other competing models will be used for comparison.
In terms of positioning and specifications, the Radeon RX 7700 XT is a tier above the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB. It has a memory bus width of 192-bit, whereas the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB still uses a 128-bit bus. However, the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB benefits from a new architecture, new manufacturing process, and GDDR7 memory, so its final performance may not lag far behind.
This article will compare the gaming performance of the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and the Radeon RX 7700 XT to assess which one performs better and is more worth buying, providing a reference for interested readers.
II. Specification Comparison
The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti was released on April 16, 2025, using the GB206-300 GPU chip and TSMC’s 4nm process. It features 4,608 CUDA cores, 144 texture units, 48 raster units, 36 SMs, 144 tensor cores, and 36 ray tracing units, with 32MB of L2 cache.
Its base clock is 2407MHz, with a boost clock of 2572MHz. It comes with either 8GB or 16GB of GDDR7 memory, with a memory speed of 28Gbps, 128-bit memory bus, and memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Its FP32 performance is 23.70 TFLOPS, power consumption is 180W, the 8GB version is priced at $379, and the 16GB version at $429.
The Radeon RX 7700 XT was released on August 25, 2023, based on the RDNA2 architecture and Navi32 XL GPU, using TSMC’s 5nm process. It features 3,456 shader units, 216 texture units, 96 raster units, 54 compute units, and 54 ray tracing units, with 2MB of L2 cache and 48MB of L3 cache.
Its base clock is 1700MHz, with a boost clock of 2544MHz. It comes with 12GB of GDDR6 memory, 192-bit memory bus, memory speed of 18Gbps, and bandwidth of 432.0 GB/s. Its FP32 performance is 35.17 TFLOPS, power consumption is 245W, with an MSRP of $449 and a current market price of about 3,700 RMB.
III. Test Platform Configuration
Main configuration as follows:
The processor is a Ryzen 7 5800X3D, the motherboard is ASUS TUF GAMING B550 PLUS, memory is 16GB DDR4-3600, graphics cards are Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB respectively, storage includes an ADATA Legend 960 2TB SSD and a 4TB HDD, and the operating system is Windows 10.
IV. Game Tests (RX 7700 XT vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB)
Seven games were tested at 1080P quality. In the image sets below, the left represents the Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB platform, and the right represents the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB platform.
Game 1: Alan Wake 2
- Radeon RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 70, Min FPS 59, Frame time 11.2ms, CPU 23%, CPU power 54W, CPU temp 56°C, RAM 7.2GB, GPU usage 100%, VRAM 9.1GB, GPU power 218W, GPU temp 50°C
- GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 58, Min FPS 50, Frame time 14.7ms, CPU 18%, CPU power 46W, CPU temp 61°C, RAM 8.7GB, GPU usage 98%, VRAM 8.6GB, GPU power 157W, GPU temp 61°C
5060 Ti had lower CPU usage (-5%), higher RAM usage (+1.5GB), slightly lower GPU usage (-2%), lower VRAM (-0.5GB), much lower power (-61W), but higher temp (+11°C). Performance was worse: -12 FPS average, -9 FPS minimum, +3ms frame time.
Game 2: Ghostwire: Tokyo
- Radeon RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 126, Min FPS 107, Frame time 7.7ms, CPU 26%, 57W, 56°C, RAM 9.5GB, GPU 100%, VRAM 6.0GB, GPU 202W, 48°C
- GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 105, Min FPS 90, Frame time 9.3ms, CPU 21%, 52W, 62°C, RAM 10.4GB, GPU 99%, VRAM 5.6GB, GPU 146W, 59°C
5060 Ti had -5% CPU, +0.9GB RAM, -0.4GB VRAM, -56W GPU power, +11°C. Performance was clearly worse: -21 FPS average, -17 FPS minimum, +1.6ms frame time.
Game 3: Cyberpunk 2077
- Radeon RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 118, Min FPS 87, Frame time 6.5ms, CPU 58%, 70W, 63°C, RAM 9.0GB, GPU 100%, VRAM 6.7GB, GPU 221W, 49°C
- GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 117, Min FPS 83, Frame time 7.0ms, CPU 56%, 68W, 71°C, RAM 9.3GB, GPU 97%, VRAM 6.6GB, GPU 161W, 61°C
5060 Ti had -2% CPU, +0.3GB RAM, -3% GPU, similar VRAM, -60W GPU power, +12°C. Performance nearly equal: -1 FPS average, -4 FPS minimum, frame time nearly the same.
Game 4: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- Radeon RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 99, Min FPS 78, Frame time 9.8ms, CPU 31%, 57W, 57°C, RAM 12.8GB, GPU 100%, VRAM 9.8GB, GPU 224W, 56°C
- GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 100, Min FPS 81, Frame time 9.5ms, CPU 29%, 56W, 64°C, RAM 13.0GB, GPU 99%, VRAM 9.3GB, GPU 166W, 62°C
5060 Ti had -2% CPU, +0.2GB RAM, -0.5GB VRAM, -58W GPU power, +6°C. Performance equal: +1 FPS average, +3 FPS minimum, frame time nearly identical.
Game 5: Silent Hill 2
- Radeon RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 75, Min FPS 41, Frame time 12.9ms, CPU 18%, 50W, 53°C, RAM 7.5GB, GPU 100%, VRAM 7.4GB, GPU 213W, 48°C
- GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 80, Min FPS 47, Frame time 14.0ms, CPU 21%, 52W, 65°C, RAM 9.1GB, GPU 97%, VRAM 6.4GB, GPU 147W, 59°C
5060 Ti had +3% CPU, +1.6GB RAM, -1GB VRAM, -66W GPU power, +11°C. Performance better: +5 FPS average, +6 FPS minimum, +1.1ms frame time. Slight lead.
Game 6: Black Myth: Wukong
- Radeon RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 68, Min FPS 56, Frame time 14.0ms, CPU 23%, 53W, 55°C, RAM 12.4GB, GPU 100%, VRAM 7.5GB, GPU 214W, 49°C
- GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 69, Min FPS 57, Frame time 13.7ms, CPU 26%, 55W, 64°C, RAM 13.1GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 6.5GB, GPU 134W, 57°C
5060 Ti had +3% CPU, +0.7GB RAM, -1GB VRAM, -80W GPU power, +8°C. Performance nearly equal: +1 FPS average, +1 FPS minimum, frame time nearly the same.
Game 7: The Last of Us Part I
- Radeon RX 7700 XT: Avg FPS 94, Min FPS 74, Frame time 10.5ms, CPU 68%, 71W, 62°C, RAM 10.8GB, GPU 100%, VRAM 10.3GB, GPU 201W, 47°C
- GeForce RTX 5060 Ti: Avg FPS 98, Min FPS 76, Frame time 10.8ms, CPU 53%, 66W, 67°C, RAM 14.4GB, GPU 98%, VRAM 9.4GB, GPU 138W, 58°C
5060 Ti had -15% CPU, +3.6GB RAM, -0.9GB VRAM, -63W GPU power, +11°C. Performance better: +4 FPS average, +2 FPS minimum, frame time nearly equal.
Summary:
- RTX 5060 Ti wins in 3 games (Silent Hill 2, Black Myth: Wukong, The Last of Us)
- RX 7700 XT wins in 2 games (Alan Wake 2, Ghostwire: Tokyo)
- 2 games tied (Cyberpunk 2077, Avatar)
The RTX 5060 Ti trades some performance for significantly lower power consumption and newer architecture, making it a solid alternative to RX 7700 XT in 1080P gaming.
V. Comparison Conclusion
The comparison results are very clear and straightforward: the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and Radeon RX 7700 XT offer very similar gaming performance. While each has wins and losses, the performance differences are minor overall, making it a tie with no clear winner.
Overall, for most gamers, both the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and the Radeon RX 7700 XT are viable choices in terms of performance. However, since the Radeon RX 7700 XT currently has a lower price, it is the more favorable option overall.
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