AMD Radeon RX 5700 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Comparison

The Verdict

The data paints a decisive picture: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 wins every single head-to-head benchmark recorded in the database, taking all 10 tests against the AMD Radeon RX 5700. The RTX 5060's average benchmark score of 26331 places it in the 72nd percentile of all GPUs, while the RX 5700's average of 22170 sits at the 67th percentile. This is not a marginal victory; the RTX 5060 leads by roughly 18.8% in average benchmark score, and individual deltas range from a modest 7.7% to a staggering 98% depending on the workload. The RTX 5060 is the clear choice for anyone prioritizing raw performance, particularly in modern DirectX 12 and compute-heavy tasks. The RX 5700, while an older and end-of-life product, still holds its own in legacy DirectX 9 workloads where the gap narrows to single digits. For new buyers, the data overwhelmingly favors the RTX 5060; for those already owning an RX 5700, the upgrade delta is substantial enough to justify the move only if the specific applications used benefit from the RTX 5060's strengths.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The most lopsided result comes from 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where the RTX 5060 scores 3628 against the RX 5700's 1862, a 94.8% advantage. This modern DX12 test highlights the generational leap in architecture and feature support. PassMark DirectX 11 shows a similar story: the RTX 5060 scores 200 versus 101, a 98% delta, nearly doubling the older card's output. These two tests alone demonstrate that the RTX 5060 is in a different performance class for contemporary gaming APIs.

Compute workloads follow the same trend. Geekbench Vulkan gives the RTX 5060 a 113321 score versus 64166 for the RX 5700, a 76.6% lead. Geekbench OpenCL shows 112787 against 69603, a 62% advantage. PassMark GPU Compute reinforces this: 10899 versus 6517, a 67.2% delta. The RTX 5060's FP32 throughput of 19.18 TFLOPS versus the RX 5700's 7.949 TFLOPS explains much of this gap, though the RX 5700's FP16 rate of 15.90 TFLOPS (at a 2:1 ratio) does not translate into real-world compute wins in these tests.

In DirectX 12, the RTX 5060 scores 77 versus 54, a 42.6% lead, while DirectX 10 shows 127 versus 87, a 46% delta. PassMark G3D, a broader gaming metric, gives the RTX 5060 a 20891 score against 14314, a 45.9% advantage. Even the 2D test, PassMark G2D, favors the RTX 5060 at 1154 versus 877, a 31.6% lead.

The closest contest is PassMark DirectX 9, where the RTX 5060 scores 225 and the RX 5700 scores 209, a delta of just 7.7%. This narrow margin suggests that for very old titles built on legacy APIs, the RX 5700 remains surprisingly competitive, likely due to its higher ROP count (64 versus 48) and wider memory bus (256-bit versus 128-bit), which can help in fill-rate-bound scenarios.

Architecture Differences

The RTX 5060 is built on NVIDIA's Blackwell 2.0 architecture using the GB206 chip, manufactured on a 5 nm process at TSMC. It packs 21,900 million transistors into a 181 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 121.0M per mm². The RX 5700 uses AMD's RDNA 1.0 architecture with the Navi 10 chip, fabricated on a 7 nm process at the same foundry. It contains 10,300 million transistors across a larger 251 mm² die, giving a density of just 41.0M per mm². The RTX 5060's newer node allows for more than double the transistor density, which underpins its performance advantage.

Core counts differ substantially. The RTX 5060 has 3840 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, along with 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores. The RX 5700 has 2304 shading units, 144 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, but lacks dedicated RT cores and tensor cores entirely. The RTX 5060's higher shader count and dedicated ray tracing hardware are key differentiators, while the RX 5700's higher TMU and ROP counts suggest it was designed for a different era of rasterization-heavy workloads.

Memory configurations are similar in capacity but different in type. Both cards have 8 GB of VRAM, but the RTX 5060 uses GDDR7 at 28 Gbps effective on a 128-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RX 5700 uses GDDR6 at 14 Gbps effective on a 256-bit bus, also delivering 448.0 GB/s. The identical bandwidth masks a fundamental difference: the RTX 5060 achieves it with a narrower bus and faster memory, which is a more modern and efficient design.

Clock speeds tell another story. The RTX 5060 runs at a 2280 MHz base and 2497 MHz boost, while the RX 5700 operates at 1465 MHz base, 1625 MHz game, and 1725 MHz boost. The RTX 5060's higher clocks, combined with its higher shader count, explain its 19.18 TFLOPS FP32 output versus the RX 5700's 7.949 TFLOPS. Pixel and texture rates also favor the RTX 5060: 119.9 GPixel/s versus 110.4 GPixel/s, and 299.6 GTexel/s versus 248.4 GTexel/s, respectively.

Power characteristics differ, with the RTX 5060 rated at 145 W TDP versus the RX 5700's 180 W TDP. The RTX 5700 also requires a 450 W suggested PSU versus the RTX 5060's 300 W suggestion, and uses two power connectors (1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin) versus the RTX 5060's single 8-pin. The RTX 5060 also supports PCIe 5.0 x8, while the RX 5700 uses PCIe 4.0 x16, and the RTX 5060 offers newer display outputs (HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1b) compared to the RX 5700's HDMI 2.0b and DisplayPort 1.4a.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 5060 has an average benchmark score of 26331, while the RX 5700 averages 22170. The RTX 5060 also ranks higher in percentile, at 72nd versus 67th for the RX 5700.

Q: What is the biggest performance gap between the two in any single test?

A: The largest delta is in PassMark DirectX 11, where the RTX 5060 scores 200 versus the RX 5700's 101, a 98% advantage. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test is close behind at 94.8%.

Q: Is there any test where the RX 5700 comes close to the RTX 5060?

A: Yes, in PassMark DirectX 9, the RX 5700 scores 209 versus the RTX 5060's 225, a delta of just 7.7%. This is the narrowest margin across all recorded benchmarks.

Q: Do both cards have the same memory bandwidth?

A: Yes, both cards deliver 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. However, the RTX 5060 achieves this with 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, while the RX 5700 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus.

Q: Does the RX 5700 support ray tracing and tensor cores?

A: No. The RX 5700 has no RT cores and no tensor cores. The RTX 5060 includes 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores, which are reflected in its higher compute and modern API scores.

Q: What are the production statuses of these two cards?

A: The RTX 5060 is marked as "Active" in the database, while the RX 5700 is listed as "End-of-life". The RTX 5060 was released in 2025, whereas the RX 5700 launched in 2019.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5060 dominates across every benchmark category, making it the recommended choice for nearly all use cases. In modern gaming workloads, particularly DirectX 12 and Vulkan, the RTX 5060's lead is overwhelming. The 94.8% advantage in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 and the 76.6% lead in Geekbench Vulkan indicate that current and future titles built on these APIs will run significantly better on the RTX 5060. The card's 30 RT cores also provide hardware-accelerated ray tracing, which the RX 5700 lacks entirely, making the RTX 5060 the obvious pick for games with ray-traced effects.

Compute-intensive tasks, such as GPU rendering, machine learning, or scientific workloads, also favor the RTX 5060. The 62% lead in Geekbench OpenCL, the 67.2% lead in PassMark GPU Compute, and the higher FP32 throughput of 19.18 TFLOPS versus 7.949 TFLOPS all point to the RTX 5060 being substantially more capable for general-purpose GPU compute. The presence of 120 tensor cores further enhances its utility for AI-related workloads, a feature the RX 5700 cannot offer.

For legacy applications, particularly those using DirectX 9, the RX 5700 shows its age less painfully. The 7.7% delta in that test suggests that older titles, which may be CPU-bound or rely on simpler rendering paths, will run acceptably on either card. However, even here, the RTX 5060 wins, so there is no scenario in the recorded data where the RX 5700 comes out ahead.

The RX 5700's higher ROP count (64 versus 48) and wider memory bus (256-bit versus 128-bit) might theoretically benefit certain fill-rate-limited scenarios, but the benchmark results do not bear this out in practice. The RTX 5060's higher pixel rate (119.9 GPixel/s versus 110.4 GPixel/s) and texture rate (299.6 GTexel/s versus 248.4 GTexel/s) mean it wins even in these traditionally rasterization-heavy metrics.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon RX 5700 |

|----------------|--------------------------|---------------------|

| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 | RDNA 1.0 |

| Chip | GB206 | Navi 10 |

| Process Node | 5 nm | 7 nm |

| Transistors | 21,900 million | 10,300 million |

| Die Size | 181 mm² | 251 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 121.0M / mm² | 41.0M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 2280 MHz | 1465 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2497 MHz | 1725 MHz |

| Game Clock | N/A | 1625 MHz |

| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Speed | 28 Gbps effective | 14 Gbps effective |

| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |

| Shading Units | 3840 | 2304 |

| TMUs | 120 | 144 |

| ROPs | 48 | 64 |

| RT Cores | 30 | None |

| Tensor Cores | 120 | None |

| FP32 Performance | 19.18 TFLOPS | 7.949 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 19.18 TFLOPS (1:1) | 15.90 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| Pixel Rate | 119.9 GPixel/s | 110.4 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 299.6 GTexel/s | 248.4 GTexel/s |

| TDP | 145 W | 180 W |

| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 450 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 5.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| DirectX Support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |

| Vulkan Support | 1.4 | 1.4 |

| Length | 241 mm | 268 mm |

| Height | 111 mm | 111 mm |

| Width | 40 mm | 36 mm |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2025-05-18 | 2019-07-06 |

| Launch MSRP | 299 USD | 349 USD |