NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 vs NVIDIA Tesla M60 Comparison

# NVIDIA Tesla M60 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060: Benchmark Analysis

The NVIDIA Tesla M60 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 sit at opposite ends of the GPU spectrum, and the benchmark data reflects that clearly. The M60 is an end-of-life datacenter compute card built on Maxwell 2.0, while the RTX 5060 is a current-generation consumer Blackwell 2.0 part. Across the two recorded OpenCL and Vulkan benchmark runs, the RTX 5060 wins both matchups by margins of roughly 73% and 72% respectively. That is not a small gap; it is a generational leap in raw compute throughput.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two head-to-head benchmark comparisons between these cards, and the results are lopsided. In the Geekbench OpenCL test, the Tesla M60 scores 29,506 points, while the GeForce RTX 5060 scores 112,787 points. That is a delta of -73.8%, meaning the RTX 5060 delivers nearly four times the OpenCL compute performance of the M60. The Vulkan test tells the same story: the M60 produces 31,473 points, and the RTX 5060 produces 113,321 points, a 72.2% advantage for the newer card.

These are not close contests. The M60's Maxwell architecture was built for datacenter workloads from an era before modern gaming and real-time rendering demands. The RTX 5060, with its Blackwell 2.0 architecture, more than triples the effective compute in both API scenarios. If you are comparing these two for any workload that resembles these benchmarks, the data says the RTX 5060 wins, and wins big.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two cards is fundamental. The Tesla M60 is built on the GM204 chip using the Maxwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 28 nm process at TSMC with 5,200 million transistors on a 398 mm² die. That works out to a transistor density of 13.1 million per square millimeter. The GeForce RTX 5060, in contrast, uses the GB206 chip, built on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on a 5nm node at TSMC. The newer chip integrates 21,900 million transistors on a much smaller 181 mm² die, producing a density of 121.0 million transistors per square millimeter.

The memory subsystem also differs drastically. The M60 ships with 8 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, yielding 160.4 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5060 also has 8 GB, but it is GDDR7 on a narrower 128-bit bus, and bandwidth jumps to 448.0 GB/s. That is a 2.79x increase in memory bandwidth, which matters heavily for texture streaming and compute workloads.

Shader and compute resources are similarly transformed. The Tesla M60 has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The RTX 5060 nearly doubles shading units to 3840, holds 120 TMUs, and drops ROPs to 48. The RTX card also adds 30 RT cores and 120 tensor cores, hardware features the M60 cannot use at all. Pixel rate and texture rate scale accordingly: the M60 fills 75.39 GPixel/s and 150.8 GTexel/s, while the RTX 5060 outputs 119.9 GPixel/s and 299.6 GTexel/s.

The compute numbers are the headline. The M60 delivers 4.825 TFLOPS of FP32 compute. The RTX 5060 delivers 19.18 TFLOPS, and also matches that in FP16 with a 1:1 ratio. That is roughly a 4x raw FP32 advantage. The RTX 5060 also supports PCIe 5.0 x8 and newer display outputs (HDMI 2.1b, DisplayPort 2.1b), whereas the M60 is limited to PCIe 3.0 x16 and has no display outputs.

Where Each One Wins

The data creates a clear use-case split, not a balanced competition.

The NVIDIA Tesla M60 wins only in one sense: it is a dual-slot, 300 W part with an 8-pin power connector, designed for a server chassis with a 700 W system PSU recommendation. It is a compute card with no display outputs, intended for virtualization and datacenter acceleration. Its 2015 release date and Maxwell architecture make it a product for an older installed base. If you need a headless compute card for an older server rack, and Vulkan or OpenCL workloads where the CUDA path is not the priority, the M60 is the one.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 is the consumer choice and wins for virtually any other rational use case. It is a dual-slot card with a 300 W TDP and a single 8-pin power connector, and a recommended 300 W PSU. It is an active, current-generation product (released May 2025) with the modern API feature set: DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.4. It provides display outputs through HDMI 2.1b and three DisplayPort 2.1b connections. It is also substantially smaller: the RTX 5060 card measures 241 mm (9.5 inches) long, 111 mm (4.4 inches) tall, and 40 mm (1.6 inches) wide, versus the M60's 267 mm (10.5 inches) length.

Where Each One Wins

Choose the NVIDIA Tesla M60 if you are populating a server room with a Maxwell-generation compute card and the software and driver ecosystem that expects it. The data shows it is a capable OpenCL and Vulkan performer, sitting at the 75th percentile of all GPUs in the database, and its nearest rivals have nearly identical average scores (within 0.2% to 1.8%). It pairs with the NVIDIA CMP 70H, AMD Radeon RX 6700, AMD Radeon RX 6800, and the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti in the database's nearest rivalry group. It is a card with no display outputs, for a system that does not need them.

Choose the GeForce RTX 5060 if you are building or upgrading a gaming PC, a workstation for content creation, or any system that will run modern DirectX 12 Ultimate, Vulkan, or OpenGL workloads. The benchmark results are clear: it is 73.8% ahead in OpenCL and 72.2% ahead in Vulkan. It delivers four times the FP32 throughput, nearly 3x the memory bandwidth, and adds RT and tensor cores that the Tesla simply does not have. It also runs cooler and on a smaller process node, and is an active product, not an end-of-life part.

FAQ

Q: Which card is faster, the Tesla M60 or the RTX 5060?

A: In every recorded benchmark, the GeForce RTX 5060 wins by a wide margin. It scores 112,787 versus 29,506 in Geekbench OpenCL, a 73.8% lead, and 113,321 versus 31,473 in the Vulkan run, a 72.2% lead.

Q: Can the Tesla M60 run the same APIs as the RTX 5060?

A: The M60 covers DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 5060 adds DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The newer card additionally supports RT and tensor cores for hardware ray tracing and AI acceleration which the M60 lacks.

Q: How much memory bandwidth does each card have?

A: The Tesla M60 provides 160.4 GB/s over a 256-bit bus. The GeForce RTX 5060 delivers 448.0 GB/s over a 128-bit bus. The newer memory type (GDDR7) is also substantially faster per pin.

Q: Which card is smaller?

A: The RTX 5060 is a much smaller board: 241 mm long, 111 mm tall, 40 mm wide, versus the M60 at 267 mm long. The M60 also requires a dual-slot cooler and an 8-pin power connector; both are dual-slot cards.

Q: What is the power draw?

A: The Tesla M60 has a 300 W TDP and recommends a 700 W system PSU. The GeForce RTX 5060 draws 145 W and recommends a 300 W PSU.

Specification Differences

A quick final reference for the fields where the two cards diverge:

| Feature | NVIDIA Tesla M60 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |

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

| Chip | GM204 | GB206 |

| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Process | 28 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 5,200 million | 21,900 million |

| Die size | 398 mm² | 181 mm² |

| Transistor density | 13.1M / mm² | 121.0M / mm² |

| Base clock | 557 MHz | 2280 MHz |

| Boost clock | 1178 MHz | 2497 MHz |

| Memory | 8 GB GDDR5 | 8 GB GDDR7 |

| Memory bus | 256 bit | 128 bit |

| Bandwidth | 160.4 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |

| Shading units | 2048 | 3840 |

| TMUs | 128 | 120 |

| ROPs | 64 | 48 |

| RT cores | N/A | 30 |

| Tensor cores | N/A | 120 |

| Pixel rate | 75.39 GPixel/s | 119.9 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 150.8 GTexel/s | 299.6 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 4.825 TFLOPS | 19.18 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | N/A | 19.18 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 300 W | 145 W |

| Slot | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |

| Power | 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |

| PSU | 700 W | 300 W |

| Bus | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |

| Display | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |

The Verdict

From the recorded data, the choice is straightforward. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 is the stronger card in every applicable benchmark. It wins both recorded head-to-head runs by over 70%, offers modern API support, a much higher memory bandwidth, and its hardware features (RT cores, tensor cores) enable capabilities the Tesla M60 cannot perform. The Tesla M60 is a legacy part from 2015, meant for a specific server role where display output and consumer features are irrelevant. For any new build, and for any workload that involves gaming, content creation, or general compute with modern APIs, the GeForce RTX 5060 is the card the data points to.