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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB

Name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB
Brand: NVIDIA
SKU: rtx-5060
Price: 299 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 8.1 (4 reviews)

Curated Aggregate·2026-04-253 workloads · 4 records

MyAI Rating8.1tok/s · Phi-3 Mini

VRAM

8 GB

TDP

145 W

MSRP

$299

Perf/W

0.33 tok/s/W

Cost/1K tok

$0.07/M

Tested

2026-04-25

Quick answer

How fast is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB for local AI workloads?

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB hits 145.0 tok/s on Phi-3 Mini, its strongest benchmarked workload (batch 1, 4096-token context, 8GB VRAM, 145W TDP). It has 4 records across 3 workloads in our database, with a MyAI Rating of 8.1/10. Llama 3 70B Q4 needs ~40GB VRAM, so check the VRAM column before assuming feasibility.

Verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB with 8GB VRAM at 145W TDP, scored across 3 workloads with 4 benchmark records.

Best workload

Phi-3 Mini

145 tok/s

Quantization

Q4_K_M

4K context · batch 1

LLM Inference Performance

Benchmarks (3 workloads)

Workload	Score	Quant	Context	σ	Status	Tested
Llama 3 8B Q4 llm	48.0tok/s	Q4_K_M	2K	,	Curated Aggregate	2026-04-25
Phi-3 Mini llm	145.0tok/s	Q4_K_M	4K	,	Curated Aggregate	2025-04-25
Mistral 7B llm	64.0tok/s	Q4_K_M	4K	,	Curated Aggregate	2025-05-02

MyAI Score

Enthusiast

8.1/10

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB clears a 8.1/10 based on workload-normalized throughput, memory headroom, efficiency, value, trust, and coverage.

Throughput

279

Capability

109

Efficiency

Value

Trust

Coverage

Composite benchmark554 / 1000

Workload Fit

What models fit this 8GB card at different quantization levels.

FP16

7-8B

Excellent

Tight

Won't fit

13-14B

Tight

Won't fit

32B

Won't fit

70B

Won't fit

Top Benchmarks

Phi-3 Mini145 tok/s

Mistral 7B64 tok/s

Llama 3 8B Q448 tok/s

Source

Blackwell entry.

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Public Trust Layer

Trust score

6/10

MyAI rating

8.1

Runs

Freshness

Stale

Source-linked row with explicit verification status.

Tested on 2025-04-25; 489 days old.

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Where to buy

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Amazon search

For mainstream AI hardware, Amazon usually updates street pricing, seller availability, and shipping speed faster than most comparison sites.

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+Use $299 as your price anchor unless the part is clearly supply-constrained or newly launched.
+Check the exact cooler, board partner, or memory configuration before buying. The silicon may match, but noise and thermals do not.
+If the Amazon price looks inflated, wait or compare against recent street pricing rather than paying a panic premium.

This is a strong buy when the listing stays close to reference pricing and matches the workload you actually run.

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