Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Review ft. Gigabyte & Palit

1. Introduction2. Meet the Gigabyte RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Aorus Elite3. Meet the Palit RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Infinity 34. Testing Methodology5. Alan Wake II6. Black Myth: Wukong7. Cyberpunk 20778. Dragon Age: The Veilguard9. Final Fantasy XVI10. Ghost of Tsushima11. Horizon Forbidden West12. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II13. A Plague Tale: Requiem14. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart15. Senua's Saga: Hellblade 216. Starfield17. Performance Summary (12-Game Average)18. Cost Per Frame Analysis19. Ray Tracing: Alan Wake II20. Ray Tracing: Black Myth: Wukong21. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 207722. Ray Tracing: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle23. Ray Tracing: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart24. Ray Tracing: Returnal25. Ray Tracing: Shadow of the Tomb Raider26. Ray Tracing: Star Wars Outlaws27. Ray Tracing Performance Summary28. DLSS Testing29. AI & Productivity Benchmarks30. Clock Speed31. GPU Temperatures32. Acoustics33. Noise-Normalised Temperatures34. Power Draw: 1080p35. Power Draw: 1440p36. Power Draw: 2160p (4K)37. Performance per Watt: 1080p38. Performance per Watt: 1440p39. Performance per Watt: 2160p (4K)40. Total System Power Draw41. Closing Thoughts42. View All Pages

Here we present power draw figures for the graphics card-only, on a per-game basis for all twelve games we tested at 1440p. This is measured using Nvidia's Power Capture Analysis Tool, also known as PCAT. You can read more about our updated power draw testing methodology HERE.

Per-Game Results at 1440p:

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12-Game Average at 1440p:

Up at 1440p, power does increase, now averaging 158W, and that's just a 5W increase over the 4060 Ti 16GB, indicating a clear efficiency gain.

Ray tracing results

As a bonus, we now include the power figures for all eight games we test with ray tracing enabled.

8-Game ray tracing average:

Ray tracing power draw averaged 159W.

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