GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX
vs
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (Blackwell 2.0) and has 8 GB GDDR7 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (Blackwell 2.0) and has 8 GB GDDR7 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 448 GB/s.

GPU

The GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX has the GB206-250-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING is based on the graphics chip GB206-250-A1, which comes from the Blackwell 2.0 architecture.
GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX GPU MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
GB206-250-A1 GPU Chip GB206-250-A1
Blackwell 2.0 Architecture Blackwell 2.0
30 Streaming Multiprocessors 30
3840 Shader 3840
48 Render Output Units 48
120 Texture Units 120
30 Raytracing Cores 30

Memory

The graphics memory of the GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 28.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING is 28.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

8 GB Memory Size 8 GB
GDDR7 Memory Type GDDR7
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
28.0 Gbps Memory Speed 28.0 Gbps
448 GB/s Memory bandwidth 448 GB/s
128 bit Memory Interface 128 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

2.280 GHz Base Clock 2.280 GHz
2.550 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 2 % Boost Clock 2.512 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 1 %
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 145 W (Reference).

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 155 WDeviation vs GPU group+ 7 %.

145 W (Reference) TDP 155 WDeviation vs GPU group+ 7 %
-- TDP (up) --
89 °C Tjunction max 89 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 102 mm Fan 1 2 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1b
3x DP v2.1b DP Ports 3x DP v2.1b
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
Addressable LED LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX is connected to the system via PCIe 5 x 8 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 5 x 8 Lanes interface.

251 mm Length 248 mm
130 mm Height 135 mm
40 mm Width 41 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight 649 g
PCIe 5 x 8 GPU Interface PCIe 5 x 8
No SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The GALAX GeForce RTX 5060 EX has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q2/2025.

The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 GAMING came on the market in Q2/2025 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

56NSN8MDDAEX Part-no G5060-8G
Q2/2025 Release date Q2/2025
299 $ (Reference) Launch Price 299 $ (Reference)
5 nm Structure size 5 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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