Early in cycle — strong buy, no urgency to wait
Best for: Budget gamers targeting 1080p high refresh rates or entry-level 1440p with DLSS.
Full details →First-generation product — no release history to base predictions on
Best for: Budget-conscious 1080p gamers who want maximum VRAM per dollar. Ideal for builds where a $219 entry point matters but VRAM headroom is still a priority.
Full details →| NVIDIA RTX 5060 | Intel Arc B570 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Entry | Entry |
| Generation | RTX 5000 | Arc Battlemage |
| VRAM | 8 GB | 10 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 150W | 150W |
| Upscaling | DLSS4 | XeSS 2 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $299 | $219 |
| Released | May 19, 2025 | Jan 16, 2025 |
| Cycle length | ~800 days | — |
| Cycle advice | Buy | Caution |
| Deals advice | Caution | Caution |
| Successor | — | — |
The cheapest way into Blackwell's AI-powered frame generation.
No PSU upgrade needed for most systems — works with 500W PSUs.
Modern architecture with RT and Tensor cores at a budget price.
2GB more VRAM than NVIDIA's RTX 5050 (~$189) and RTX 5060 ($299) — the best VRAM-per-dollar in the sub-$225 GPU market.
A full 40W lower than the B580 and 20W lower than most competing NVIDIA cards at this price. No PSU upgrade needed for most systems.
Intel's second-generation AI upscaler delivers strong image quality in supported titles, with a growing catalogue of compatible games.