How much VRAM does the GeForce RTX 5060 have?

The GeForce RTX 5060 has 8GB of GDDR7 memory.

What was the launch price of the GeForce RTX 5060?

The GeForce RTX 5060 launched at a $299 MSRP in 2025. Street prices change; check current listings.

Can the GeForce RTX 5060 run local AI models?

With 8GB of VRAM it can handle 7B-8B class models as a rule of thumb at 4-bit quantization.

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GeForce RTX 5060

Fine at 1080p today. The 8GB buffer is a countdown timer.

Check price on Amazon → eBay listings →

Average in-stock listing $537 on Sep 26, 2026 (lowest $410), 1.8 times the $299 launch MSRP. See its price history. The links open live listings. Amazon links may earn us a commission.

8GB GDDR7

Memory8GB GDDR7

Price today$537 MSRP $299

Board power145W

Released2025

Will it run your models?

VRAM meter

8GB

8B5GB

14B9GB

24B14GB

32B20GB

70B40GB

Local AI fit: 7B-8B class models. Rule of thumb for 4-bit quantized models; context length and other apps eat into the same memory.

Open models that fit comfortably at Q4

Gemma 2 9B IT 9.24B · 5.2 GiB · headroom 1.3 GiB
Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct 8.29B · 4.6 GiB · headroom 1.9 GiB
Qwen3 8B 8.2B · 4.6 GiB · headroom 1.9 GiB
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B 8.03B · 4.5 GiB · headroom 2.0 GiB
Hermes 3 Llama 3.1 8B 8.03B · 4.5 GiB · headroom 2.0 GiB
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct 8.03B · 4.5 GiB · headroom 2.0 GiB
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B 7.62B · 4.3 GiB · headroom 2.2 GiB
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct 7.61B · 4.3 GiB · headroom 2.2 GiB

Tight but possible: Qwen3.5 9B.

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What it costs to run

145W of board power, 4 hours a day under load, priced at the residential electricity rate where you live. Pick a state and the numbers update.

Board power145W

Energy at 4h / day212 kWh / yr

Power bill in $39 / yr

Per hour under load2.7¢

Board power is the rated maximum; real gaming load usually sits below it and idle is a few watts, so treat this as the ceiling. Rates: EIA residential average, May 2026. See every card ranked by running cost →

Why you buy it

Cheapest current NVIDIA card
145W runs on modest power supplies
DLSS support

Why you hesitate

8GB VRAM limits new titles and rules out AI work
B580 offers more memory for less money

The editor's take

The performance is decent for $299 and DLSS stretches it further. But 8GB in 2026 is a compromise you feel in new releases already, and it rules out any serious local AI use. Intel's B580 gives you 12GB for $50 less; the NVIDIA tax here buys you DLSS and driver polish, nothing more.

Who it's for: 1080p gamers on a strict budget who want a new card with warranty and DLSS, and who accept that 8GB is a near-term ceiling.

Decided?

Live listings for the GeForce RTX 5060, straight from the retailers.