Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming OC
April, 2025Type
Graphics CardPrice
$529.99Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming OC Unboxing & Closeup
The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming OC graphics card comes inside a large cardboard box. The front of the package has a large "GeForce RTX" brand logo along with the "OC" logo located in the bottom left corner. The packaging has put a large emphasis on the RTX side of things as the first feature enlisted by AIBs will be NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, Ray Tracing & DLSS support.
The back of the box is very typical, highlighting the main features and specifications of the cards. There's also a focus towards GeForce.com on each AIB card through which users can download the latest drivers and the GeForce Experience application, which is a must for gamers to access all feature sets of the new cards. The sides of the box greet us with the large GeForce RTX branding. There's also the mention of 16 GB GDDR7 (RTX 5060 Ti) memory available on the card.
Outside of the box, the graphics card and the accessory package are held firmly by foam packaging. The graphics card comes with a few accessories and manuals, which might not be of much use for hardcore enthusiasts but can be useful for the mainstream gaming audience. The only useful one is the added 16-pin to 2x 8-pin power adapter. The card is nicely wrapped within an anti-static cover, which is useful to prevent any unwanted static discharges on various surfaces that might harm the graphics card.
After the package is taken care of, I can finally start talking about the card itself. On first look, the card looks meaty for a mainstream graphics card. Gigabyte is using its latest iteration of the solid Windforce cooling design, which has been featured on several of its custom designs. With the RTX 50 series cards, Gigabyte has further refined this cooling solution. The card measures 281 x 119 x 40 mm, making it slightly compact versus MSI's Gaming Trio, which we tested here. The card also features a 2-slot height, which is good.
The cooling shroud extends to the back of the PCB, and it requires a casing with good interior space for proper installation.
The back of the card features a solid metal backplate that looks stunning. The backplate offers a lot more functionality than just looks, which I will get back to in a bit.
In terms of design, the card features the latest Windforce cooler, which adopts a triple-fan design. We have tested several Windforce cards since their inception, and it's great to see the design evolve over the course of several years.
The Windforce design scales from 1x to 2x and 3x cooling solutions. Depending on the GPU, the card can go with a compact sleek look or go all the way to 3+ slot designs.
The card has a single LED zone on the side which comes with a sliding mechanism so you can either lit up the Gigabyte logo or slide it to showcase the LED plate itself.
Coming to the fans, the card features the latest Hawk fan designs. These fans feature 9 blades in 92mm frames. Gigabyte claims that the unique blade design is inspired by the aerodynamics of an Eagle's wing, and offers up to 53.6% increase in air pressure while offering 12.% more air volume.
MSI's new fan system has the 3D Active Fan technology, which ensures that the fans don't spin at lower temperatures, avoiding unnecessary noise output. The fans also spin in alternate directions.
I am back to talking about the full-coverage, full metal-based backplate that the card uses. The whole plate is made of solid metal with rounded edges that add to the durability of this card. The matte silver finish on the backplate gives a unique aesthetic.
The graphics card also comes with a compact PCB design, which means that the shroud, heatsink, and backplate are all extended beyond the PCB. The third fan blows air through the heatsink and blows it out from the cutouts that are situated at the very end of the backplate. There are cutouts in screw placements to easily reach the points on the graphics card. Gigabyte has also used large "Gaming", "GeForce RTX", and "Gigabyte" logos on the back.
With the outside of the card done, I will now start taking a glance at what's beneath the hood of the graphics cards. The first thing to catch my eye is the large fin stack, which features five 6mm heat-pipes.
Gigabyte states that it is using a copper plate with a composite copper heat pipe structure, which makes direct contact with the GPU and VRAM. The heat is then transferred to the large aluminum fin block, where it gets dissipated away from the graphics card by the air.
I/O on the graphics card sticks with the reference scheme, which includes three Display Port 2.1b & a single HDMI 2.1 port.
The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Gaming OC comes with a single 8-pin connector to feed its 180W power rating. There's also a dual-BIOS that lets you switch between performance, and silent modes.
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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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