The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti EAGLE OC ICE 16G is great for compact PC builds in white, thanks to its small size and good cooler performance.

On 16th April 2025, NVIDIA launched its latest addition to the "Blackwell" GeForce RTX 50 family of GPUs - the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti. Targeted at mainstream gamers, the RTX 5060 Ti packs 4608 CUDA cores, utilises the PCIe 5.0 x8 interface, and comes with either 8GB or 16GB of GDDR7 memory.

For this article, ALKtech unboxes and tests a RTX 5060 Ti 16GB graphics card designed for small form factor PC builds in white - the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti EAGLE OC ICE 16G. Featuring a compact WINDFORCE cooler design with dual alternate-spinning HAWK fans, the use of server-grade thermal conductive gel as well as a copper baseplate with composite copper heat pipes to keep temperatures at bay, read on to see how this card performs with a series of gaming benchmark tests at the 1440p and 1080p resolutions, when paired with AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D gaming processor.

Summary of Specifications (GV-N506TEAGLEOC ICE-16GD)

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (GB206)
  • 4608 CUDA cores
• Memory: 16GB GDDR7 RAM (128-bit, 28 Gbps)
• Core Clock: 2617 MHz
• Bus Type: PCIe 5.0 x8
• Outputs: 3x DisplayPort 2.1b, 1x HDMI 2.1b
• External Power Required: Yes, 1x 8-pin PCIe
• Recommended PSU Wattage: 650W and above
• Dimensions: 215mm x 122mm x 40mm
• Official Gigabyte product page: https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N506TEAGLEOC-ICE-16GD

Packaging & Accessories

The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti EAGLE OC ICE 16G comes in a box that sports a grey, silver and white colourway, with the rear of the box giving the usual overview of features and specifications for this graphics card.

Pickings are rather slim in the accessories department, where all we get is a quick start guide, no more, no less.

Aesthetics & Physical Features

The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti EAGLE OC ICE 16G features Gigabyte's familiar WINDFORCE cooler design; it comes with a dual alternate-spinning fan setup that is paired with a copper baseplate and composite copper heat-pipes to help with heat dissipation. The fan shroud is constructed entirely of white-coloured plastic, and has an aesthetic that is pretty much a carbon copy of the shroud design found on the non-ICE variant of the RTX 5060 Ti EAGLE OC 16G.

Over on the rear, we see that Gigabyte's included a metal backplate to ensure structural rigidity of the graphics card. The Screen Cooling feature that forms part of the WINDFORCE cooler design can be seen too, where the square "window" of exposed fins supposedly help with heat dissipation.

One thing going for the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti EAGLE OC ICE 16G is its size, where it measures in at a diminutive 215mm x 122mm x 40mm, making it perfect for small form factor PC builds. As can be seen from the photos above, the actual PCB size is really small, and only takes up slightly less than half the length of the entire cooler assembly.

I'm personally not a fan of NVIDIA's 12VHPWR power connector, and the fact that the EAGLE OC ICE 16G comes with an "old-school" 8-pin PCIe power connector makes it a major plus in my book.

It's interesting to see that Gigabyte's done away with a full-length PCIe x16 connector for the EAGLE OC ICE 16G, where the brand's instead included a shortened PCIe connector, seeing as the 5060 Ti GPU does after all utilise the PCIe 5.0 x8 bus.

In terms of display connectivity, Gigabyte's included three DisplayPort 2.1b ports and a single HDMI 2.1b port.

GPU-Z Screenshot

Benchmarks & Test Setup

To get a sensing of the card's gaming performance, the following gaming benchmarks were run:

• Assassin's Creed Mirage in-game benchmark
• Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool
• Cyberpunk 2077 v2.21 in-game benchmark
• F1 23 in-game benchmark
• Far Cry 6 in-game benchmark
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider in-game benchmark

The benchmark tests above were run at both the 1440p and 1080p resolution. Upscaling technologies such as DLSS as well as Frame Generation were also disabled for the test runs.

Test Setup

A test bench with the specifications as listed below was used:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (stock settings, PBO & Curve Optimiser disabled)
• CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB
• CPU Thermal Paste: Thermalright TF7
• Motherboard: Gigabyte X670E AORUS MASTER (F34 BIOS)
• Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) KingBank DDR5 Dark Heatsink UDIMM 6000MHz (DDR5 6000 CL28-35-35-76 1.45V)
• Storage: Lexar NM790 1TB NVMe SSD
• Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti EAGLE OC ICE 16G
• PSU: Cooler Master V1000 80 PLUS Gold
• Case: Open-air test bench
• Monitor: Gigabyte M27U 27" LCD monitor (4K, 160Hz)
• OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (24H2 with all latest drivers and updates installed, "Balanced" power profile)
• Graphics Driver: GeForce Game Ready Driver 575.94
• Resizable BAR: Enabled

The test results shown below were taken from benchmark runs that did not have any screen capture software running in the background.

Assassin's Creed Mirage In-game Benchmark

First up in the suite of game benchmark tests is Assassin's Creed Mirage's in-game benchmark test, where on the 1440p resolution, the test bench achieves a very playable average FPS of 98, with a minimum FPS of 51 and a maximum FPS of 146. These results were obtained on the "Ultra High" preset with Adaptive Quality set to "60 FPS", and all forms of upscaling (e.g. DLSS) disabled.

Adjusting the resolution down to 1080p with the same quality settings as above, the test bench pumps out an average FPS of 125, a minimum FPS of 63 and a maximum FPS of 188.

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool

With the Black Myth Wukong Benchmark Tool, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 53, with a minimum FPS of 45 and a maximum FPS of 59. These results were obtained on the "High" preset with ray tracing switched off, and Super Resolution set to "100" with TSR as the sampling mode (i.e. DLSS was disabled). Frame Generation was also disabled for the duration of the benchmark.

Bumping the resolution down to 1080p with the same graphics quality settings as the 1440p benchmark run, the test system achieves an average FPS of 77, a minimum FPS of 66 and a maximum FPS of 91.

Cyberpunk 2077 v2.21 In-game Benchmark

We've got Cyberpunk 2077 v2.21's in-game benchmark up next, where on the 1440p resolution, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 71.03, a minimum FPS of 59.68 and a maximum FPS of 87.42. These results were obtained on the "Ray Tracing Low" preset with DLSS and Frame Generation disabled.

On the 1080p resolution with the same quality settings, the test bench attains an average FPS of 110.97, a minimum FPS of 94.67 and a maximum FPS of 133.28.

F1 23 In-game Benchmark

Moving on to F1 23's in-game benchmark tool, the test system achieves an average FPS of 59, a minimum FPS of 51 and a maximum FPS of 71 at 1440p. These results were obtained on the "Ultra High" detail preset with all forms of upscaling technologies (e.g. DLSS) disabled. Anisotropic Filtering was set to the "16x" setting.

Bumping the resolution down to 1080p, the test system achieves an average FPS of 84, a minimum FPS of 73 and a maximum FPS of 102.

Far Cry 6 In-game Benchmark

With the Far Cry 6 in-game benchmark, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 113, a minimum FPS of 100 and a maximum FPS of 130 at the 1440p resolution. These results were obtained on the "Ultra" quality preset with all forms of upscaling disabled. and DXR reflections and shadows were enabled throughout the duration of testing.

At 1080p with the same quality settings as the 1440p run, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 144, a minimum FPS of 128 and a maximum FPS of 169.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider In-game Benchmark

Concluding things in the benchmarks section is Shadow of the Tomb Raider's built-in benchmark test, where on the 1440p resolution, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 69. The results above were obtained on maxed out graphics settings, where Ray Tracing Shadow Quality was set to "Ultra" and all forms of upscaling technologies such as DLSS were disabled.

When turning down the resolution to 1080p and retaining the same graphics settings as the 1440p test run, the test system achieves an average FPS of 108.

Power Consumption, Thermals & Acoustics

Power Consumption

Under Load (F1 23 In-game Benchmark, 1440p, Ultra High Detail Preset, TAA, 16x AF, DLSS Off, Singapore Circuit, Two Laps)
• Avg. GPU Power: 176.1W
• Min. GPU Power: 147.3W
• Max. GPU Power: 180.8W

Idle
• Avg. GPU Power: 11.8W
• Min. GPU Power: 6.2W
• Max. GPU Power: 14.6W

The figures above were obtained from "GPU Power" readouts from HWiNFO64.

Thermals

Under Load (F1 23 In-game Benchmark, 1440p, Ultra High Detail Preset, TAA, 16x AF, DLSS Off, Singapore Circuit, Two Laps)
• Avg. GPU Temperature: 67.8°C
• Min. GPU Temperature: 58.0°C
• Max. GPU Temperature: 70.2°C
• Avg. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 68.0°C
• Min. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 58.0°C
• Max. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 70.0°C

Idle
• Avg. GPU Temperature: 40.4°C
• Min. GPU Temperature: 38.7°C
• Max. GPU Temperature: 41.0°C
• Avg. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 52.9°C
• Min. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 52.0°C
• Max. GPU Memory Junction Temperature: 54.0°C

The figures above were obtained from "GPU Temperature" & "GPU Memory Junction Temperature" readouts from HWiNFO64.

Ambient Temperature of Surroundings: ~28°C

While under gaming workloads with default fan curve settings, I found the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti EAGLE OC ICE 16G's fans to be pretty quiet, where any fan noise was masked by the test bench's CPU fans. That said, I was able to detect coil whine from the card, which manifested itself in the form of a buzzing noise when I had my ear right next to the graphics card. Seeing as the said coil whine wasn't too loud, end-users probably wouldn't be able to detect it at all when the card is installed inside of an enclosed PC case.

Conclusion & Pricing

To sum up, the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti EAGLE OC ICE 16G is worthy of your consideration if you're looking for a no-frills white-coloured graphics card for a small form factor 1440p/1080p gaming PC build in white. Despite its compact dimensions and dual-fan setup, the card's cooling solution is more than adequate to keep the RTX 5060 Ti GPU running cool.

In terms of pricing, NVIDIA has a MSRP of US$429 for the RTX 5060 Ti, though given the fact that the EAGLE OC ICE is being positioned as a non-MSRP offering, end-users can expect to pay a slight premium over "entry-level" MSRP models. As of the time of writing this article, Newegg has this card listed for US$439.99, though it is currently out-of-stock - given the tumultuous state of the GPU market courtesy of supply shortages and the spectre of tariffs looming overhead (especially if you're based in the United States), I wouldn't be surprised if prices for RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards were to become inflated during this initial launch period, which is unfortunate.

For the Singapore market, the RTX 5060 Ti EAGLE OC ICE 16G is available to purchase for around $765 Singapore dollars from PC hardware retailers in Sim Lim Square.

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The graphics card featured in this video was a review unit provided on loan from CDL Trading Pte Ltd, an authorised distributor for Gigabyte in Singapore.