The RTX 5060 Ti launch wasn’t probably the most thrilling ever, however it at the least signalled that we’re lastly in an period the place reasonably priced GPUs might (shares prepared) begin gracing the cabinets. In truth, as somebody nonetheless utilizing an RTX 3060 Ti, a fairly priced RTX 5060 Ti is genuinely tempting in a manner the remainder of the RTX 50-series just isn’t.
I’ve discovered myself particularly tempted by the Zotac RTX 5060 Ti Solo, a dinky factor with a single fan. It is simply been introduced by Zotac, alongside Amp and Twin Edge (OC) designs for RTX 5060-series playing cards.
Single-fan playing cards are nothing new, after all—particularly not for Zotac—however one thing in regards to the RTX 5060 Ti Solo tickles my fancy in simply the fitting manner.
I am undecided whether or not it is the diagonal lining, delicate brown colouring, or simply the truth that it is a comparatively low-power GPU (in comparison with the remainder of the RTX 50 collection) that can presumably not be too hampered by the stubby single-fan design—regardless of the motive, one thing about it’s calling out to me the present GPU market, which is a hellscape of out of inventory indicators within the US and apparently utterly wonderful within the UK.
Nvidia’s RTX ’60 Ti playing cards are sometimes good decisions for SFF builds as a result of they have an inclination to supply first rate entry-level current-gen efficiency with out all the warmth manufacturing and energy guzzling of RTX ’70 and ’80 playing cards. In our Jacob R’s RTX 5060 Ti assessment, he discovered the most recent Nvidia GPU to carry out about 20% higher than the RTX 4060 Ti and solely eat a little extra energy and produce only a little extra warmth (although a lot relies on the precise AIB design, after all).
We examined two triple-fan playing cards for that assessment, and each largely caught across the mid 60 levels celsius mark. The dual-fan PNY RTX 5060 Ti Twin Fan OC, nevertheless, hit mid 70 levels at occasions. This single-fan design? Effectively, let’s simply say a 180 W TGP is rather a lot for a compact card to dissipate, however it’s not unattainable.
We’re not given any precise pricing for the RTX 5060 Ti Solo but, although, so I may need to eat my phrases. However let’s be optimistic, eh?
About this explicit card, Zotac says: “For true SFF-PC lovers, the single-fan ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 5060 SOLO stays a best choice for its most compactness, and the power to sit down comfortably in 99% of PC instances available on the market. Regardless of being the smallest GPU of ZOTAC GAMING’s 50 Sequence line-up, the compact SOLO gives the identical nice efficiency.”
That 99% determine comes from the truth that it is two slots huge, and naturally a bit of horizontally challenged—which is an effective factor. Zotac’s nicely into the SFF market, as we have seen with the Zotac ZBox Magnus One SFF gaming PC, and I reckon a single-fan RTX 5060 Ti makes numerous sense as one other step on this path.
That, or I am simply on the lookout for methods to justify lastly upgrading my GPU… do not decide, okay.
