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RTX 3060 vs RTX 5060

Every RTX 3060 and RTX 5060 listing we price at UK shops, side by side: the cheapest new price we found for each, where it is, and the specs. Prices are before delivery, and change; each shows when we last read it.

RTX 3060

Cheapest we found

£386.97

at AWD-IT, in stock, checked 21 Oct 2026

Asus DUAL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 OC V2 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card - 90YV0GB2-M0NA10

Priced at 4 shops we check: AWD-IT, CCL Computers, Overclockers UK, Scan.

RTX 5060

Cheapest we found

£399.95

at Overclockers UK, in stock, checked 20 Oct 2026

PNY GeForce RTX 5060 VCG50608DFXPB1

Priced at 8 shops we check: AWD-IT, CCL Computers, Currys, Ebuyer, MSI, Novatech, Overclockers UK, Scan.

What the numbers say

  • The cheapest RTX 3060 we found is £386.97 at AWD-IT, £12.98 (3%) less than the cheapest RTX 5060 at £399.95 from Overclockers UK.
  • On our spec-based estimate (14 for the RTX 3060, 15 for the RTX 5060), the RTX 5060 gives 4% more estimated performance per pound at these prices.
  • In Blender's measured render benchmark the RTX 5060 scores 3,681 to the RTX 3060's 2,155, 71% higher; per pound, the RTX 5060 renders 65% more.

Specs side by side

The most common value across the listings we price for each. Clocks vary a little by card maker.

SpecRTX 3060RTX 5060
GPU Cores35843840
Memory12 GB8 GB
Memory Bus192-bit128-bit
Base Clock1320 MHz2280 MHz
Boost Clock1777 MHz2280 MHz
TDP170 W145 W

Performance and value

FigureRTX 3060RTX 5060
Estimated score (1 to 100)1415
Estimated score per £100.360.38
Blender render score (measured)2,1553,681

The estimated score is the figure shown on each product page and on graphics cards by value, worked out from the most common specs above. Estimated from manufacturer specifications, not measured. Useful for comparing similar parts; actual performance varies by game, driver and system. Per £10 uses the cheapest price we found.

The Blender score is the median of real runs submitted to Blender Open Data. Higher is faster at rendering; it is not a gaming figure.

RTX 3060 listings, cheapest first

And 2 more on the graphics cards page.

RTX 5060 listings, cheapest first

And 19 more on the graphics cards page.

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