RTX 5060 laptop benchmark results emerged, aligning with expected performance levels
As we cruise into May, we're buzzing about budget-friendly laptops and gaming PCs on the horizon, thanks to upcoming entry-level GPU releases. Although real-world prices seldom meet MSRP expectations currently, there's a sliver of hope for affordability in the tech scene, and we're starting to catch a glimpse of this, as the first RTX 5060 laptop benchmark results have surfaced.
Two GeekBench OpenCL results (one and two) were unearthed by X user Olrak29 (via VideoCardz) and show a Colorful "iGame M15 Origo" and "P15 Pro" scoring 102,564 and 109,431 respectively, equipped with an RTX 5060 laptop GPU within.
While it's tough to make solid conclusions based on an OpenCL score, it's worth mentioning that the framework isn't commonly used by developers for GPU rendering tasks, though it still offers useful insights. Furthermore, GeekBench scores tend to vary significantly, and there's no hint about the power limits these RTX 5060 GPUs were running at.
With these caveats in mind, we can make a general comparison. VideoCardz claims these results are approximately 18% faster than an RTX 4060 laptop GPU. However, we lack the RTX 4060 mobile data to rely on, so we can instead turn to the GeekBench database and examine the average results.
According to these averages, the RTX 4060 laptop averages a score of 89,099, which translates to the two RTX 5060 laptop results (found here) being 14% and 22% faster than the predecessor GPU, respectively (coincidentally, the average of these two percentages is 18%).
However, the 89k number is based on a database with wildly varying results owing to a multitude of different system configurations. In fact, there are some RTX 4060 laptop results that align with these RTX 5060 laptop scores, such as one that hits 104,509.
What's undeniable is the clock speeds for the RTX 5060 laptop GPUs, which are shown to be 2,025 MHz and 2,212 MHz. This isn't too far off the pace of the RTX 4060 mobile GPU, which has a maximum boost of 2,370 MHz-the Asus TUF A14 I frequently use maxes out at 2,225 MHz, for instance.
There's likely more headroom for RTX 5060 laptop chips in this department, as Nvidia lists the RTX 5060 laptop GPU as sporting a max boost clock of 2,497 MHz, compared to 2,370 MHz for the RTX 4060 laptop GPU.
One thing we can confirm with certainty is that the RTX 5060 mobile will have approximately 8% more cores than the RTX 4060 mobile-3,072 for the RTX 4060 versus 3,328 for the RTX 5060. Consequently, we can expect at least a 8% performance boost, given clock speeds and TDP limits. Add in some architectural improvements, and the 18% quoted performance increase might not be far-fetched, especially for laptops packing high-end CPUs like these. We'll simply have to wait and see.
RTX 5060 laptops were officially unveiled just a couple of weeks ago and should be launching next month, although we'd all been pretty certain about that even before the official announcement-it was hard to ignore that laptop vendors were hinting at RTX 5050 and RTX 5060 laptops prior to the announcement.
Nvidia forecasts RTX 5060 laptops will start at $1,099, but I doubt that'll be for anything resembling the Core i9 and Core Ultra 9 models listed here. Nevertheless, given the high power efficiency of higher-end RTX 50-series laptop chips-one reason the Razer Blade 16 (2025) now commands a top spot on our best gaming laptops list-even low-end RTX 5060 laptops are something to be tentatively excited about, assuming stock is available. Here's to hoping!
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- The RTX 5060 laptops could potentially boast performance improvements of around 18% compared to RTX 4060 laptops, as suggested by GeekBench benchmark results.
- The RTX 5060 laptops are anticipated to be officially launched next month, after their announcement a couple of weeks prior.
- The GeekBench database provides average results, which show the RTX 4060 laptop averages a score of 89,099, and some configurations can yield scores up to 104,509.
- The RTX 5060 laptop GPUs feature clock speeds of 2,025 MHz and 2,212 MHz, while the RTX 4060 mobile GPU has a maximum boost clock of 2,370 MHz.
- The RTX 5060 laptop GPU is listed to have a maximum boost clock of 2,497 MHz, indicating possible performance advantages.
- The RTX 5060 laptop is expected to have approximately 8% more cores than the RTX 4060 laptop-3,072 for the RTX 4060 versus 3,328 for the RTX 5060.
- The Razer Blade 16 (2025) now tops our best gaming laptops list, thanks to the power efficiency of higher-end RTX 50-series laptop chips.
- The RTX 5060 laptop GPUs, with clock speeds of 2,025 MHz and 2,212 MHz, are not too far off the pace of the RTX 4060 mobile GPU's maximum boost of 2,370 MHz.
- A comparison of the RTX 5060 laptop results to the RTX 4060 laptop average shows potential performance improvements of 14% and 22% respectively, which coincidentally adds up to the quoted 18% increase.
- Despite the RTX 5060 laptops being officially unveiled just a couple of weeks ago, some high-end CPUs like the Core i9 and Core Ultra 9 models will likely cost more than the anticipated starting price of $1,099.
- The Razer Blade 16 (2025) now commands a top spot on our best gaming laptops list due to the power efficiency of higher-end RTX 50-series laptop chips, making even low-end RTX 5060 laptops something to be tentatively excited about.
