In a recent event hosted by Chinese laptop manufacturer Hasee, the company’s chairman Wu Haijun unveiled exciting details about Nvidia’s upcoming Geforce RTX 5060 ‘Blackwell’ laptop GPU. Industry insider Golden Pig Upgrade was in attendance and managed to gather some key insights on this highly anticipated GPU, set to launch next year.
Nvidia RTX 5060: First to Feature GDDR7 Memory
One of the standout features of the RTX 5060 is its use of GDDR7 memory, making it the first GPU in the market to adopt this new standard. Earlier leaks had suggested that Nvidia’s entire Blackwell lineup would incorporate GDDR7, and this announcement aligns perfectly with those predictions. The upgrade to GDDR7 is expected to offer substantial boosts in bandwidth and potentially increased VRAM capacities across other SKUs in the lineup.
Performance and Efficiency Upgrades
Perhaps most intriguing is the reported performance of the RTX 5060. According to Wu, this laptop SKU could offer performance levels comparable to the current RTX 4070 laptop GPU. Impressively, the RTX 5060 is expected to exceed the RTX 4070 in ray tracing scenarios and match or come close to its rasterization performance. This leap in capabilities is accompanied by a reduced power consumption profile, with a maximum TGP of 115W compared to the RTX 4060’s 140W.
Broader Implications for the Blackwell Lineup
These power efficiency gains are not limited to the RTX 5060. Wu suggests that the entire Blackwell lineup will see significant reductions in power draw, potentially lowering overall system power consumption by 40 to 50 watts in many Blackwell models. While specific technical details remain limited, it is believed that the RTX 5060 will utilize the GB206 GPU die paired with 8GB of GDDR7 memory, likely running at 28 Gbps in its initial iteration.
Conclusion
As the tech community eagerly awaits the official launch of the RTX 5060, it’s clear that Nvidia’s Blackwell lineup is set to make a significant impact on the market. Offering impressive performance gains and enhanced power efficiency, the Geforce RTX 5060 ‘Blackwell’ laptop GPU is poised to redefine user expectations in the laptop GPU sector.
