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Yeston’s RTX 5060 gets a 675W power path
Yeston has launched a GeForce RTX 5060 built on the GB205 die from the RTX 5070, with a 16-pin connector and an oversized 5070-class cooler.
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Yeston has released a GeForce RTX 5060 that, at least in theory, can be fed up to 675W of power — even though the card itself consumes nowhere near that. Like a recent MSI model, it uses the GB205 chip from the RTX 5070 instead of the usual GB206, but cut down to RTX 5060 specs.
The main difference is power delivery. While MSI’s version keeps the standard 8-pin connector typical for the RTX 5060, Yeston has fitted the card with the 16-pin connector more commonly associated with the RTX 5070. In theory, that means up to 600W can be supplied through the connector, plus another 75W from the PCIe slot.
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In practice, the card is still a trimmed-down RTX 5060 and draws about the same power as a standard model: roughly 145W, according to the source. Yeston also appears to have carried over not just the power connector from the higher-tier card, but its cooler as well, which should make this version of the RTX 5060 run cooler and quieter than usual.
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