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25 Dec, 2025







£456.02 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
At ~£382 ex‑VAT, this ASUS TUF RTX 5060 looks like it’s aimed squarely at people who want a sensible, brand-backed upgrade without paying for higher-end cards. The TUF line tends to be “boring in a good way”: solid cooling, typically decent noise under load, and a warranty/brand experience you can actually deal with in the UK. If you’re building a newer mid-range gaming rig or upgrading from something older (especially older AMD/NVIDIA generations), it should feel noticeably smoother in modern titles—particularly if you’re matching it with a decent CPU and running at sensible settings.
That said, I wouldn’t treat it as a no-brainer buy. At this price point, the real question is what competing cards (especially from AMD or last-gen NVIDIA on discount) are available locally, because £382 is where you start expecting either stronger performance-per-pound or better upgrade headroom for the next couple of years. If you game at high refresh rates or expect to crank visuals hard, you may find yourself wishing you’d spent a bit more—or opted for a better-value alternative. Buy it if you want reliable, “just works” mid-range performance with an ASUS TUF cooler; skip it if you can get a faster card for similar money or you specifically care about max performance over quiet/thermals.
If you tell me your current GPU and target games/resolution, I can say whether £382 is a fair call or whether you’d be better off waiting or choosing a different class of card.

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