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PALIT unveils RTX 5060 Ti graphics card featuring RiTONA

Ayesha RazaSep 21, 20263 min read

Published Sep 21, 2026, 2:52 PMUpdated Oct 26, 2026, 2:35 PM

PALIT unveils RTX 5060 Ti graphics card featuring RiTONA

PALIT has announced its RTX 5060 Ti lineup built around Nvidia's latest mid-range GPU, introducing its new RiTONA cooling technology across the range.# PALIT Unveils RTX 5060 Ti Graphics Card Featuring RiTONA

PALIT has launched the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB RiTONA OC, a special edition graphics card built around the company's anime-style digital ambassador — and the first time PALIT has put one of its own characters directly on a retail GPU.

Who Is RiTONA

RiTONA is PALIT's digital ambassador, first introduced in Japan in 2022 and now making her global debut with an updated, more mature design. She has appeared in the company's promotional campaigns, wallpapers and marketing material for years. The new version of the character retains her signature mint-green hair and PALIT's vibrant yellow, while her cape takes design cues from the crystalline aesthetic of PALIT's flagship GameRock series. She is accompanied by Gelo, a cat-form slime companion.

The RTX 5060 Ti RiTONA OC is framed as the character's global launch vehicle rather than simply a themed variant of an existing card.

The Specifications

The card runs on Nvidia's GB206 GPU — the same chip in the standard RTX 5060 Ti — with 4,608 CUDA cores and a boost clock of 2,587 MHz. It carries 8GB of GDDR7 memory running at 28 Gbps across a 128-bit interface. Total graphics power is rated at 180W.

One notable design choice: PALIT has kept the traditional single 8-pin power connector rather than moving to a 16-pin connector. That makes installation straightforward and avoids the cable-management complications some users have encountered with newer connector designs.

The card supports all Blackwell-generation features, including DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation.

The Cooler

The RiTONA OC uses a white dual-fan shroud with two 102mm fans, ARGB lighting along the side, and a compact footprint measuring 233.9 x 125.8 x 40mm — 23.4cm long, which fits in smaller mATX and ITX-oriented cases.

PALIT's 0-dB technology stops the fans completely under light workloads. The fans only spin up when the GPU reaches around 60°C or total graphics power passes around 150W, and shut off again once the GPU drops below 50°C, memory below 80°C, and power draw below 60W. For a machine used for office work, video playback or light browsing, this eliminates the low-level fan hum that cheaper cards add to an otherwise quiet build.

Cooling relies on a composite heat pipe and copper base. Strategic cutouts in the metal backplate allow heat to escape through the rear of the card rather than accumulating behind it.

The backplate also carries a full-colour illustration of RiTONA holding her wand, and the package includes a set of waterproof RiTONA stickers.

GPU monitoring and overclock settings are managed through PALIT's ThunderMaster software, which also controls the ARGB lighting on a per-LED basis.

What the OC Label Means Here

The "OC" designation deserves honest treatment. The 2,587 MHz boost clock matches what numerous other factory-overclocked RTX 5060 Ti 8GB cards ship at. It is a modest preset rather than an aggressive bin.

Manual tuning through ThunderMaster may allow further headroom, but how far any individual card will go depends on its silicon quality and thermal limits — factors the themed backplate does not influence. Buyers looking for a top-bin 5060 Ti rather than a themed one should check independent reviews once retail stock arrives.

Who It Is For

The card is aimed at two slightly different audiences simultaneously.

For builders putting together a white-themed system, the combination of white shroud, ARGB lighting, compact length and a clean aesthetic makes it a sensible match without asking for a significant premium over standard models — if PALIT prices it accordingly, which has not yet been confirmed.

For anime and gaming culture enthusiasts who want their hardware to reflect that, this is the most developed character-branded GPU PALIT has produced, and one of the few examples from any manufacturer where the character is the company's own IP rather than a licensed third-party collaboration.

For 1440p-focused performance buyers, the 8GB framebuffer and 128-bit bus will be the relevant constraint rather than anything about this card's cooler or branding. The standard 16GB RTX 5060 Ti remains the better choice for that use case.