GeForce RTX 4060 vs GeForce RTX 5050

Compare the GeForce RTX 4060 and GeForce RTX 5050 on real gaming benchmarks, full specifications, live retailer prices and performance-per-dollar, then jump straight to the cheapest in-stock version of either card.

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From$299.99
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The short answer

The GeForce RTX 5050 is the better value, though the GeForce RTX 4060 is the faster card at 1080p.

  • GeForce RTX 4060 is about 9% faster at 1080p (gaming index 42 vs 39).
  • GeForce RTX 5050 is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 66%.
  • GeForce RTX 5050 delivers about 53% more frames per dollar at 1080p.
  • GeForce RTX 4060 draws less power (115W vs 130W), so it runs cooler and asks less of your PSU.

Gaming performance

Gaming score: geometric mean of in-game FPS, normalized so the RTX 5090 = 100. Switch resolution with the toggle above.

1080p gaming
GeForce RTX 406042
GeForce RTX 505039

GeForce RTX 4060 is about 9% faster at 1080p.

Performance per dollar

1080p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.

GeForce RTX 4060

8.5

per $100 spent

GeForce RTX 5050

12.9

per $100 spent

Better value

Specs head-to-head

GeForce RTX 4060
GeForce RTX 5050
Price (from)
$499.00
$299.99
1080p gaming index
42
39
VRAM
8GB GDDR6
8GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
272 GB/s
320 GB/s
Boost clock
2460 MHz
2572 MHz
Shader cores
3,072
2,560
Ray tracing cores
24
20
Tensor / AI cores
96
80
TDP
115W
130W
Recommended PSU
550W
550W
Upscaling
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation
Architecture
Ada Lovelace AD107
Blackwell GB207
Process node
TSMC 4N
TSMC 4N
MSRP
$299.00
$249.00

Productivity & compute

GeForce RTX 4060
GeForce RTX 5050
3DMark Steel Nomad (points)
2,313
2,321
Geekbench 7 OpenCL (points)
95,113
89,631
PassMark G3D (G3D Mark)
19,496
16,885

Where to buy

GeForce RTX 5050from $299.99
From$299.99
7 versions in stock
GeForce RTX 4060from $499.00
From$499.00
5 versions in stock

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