GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs GeForce RTX 4060

Compare the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and GeForce RTX 4060 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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The short answer

The GeForce RTX 4060 is the better value, though the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is the faster card at 1080p.

  • GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is about 42% faster at 1080p (gaming index 60 vs 42).
  • GeForce RTX 4060 is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 58%.
  • GeForce RTX 4060 delivers about 11% more frames per dollar at 1080p.
  • GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB carries more VRAM (16GB vs 8GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
  • GeForce RTX 4060 draws less power (115W vs 180W), 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 5060 Ti 16GB60
GeForce RTX 406042

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is about 42% 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 5060 Ti 16GB

8.0

per $100 spent

GeForce RTX 4060

8.9

per $100 spent

Better value

Specs head-to-head

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
GeForce RTX 4060
Price (from)
$749.99
$473.58
1080p gaming index
60
42
VRAM
16GB GDDR7
8GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
272 GB/s
Boost clock
2572 MHz
2460 MHz
Shader cores
4,608
3,072
Ray tracing cores
36
24
Tensor / AI cores
144
96
TDP
180W
115W
Recommended PSU
600W
550W
Upscaling
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation
Architecture
Blackwell GB206
Ada Lovelace AD107
Process node
TSMC 4N
TSMC 4N
MSRP
$430.00
$299.00

Productivity & compute

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
GeForce RTX 4060
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics (points)
41,306
27,883
3DMark Steel Nomad (points)
3,598
2,313
Geekbench 7 OpenCL (points)
129,391
95,113
PassMark G3D (G3D Mark)
22,623
19,496

Where to buy

GeForce RTX 4060from $473.58
From$473.58
5 versions in stock
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GBfrom $749.99
From$749.99
17 versions in stock

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