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GeForce RTX 5090 vs GeForce RTX 5060

Compare the GeForce RTX 5090 and GeForce RTX 5060 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.

From$6,199.99
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From$459.99
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The short answer

The GeForce RTX 5060 is the better value, though the GeForce RTX 5090 is the faster card at 1440p.

  • GeForce RTX 5090 is about 214% faster at 1440p (gaming index 100 vs 32).
  • GeForce RTX 5060 is the cheaper card right now, by roughly 1248%.
  • GeForce RTX 5060 delivers about 329% more frames per dollar at 1440p.
  • GeForce RTX 5090 carries more VRAM (32GB vs 8GB), an edge at 4K and in memory-heavy games.
  • GeForce RTX 5060 draws less power (145W vs 575W), 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.

1440p gaming
GeForce RTX 5090100
GeForce RTX 506032

GeForce RTX 5090 is about 214% faster at 1440p.

Performance per dollar

1440p gaming score for every $100 of the card’s current cheapest price. Higher is better value.

GeForce RTX 5090

1.6

per $100 spent

GeForce RTX 5060

6.9

per $100 spent

Better value

Specs head-to-head

GeForce RTX 5090
GeForce RTX 5060
Price (from)
$6,199.99
$459.99
1440p gaming index
100
32
VRAM
32GB GDDR7
8GB GDDR7
Memory bandwidth
1792 GB/s
448 GB/s
Boost clock
2407 MHz
2497 MHz
Shader cores
21,760
3,840
Ray tracing cores
170
30
Tensor / AI cores
680
120
TDP
575W
145W
Recommended PSU
1000W
550W
Upscaling
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation, DLSS 5 Neural Rendering
DLSS Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation, DLSS 5 Neural Rendering
Architecture
Blackwell GB202
Blackwell GB206
Process node
TSMC 4N
TSMC 4N
MSRP
$1,999.00
$299.00

Productivity & compute

GeForce RTX 5090
GeForce RTX 5060
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics (points)
72,390
37,971
3DMark Steel Nomad (points)
14,544
3,170
Geekbench 7 OpenCL (points)
365,480
119,559

Where to buy

GeForce RTX 5060from $459.99
From$459.99
23 versions in stock
GeForce RTX 5090from $6,199.99
From$6,199.99
13 versions in stock

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