GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB vs GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 0% to 33%, including 20% in 3DMark Time Spy (16,343 vs 13,608). On gemma:26b, both reach about 5.0 tokens/s (per LocalLLaMA; per LocalLLaMA).
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB. MSRP range: $499 · $429. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 16 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Notebookcheck, LanOC Reviews, Beebom, Overclocking.com, WorthPlaying, DatabaseMart, 3DMark, UL Benchmarks, PassMark and Tom's Hardware; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, LanOC Reviews |
31,146 points | 41,427 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better) Source: LanOC Reviews |
— | 21,102 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better) Source: Beebom, LanOC Reviews |
— | 9,318 points |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: Overclocking.com, Beebom, LanOC Reviews, WorthPlaying, DatabaseMart, 3DMark |
8,091 points | 10,399 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: Overclocking.com, LanOC Reviews, Notebookcheck |
3,158 points | 4,178 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: Overclocking.com, UL Benchmarks, LanOC Reviews |
2,911 points | 3,657 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (DX12) Graphics Score (higher is better) Source: 3DMark |
2,905 points | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, LanOC Reviews, Notebookcheck |
13,608 points | 16,343 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better) Source: Beebom, LanOC Reviews |
— | 7,547 points |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
1,079 pts | 1,211 pts |
| PassMark G3D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
22,641 pts | 22,642 pts |
| Tom's Hardware GPU Hierarchy (lower is better) Source: Tom's Hardware |
409 rank | 430 rank |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
- llama3.2:1b-instruct: 210.6 tok/s (LocalScore)
- llama3.2:1b: 209.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- llama3.2:1b: 209.0 tok/s (LocalScore)
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- llama3.2:1b: 213.0 tok/s (LocalScore (Mozilla Builders))
- llama3.2:1b: 210.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai (Mozilla Builders))
- llama3.2:1b: 192.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
Quick answers
Which is faster, the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB or the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB?
The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 0% to 33%, including 20% in 3DMark Time Spy (16,343 vs 13,608).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On gemma:26b, both reach about 5.0 tokens/s (per LocalLLaMA; per LocalLLaMA).
What did the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB cost at launch?
The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB launched at a $499 MSRP and the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB at $429. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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