GeForce RTX 4060 vs Quadro RTX 5000 — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The GeForce RTX 4060 is ahead of the Quadro RTX 5000 on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 51%, including 7% in 3DMark Time Spy (11,413 vs 10,638).
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the GeForce RTX 4060 and the Quadro RTX 5000. MSRP range: $299 · $2,300. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
Quadro RTX 5000
*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 | Quadro RTX 5000 |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 8 | 16 |
| vram type | GDDR6 | — |
| tdp w | 115 | 230 |
| cuda cores | 3072 | 3072 |
| rt cores | 24 | — |
| tensor cores | 96 | — |
| process nm | 5 | — |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from WorthPlaying, Wccftech, 3DMark, TopCPU.net and PassMark; 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 | Quadro RTX 5000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: WorthPlaying |
24,856 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better) Source: WorthPlaying |
12,086 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
11,892 points | — |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
6,551 points | — |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Wccftech |
6,577 points | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Wccftech |
2,703 points | — |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: 3DMark |
2,311 points | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, TopCPU.net |
11,413 points | 10,638 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
11,749 points | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
5,422 points | — |
| PassMark G2D Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
1,038 pts | 688 pts |
| PassMark G3D (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
19,488 points | — |
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
- llama3.2:1b: 134.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- llama3.2:1b-instruct: 134.0 tok/s (LocalScore)
- deepseek-coder:6.7b: 52.9 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
Quadro RTX 5000
No verified AI inference results on file. See the Quadro RTX 5000 benchmark page →
Quick answers
Which is faster, the GeForce RTX 4060 or the Quadro RTX 5000?
The GeForce RTX 4060 is ahead of the Quadro RTX 5000 on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 51%, including 7% in 3DMark Time Spy (11,413 vs 10,638).
What did the GeForce RTX 4060 and the Quadro RTX 5000 cost at launch?
The GeForce RTX 4060 launched at a $299 MSRP and the Quadro RTX 5000 at $2,300. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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