GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 14% to 65%, including 34% in 3DMark Time Spy (15,279 vs 11,413). On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti generates 84.2 tokens/s (per GPU Battle) against 41.7 for the GeForce RTX 4060 (per DatabaseMart), best community run on file for each.
Side-by-side GPU comparison of the GeForce RTX 4060 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti. MSRP range: $299 · $429. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
*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 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| vram gb | 8 | 16 |
| vram type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| tdp w | 115 | 180 |
| cuda cores | 3072 | 4608 |
| 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 KitGuru, WorthPlaying, Wccftech, Beebom, Overclocking.com, 3DMark and Notebookcheck; 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 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better) Source: KitGuru, WorthPlaying |
24,856 points | 40,925 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 (higher is better) Source: Beebom |
— | 9,437 points |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
6,551 points | — |
| 3DMark Port Royal (higher is better) Source: Overclocking.com, KitGuru, 3DMark, Wccftech |
6,577 points | 10,096 points |
| 3DMark Speed Way (higher is better) Source: Overclocking.com, KitGuru, 3DMark, Wccftech |
2,703 points | 4,100 points |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better) Source: 3DMark, Overclocking.com, KitGuru |
2,311 points | 3,588 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, KitGuru, 3DMark |
11,413 points | 15,279 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
11,749 points | — |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (higher is better) Source: KitGuru |
— | 7,136 points |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (Graphics) (higher is better) Source: Wccftech |
5,422 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-instruct: 134.0 tok/s (LocalScore)
- llama3.2:1b: 134.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- deepseek-coder:6.7b: 52.9 tok/s (DatabaseMart)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
- llama3.2:1b: 213.0 tok/s (LocalScore.ai)
- qwen3:4b: 135.0 tok/s (GPU Battle)
- gpt-oss:20b: 111.5 tok/s (llama.cpp GitHub (Discussion #15396, gpt-oss guide))
Quick answers
Which is faster, the GeForce RTX 4060 or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti is ahead of the GeForce RTX 4060 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 14% to 65%, including 34% in 3DMark Time Spy (15,279 vs 11,413).
Which is better for running local LLMs?
On llama3.1:8b, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti generates 84.2 tokens/s (per GPU Battle) against 41.7 for the GeForce RTX 4060 (per DatabaseMart), best community run on file for each.
What did the GeForce RTX 4060 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti cost at launch?
The GeForce RTX 4060 launched at a $299 MSRP and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti at $429. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.
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