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GeForce RTX 4070 vs GeForce RTX 5060 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The GeForce RTX 4070 is ahead of the GeForce RTX 5060 on all 8 shared benchmarks on file, by 1% to 29%, including 25% in 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (8,456 vs 6,772). On llama3.1:8b, the GeForce RTX 4070 generates 78.0 tokens/s (per Local LLM Benchmarks — kunalganglani.com) against 58.1 for the GeForce RTX 5060 (per Databasemart), best community run on file for each.

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the GeForce RTX 4070 and the GeForce RTX 5060. MSRP range: $599 · $299. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

SpecGeForce RTX 4070GeForce RTX 5060
vram gb 128

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Overclocking.com, Digital Trends, Wccftech, PC Guide, 3DMark, Club386 and CpuTronic; 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.

BenchmarkGeForce RTX 4070GeForce RTX 5060
3DMark DirectX Raytracing (higher is better)
Source: Overclocking.com		 51 fps—
3DMark DirectX Raytracing Feature Test (higher is better)
Source: Overclocking.com		 51 FPS—
3DMark Fire Strike (higher is better)
Source: Digital Trends, Overclocking.com		 37,790 points34,779 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (higher is better)
Source: Digital Trends		 —17,893 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 —16,021 points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (higher is better)
Source: Digital Trends		 —8,764 points
3DMark Fire Strike Ultra (Graphics) (higher is better)
Source: Wccftech		 —8,724 points
3DMark FireStrike Ultra (higher is better)
Source: PC Guide		 9,880 points—
3DMark Port Royal (higher is better)
Source: Digital Trends, PC Guide, Wccftech, Overclocking.com, 3DMark		 11,040 points8,661 points
3DMark Speed Way (higher is better)
Source: Club386, Overclocking.com, Wccftech, 3DMark		 4,423 points3,502 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (higher is better)
Source: Digital Trends, 3DMark, Overclocking.com, Club386, CpuTronic		 3,853 points3,221 points
3DMark Steel Nomad (Graphics, median of user submissions) (higher is better)
Source: 3DMark		 —3,178 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 4070

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GeForce RTX 5060

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Quick answers

Which is faster, the GeForce RTX 4070 or the GeForce RTX 5060?

The GeForce RTX 4070 is ahead of the GeForce RTX 5060 on all 8 shared benchmarks on file, by 1% to 29%, including 25% in 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (8,456 vs 6,772).

Which is better for running local LLMs?

On llama3.1:8b, the GeForce RTX 4070 generates 78.0 tokens/s (per Local LLM Benchmarks — kunalganglani.com) against 58.1 for the GeForce RTX 5060 (per Databasemart), best community run on file for each.

What did the GeForce RTX 4070 and the GeForce RTX 5060 cost at launch?

The GeForce RTX 4070 launched at a $599 MSRP and the GeForce RTX 5060 at $299. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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