MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ventus 2X Black 8G OC… vs MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12G Ventus 3X OC - 12GB GDDR7 — Head-to-Head (2026)

Our verdict

MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12G Ventus 3X OC - 12GB GDDR7 is our pick.

The RTX 5070 is the better buy for anyone gaming above 1080p or running local LLMs, delivering 225 fps to the RTX 4060's 114 fps in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail at 1080p Maximum — roughly double the frame rate for a moderate premium at 2026 street prices. The 4060 only makes sense if your ceiling is a 115 W board power budget or a tight total system budget.

Buy the MSI RTX 4060 Ventus 2X Black 8G OC if you're building in a small or OEM chassis with a weak PSU, gaming at 1080p in esports and older titles, and the 115 W TDP is a hard constraint. Buy the MSI RTX 5070 12G Ventus 3X OC if you game at 1440p, want DLSS 4 multi-frame generation, or run local 7B-class LLMs — 12 GB of GDDR7 and 127.54 tok/s on llama2:7b q4_0 put it in a different class.

SpecPicks editorial verdict, written September 10, 2026. Prices move, so check the current price on each listing before you buy.