Left · Nvidia
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC
Spec score
Spec score 35
$440
typical price
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC against GeForce RTX 4060
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4060
Spec score
Spec score 28
$539
Amazon US, Oct 25
Which one for what
Office & everyday
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OCleft
41 vs 34 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OCleft
36 vs 30 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OCleft
43 vs 35 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OCleft
36 vs 28 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OCleft
20 vs 16 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OCleft
36 vs 30 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OCleft
36 vs 31 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OCleft
36 vs 29 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OCleft
33 vs 29 for video memory first, then card speed, then system memory.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC: 35
GeForce RTX 4060: 28
7 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC: 43
GeForce RTX 4060: 35
8 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC: 36
GeForce RTX 4060: 28
8 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC: 20
GeForce RTX 4060: 16
4 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC: 36
GeForce RTX 4060: 32
4 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC: 8
GeForce RTX 4060: 7.6
5%to the left
Typical price
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC: $440
GeForce RTX 4060: $370
$70to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC: 8 GB
GeForce RTX 4060: 8 GB
level
Board power
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC: 145 W
GeForce RTX 4060: 115 W
26%to the right
Length
MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC: 280 mm
GeForce RTX 4060: 230 mm
22%to the right
The verdict
- The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC is 29% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 25% in the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC's favour.
- The RTX 4060 typically costs $70 less.
Specifications
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming Trio OC | GeForce RTX 4060 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Board power | 145 W | 115 W (better) |
| Length | 280 mm | 230 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | 2025 (better) | 2023 |
| Typical price | $440 | $370 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.