Left · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
Spec score
Spec score 37
$499
typical price
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB against GeForce RTX 5060
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB 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 5060
Spec score
Spec score 35
$460
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GBleft
43 vs 41 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GBleft
38 vs 36 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GBleft
28 vs 20 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GBleft
38 vs 36 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GBleft
39 vs 36 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GBleft
42 vs 33 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
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 37
GeForce RTX 5060: 35
2 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 44
GeForce RTX 5060: 43
1 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 36
GeForce RTX 5060: 36
level
Games at 4K
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 28
GeForce RTX 5060: 20
8 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 40
GeForce RTX 5060: 36
4 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 7.4
GeForce RTX 5060: 8.3
12%to the right
Typical price
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: $499
GeForce RTX 5060: $421
$78to the right
From the spec sheets
Video memory
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 16 GB
GeForce RTX 5060: 8 GB
100%to the left
Board power
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 165 W
GeForce RTX 5060: 145 W
14%to the right
Length
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 245 mm
GeForce RTX 5060: 240 mm
2%to the right
The verdict
- RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and RTX 5060 are level on games at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 40% in the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB's favour.
- RTX 4060 Ti 16GB carries 16 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
- The RTX 5060 typically costs $78 less.
- Per dollar, the RTX 5060 is the better buy: 8.3 points per $100 against 7.4.
Specifications
| Spec | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | GeForce RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 165 W | 145 W (better) |
| Length | 245 mm | 240 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | 2023 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $499 | $421 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.