Left · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
Spec score
Spec score 37
$499
typical price
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB against GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB 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 Ti 8GB
Spec score
Spec score 40
$529
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GBright
43 vs 46 for snappy single-core speed, quiet running, and a card that drives two or three screens without fuss.
Coding & development
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GBright
38 vs 41 for cores for builds and containers, plenty of memory, fast storage, and a card for several screens or a local model.
Light gaming
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GBright
44 vs 49 for 1080p frame rates per dollar.
Gaming
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GBright
36 vs 41 for 1440p frame rates, with a CPU that will not hold the card back.
Heavy gaming
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GBleft
28 vs 25 for the strongest graphics card the budget allows.
Content creation
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GBright
38 vs 40 for export times: many cores, a card with good encoders, lots of memory.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GBright
37 vs 41 for frame rates with headroom for the encoder and the chat.
AI & local models
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GBleft
42 vs 36 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 Ti 8GB: 40
3 ptsto the right
Games at 1080p
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 44
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 49
5 ptsto the right
Games at 1440p
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 36
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 41
5 ptsto the right
Games at 4K
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 28
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 25
3 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 40
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 40
level
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 Ti 8GB: 7.9
7%to the right
Typical price
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: $499
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: $506
$7to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 16 GB
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 8 GB
100%to the left
Board power
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 165 W
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 180 W
9%to the left
Length
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB: 245 mm
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: 250 mm
2%to the left
The verdict
- The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is 14% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 12% in the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB's favour.
- RTX 4060 Ti 16GB carries 16 GB of video memory against 8 GB.
Specifications
| Spec | GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 16 GB (better) | 8 GB |
| Board power | 165 W (better) | 180 W |
| Length | 245 mm (better) | 250 mm |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | 2023 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $499 (better) | $506 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.