Left · Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4060
Spec score
Spec score 28
$539
Amazon US, Oct 24
GeForce RTX 4060 against GeForce RTX 5050
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. 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 5050
Spec score
Spec score 27
$550
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Coding & development
Either
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Light gaming
Either
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Gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Content creation
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
3D & rendering
GeForce RTX 4060left
31 vs 29 for all-core throughput and render speed.
Gaming & streaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
AI & local models
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
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: 28
GeForce RTX 5050: 27
1 ptsto the left
Games at 1080p
GeForce RTX 4060: 35
GeForce RTX 5050: 34
1 ptsto the left
Games at 1440p
GeForce RTX 4060: 28
GeForce RTX 5050: 27
1 ptsto the left
Games at 4K
GeForce RTX 4060: 16
GeForce RTX 5050: 15
1 ptsto the left
Rendering and video
GeForce RTX 4060: 32
GeForce RTX 5050: 30
2 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
GeForce RTX 4060: 7.6
GeForce RTX 5050: 6.9
10%to the left
Typical price
GeForce RTX 4060: $370
GeForce RTX 5050: $393
$23to the left
From the spec sheets
Video memory
GeForce RTX 4060: 8 GB
GeForce RTX 5050: 8 GB
level
Board power
GeForce RTX 4060: 115 W
GeForce RTX 5050: 130 W
13%to the left
Length
GeForce RTX 4060: 230 mm
GeForce RTX 5050: 220 mm
5%to the right
The verdict
- The RTX 4060 is 4% faster at 1440p.
- At 4K the gap is 7% in the RTX 4060's favour.
- The RTX 4060 typically costs $23 less.
- Per dollar, the RTX 4060 is the better buy: 7.6 points per $100 against 6.9.
Specifications
| Spec | GeForce RTX 4060 | GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Video memory | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Board power | 115 W (better) | 130 W |
| Length | 230 mm | 220 mm (better) |
| Power connector | PCIe 8-pin | PCIe 8-pin |
| Brand | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Released | 2023 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $370 (better) | $393 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.