The verdict
RTX 5060 takes it, 5–1 on rounds.
On the published figures, RTX 5060 takes 5 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose RTX 5060 if…
- • You want RTX 5060's edge on how many shader cores it has and how fast it boosts
Choose RTX 4060 if…
- • You want RTX 4060's edge on how much power it draws
Round by round
- Round 1How many shader cores it hasRTX 5060 winsRTX 40605/10
3,072 CUDA cores
Founders Edition spec
- 3,072 CUDA cores, against 3,840 CUDA cores
Source: nvidia.com ↗
RTX 5060 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How fast it boostsRTX 5060 wins
RTX 5060 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How much power it drawsRTX 4060 wins
RTX 4060 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4Which memory it usesRTX 5060 wins
RTX 5060 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5Which DisplayPort it supportsRTX 5060 winsRTX 40605/10
DisplayPort 1.4a
Founders Edition spec
- DisplayPort 1.4a, against DisplayPort 2.1b
Source: nvidia.com ↗
RTX 5060 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6Which PCIe generation it usesRTX 5060 winsRTX 40605/10
PCI Express Gen 4
Founders Edition spec
- PCI Express Gen 4, against PCI Express Gen 5
Source: nvidia.com ↗
RTX 5060 wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
Side by side
- 8 GB GDDR7, against 12 GB GDDR6
- 128-bit, against 192-bit
- 145 W, against 115 W
- $299, against $249
- 3,072 CUDA cores, against 3,840 CUDA cores
- 2.46 GHz, against 2.50 GHz
- GDDR6, against GDDR7
- DisplayPort 1.4a, against DisplayPort 2.1b