NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
34.4Rasterization—
28.8Ray Tracing27.6
39.5Memoryspec-based41.5
96.7Efficiencyspec-based95.9
42.1Compute41.2
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40605 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- 20% higher Shading units: 3,072 vs 2,560
- 20% higher RT cores: 24 vs 20
- 20% higher Tensor / AI cores: 96 vs 80
- 12% lower TDP: 115 W vs 130 W
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- 26% higher Base clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,830 MHz
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
- 18% higher bandwidth: 320 GB/s vs 272 GB/s
- Lower launch price: $249 vs $299
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2025 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Process | 5 nm | 4 nm+20% |
| TDP | 115 W+12% | 130 W |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,072+20% | 2,560 |
| RT cores | 24+20% | 20 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 96+20% | 80 |
| Base clock | 1,830 MHz | 2,310 MHz+26% |
| Boost clock | 2,460 MHz | 2,570 MHz+4% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 272 GB/s | 320 GB/s+18% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,700Bottom 41% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,650+9%Bottom 31% | 2,430Bottom 23% |
| PassMark G3D | 15,500Bottom 40% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 96 fpsBottom 32% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 68 fpsBottom 32% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 36 fpsBottom 32% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | DLSS 4 |
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