NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
34.4Rasterization—
28.8Ray Tracing20
39.5Memory34.1
96.7Efficiency95.9
42.1Compute41.2
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40603 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 scores 44.5 against 45.7 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 29 vs 20
- Stronger memory score: 40 vs 34
- 20% higher Shading units: 3,072 vs 2,560
- 12% lower TDP: 115 W vs 130 W
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
- 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
- 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 | — |
| Tensor / AI cores | 96 | — |
| Base clock | 1,830 MHz | — |
| 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 | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 10,700Top 80% | — |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 2,650Top 74% | — |
| PassMark G3D | 15,500Top 72% | — |
| 1080p Ultra | 96 fpsTop 72% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 68 fpsTop 70% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 36 fpsTop 70% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no MFG) | DLSS 4 |
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