NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB vs NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
40.2Rasterization38.8
36.8Ray Tracing34.2
55.1Memoryspec-based57.1
88.6Efficiencyspec-based97.5
55.1Compute58.3
4 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB7 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB scores 51.2 against 52.4 for NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation edges ahead in compute, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 24% higher bandwidth: 448 GB/s vs 360 GB/s
- 13% higher 3DMark Speed Way: 4,142 vs 3,668
- 11% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 16,056 vs 14,434
- Lower launch price: $429 vs $1,250
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
- Stronger compute score: 58 vs 55
- 33% higher Shading units: 6,144 vs 4,608
- 33% higher RT cores: 48 vs 36
- 33% higher Tensor / AI cores: 192 vs 144
- 28% lower TDP: 130 W vs 180 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2023 |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 5 nm | — |
| TDP | 180 W | 130 W+28% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 4,608 | 6,144+33% |
| RT cores | 36 | 48+33% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 144 | 192+33% |
| Base clock | 2,407 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 2,572 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16 GB | 20 GB+25% |
| VRAM type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 128 bit | 160 bit+25% |
| Bandwidth | 448 GB/s+24% | 360 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 16,056+11%Top 30% | 14,434Top 38% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,142+13%Top 37% | 3,668Top 44% |
| PassMark G3D | 22,619Top 32% | 23,635+4%Top 28% |
| 1080p Ultra | 107 fpsBottom 45% | — |
| 1440p Ultra | 78 fpsBottom 48% | — |
| 4K Ultra | 45 fpsBottom 48% | — |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 | DLSS 3 |
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