Home GPU comparison Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 - Which is better?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

49 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
VS
92 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
  7. Comments (0)

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
vs
GeForce RTX 4090

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
159
104
97
69
277
199
191
154
The Witcher 3
183
147
107
58
288
265
187
100
Counter-Strike 2
259
203
141
82
329
244
185
91
Far Cry 6
139
129
109
63
203
182
167
104
Hogwarts Legacy
110
89
70
37
201
164
132
76
COD Modern Warfare 3
136
126
98
63
274
258
221
149
Ghost of Tsushima
98
81
65
38
183
154
137
91
Cyberpunk 2077
118
107
71
32
227
208
143
68
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
183
172
128
73
304
277
215
119
Avg FPS
1080p High154254
1080p Ultra129217
1440p Ultra98175
4K Ultra57106
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
16113
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
42191
Time Spy1595736322
Solar Bay74417186930
Port Royal1014626115
Fire Strike4238572253
Night Raid141185195300
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
148626
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
316301
Background Blur243.1 frames/s318.9 frames/s
Face Detection149.5 frames/s222.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.35 Gpix/sec14.2 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.88 Gpix/sec21 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur7.76 Gpix/sec23.9 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.57 Gpix/sec2.38 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching740.2 Gpix/sec1950 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics22183.7 fps48090.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
22479
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
38303
G2D Mark12001297
DirectX 11217 fps329 fps
DirectX 1286 fps150 fps
GPU Compute12135 Ops/s27111 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
615.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a1617.6 fps
Car Chasen/a1228.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a1234.6 fps
T-Rexn/a6286 fps
ALU 2n/a15073.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a303.7 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a12119.1
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
24763
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
47486
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
18826
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
n/a
Image Classification (SP)10281n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)29909n/a
Horizon Detection26549n/a
Face Detection (HP)59010n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)117200n/a
Text Classification (SP)3993n/a
Machine Translation (HP)6647n/a
Object Detection (SP)12742n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)44856n/a
Style Transfer (SP)175892n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
4348.58
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 15, 2025 September, 20, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Ada Lovelace
Codename GB206-300 AD102
Price n/a 1599

GPU

GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 2235 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2572 MHz 2520 MHz
Shader Units 4608 16384
TMUs 144 512
ROPs 48 176
Execution Units 36 128
Ray Tracing Cores 36 128
Tensor Cores 144 512
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 32000 KB/core 72 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 123 Gpix/sec 444 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 370 GTex/s 1290 GTex/s
FLOPS 23.7 TFLOPS 82.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 180 W 450 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 263 mm² 609 mm²
Transistor count 31.1 billion 76.3 billion
Transistor density 118.25 MTr/mm² 125.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 2625 MHz
Bus 128 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 21000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 24 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
1010 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 12.0 8.9
DisplayPort 2.1b 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 3

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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