Home GPU comparison Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 - Which is better?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

49 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
VS
97 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
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 5090

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
159
104
97
69
332
242
231
183
The Witcher 3
183
147
107
58
366
338
234
127
Counter-Strike 2
259
203
141
82
379
271
209
98
Far Cry 6
139
129
109
63
235
202
198
124
Hogwarts Legacy
110
89
70
37
244
210
167
96
COD Modern Warfare 3
136
126
98
63
337
333
269
184
Ghost of Tsushima
98
81
65
38
221
190
170
114
Cyberpunk 2077
118
107
71
32
259
231
166
77
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
183
172
128
73
334
306
238
128
Avg FPS
1080p High154301
1080p Ultra129258
1440p Ultra98209
4K Ultra57126
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
16113
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
54096
Time Spy1595747515
Solar Bay74417213229
Port Royal1014637529
Fire Strike4238590200
Night Raid141185209016
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
148626
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
419309
Background Blur243.1 frames/s333 frames/s
Face Detection149.5 frames/s298.5 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.35 Gpix/sec21.7 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.88 Gpix/sec33.7 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur7.76 Gpix/sec34.5 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.57 Gpix/sec2.53 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching740.2 Gpix/sec2850 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics22183.7 fps59146.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
22479
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
40359
G2D Mark12001444
DirectX 11217 fps344 fps
DirectX 1286 fps195 fps
GPU Compute12135 Ops/s28243 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
624.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a1397.2 fps
Car Chasen/a1150.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a1178.2 fps
T-Rexn/a4812.3 fps
ALU 2n/a5992.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a269.7 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a5991.7
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
24763
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
47486
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
18826
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
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 5090
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 15, 2025 January, 7, 2025
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Blackwell 2.0 Blackwell 2.0
Codename GB206-300 GB202-300-A1
Price n/a 1999

GPU

GPU Frequency 2407 MHz 2017 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2572 MHz 2407 MHz
Shader Units 4608 21760
TMUs 144 680
ROPs 48 176
Execution Units 36 170
Ray Tracing Cores 36 170
Tensor Cores 144 680
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 32000 KB/core 88 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 123 Gpix/sec 424 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 370 GTex/s 1637 GTex/s
FLOPS 23.7 TFLOPS 104.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 5.0 x8 PCIe 5.0 x16
TGP 180 W 575 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 4 nm
Transistor Size 263 mm² 750 mm²
Transistor count 31.1 billion 92.2 billion
Transistor density 118.25 MTr/mm² 122.93 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 128 bit 512 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 28000 MB/s 28000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 32 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090
1792 GB/s

API

DirectX 12.2 12
Vulkan 1.4 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 12.0 10.1
DisplayPort 2.1b 2.1a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 4 DLSS 4

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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