01
Preface
Although NVIDIA’s RTX 50 series graphics cards have been on the market for quite some time, there’s no doubt that for many users, the most anticipated and closely followed model remains the mid-range GeForce RTX 5060.
There have been many rumors circulating about the GeForce RTX 5060, such as a 25% increase in CUDA cores and the support of GDDR7 memory, leading to a significant performance boost. Some even claim a performance increase of over 20%.
This article will compare the actual gaming performance of the GeForce RTX 4060 and GeForce RTX 5060 to verify whether these rumors are true — the exciting moment has arrived.
02
Specifications Comparison
The GeForce RTX 4060 was released on June 29, 2023, using the AD107 GPU based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, manufactured with TSMC’s 5nm process. It features 3,072 CUDA cores, 96 texture units, 32 raster units, 24 streaming multiprocessors, 96 tensor cores, 24 ray tracing cores, and 24MB of L2 cache.
Its base clock is 1830 MHz, with a boost clock of 2460 MHz. It comes with 8GB of GDDR6 memory at 17 Gbps, a 128-bit memory bus, and a memory bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. Its FP32 performance is 15.11 TFLOPS, power consumption is 115W, and the suggested retail price is $299.
The GeForce RTX 5060 was released on May 19, 2023, using the GB206 GPU based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, manufactured with TSMC’s 4nm process. It features 3,840 CUDA cores, 120 texture units, 48 raster units, 30 streaming multiprocessors, 120 tensor cores, 30 ray tracing cores, and 32MB of L2 cache.
Its base clock is 2280 MHz, with a boost clock of 2497 MHz. It comes with 8GB of GDDR7 memory at 28 Gbps, a 128-bit memory bus, and a memory bandwidth of 448.0 GB/s. Its FP32 performance is 19.18 TFLOPS, power consumption is 145W, and the suggested retail price is $299.
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Test Platform Configuration
Main configuration is as follows:
Processor: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard: ASRock X670E PG Lightning
Memory: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz
Graphics Cards: GeForce RTX 4060 and GeForce RTX 5060
Storage: Two Samsung 970 SSDs
Operating System: Windows 11
04
Game Tests (RTX 5060 vs 4060)
Seven games were tested at 1080P resolution settings.
Game 1: God of War
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 77, Min FPS 70, Frame Time 12.8ms, CPU 15%, CPU Power 45W, CPU Temp 58°C, RAM 11.7GB, GPU Load 99%, VRAM 5.7GB, GPU Power 111W, GPU Temp 54°C
- RTX 5060: Avg FPS 107, Min FPS 96, Frame Time 8.9ms, CPU 16%, CPU Power 54W, CPU Temp 59°C, RAM 12.8GB, GPU Load 100%, VRAM 6.1GB, GPU Power 141W, GPU Temp 54°C
Difference: 5060 leads by 30 FPS (≈39%), min FPS +26, frame time ~4ms lower. Power up 30W. Other stats roughly equal.
Game 2: Cyberpunk 2077
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 62, Min FPS 43, Frame Time 17.1ms, CPU 45%, CPU Power 70W, Temp 59°C, RAM 11.9GB, GPU Load 98%, VRAM 7.8GB, GPU Power 114W, Temp 54°C
- RTX 5060: Avg FPS 73, Min FPS 56, Frame Time 12.8ms, CPU 47%, CPU Power 78W, Temp 59°C, RAM 11.5GB, GPU Load 98%, VRAM 7.9GB, GPU Power 139W, Temp 54°C
Difference: 5060 leads by 11 FPS (≈18%), min FPS +13, frame time ~5ms lower. Power up 25W. CPU use up 2%.
Game 3: Ghostwire: Tokyo
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 73, Min FPS 64, Frame Time 13.7ms, CPU 12%, CPU Power 47W, Temp 51°C, RAM 11.8GB, GPU Load 99%, VRAM 6.0GB, GPU Power 113W, Temp 56°C
- RTX 5060: Avg FPS 85, Min FPS 75, Frame Time 11.9ms, CPU 12%, CPU Power 49W, Temp 52°C, RAM 11.3GB, GPU Load 100%, VRAM 5.5GB, GPU Power 147W, Temp 57°C
Difference: 5060 leads by 12 FPS (≈16%), min FPS +11, frame time ~2ms lower. Power up 34W. RAM and VRAM slightly lower.
Game 4: Red Dead Redemption 2
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 80, Min FPS 73, Frame Time 11.7ms, CPU 18%, CPU Power 48W, Temp 49°C, RAM 12.1GB, GPU Load 96%, VRAM 4.7GB, GPU Power 113W, Temp 55°C
- RTX 5060: Avg FPS 97, Min FPS 77, Frame Time 9.7ms, CPU 19%, CPU Power 62W, Temp 54°C, RAM 12.7GB, GPU Load 94%, VRAM 4.9GB, GPU Power 139W, Temp 55°C
Difference: 5060 leads by 17 FPS (≈21%), min FPS +4, frame time ~2ms lower. Power up 26W. GPU load slightly lower.
Game 5: Horizon Forbidden West
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 62, Min FPS 61, Frame Time 15.8ms, CPU 43%, CPU Power 90W, Temp 69°C, RAM 12.0GB, GPU Load 99%, VRAM 7.4GB, GPU Power 112W, Temp 55°C
- RTX 5060: Avg FPS 74, Min FPS 72, Frame Time 13.2ms, CPU 39%, CPU Power 78W, Temp 63°C, RAM 12.0GB, GPU Load 99%, VRAM 7.6GB, GPU Power 136W, Temp 54°C
Difference: 5060 leads by 12 FPS (≈19%), min FPS +11, frame time ~2ms lower. Power up 24W. CPU use -4%.
Game 6: Forza Horizon 5
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 109, Min FPS 86, Frame Time 9.8ms, CPU 19%, CPU Power 51W, Temp 53°C, RAM 12.0GB, GPU Load 99%, VRAM 7.7GB, GPU Power 106W, Temp 54°C
- RTX 5060: Avg FPS 135, Min FPS 108, Frame Time 7.8ms, CPU 18%, CPU Power 58W, Temp 53°C, RAM 12.3GB, GPU Load 98%, VRAM 8.0GB, GPU Power 128W, Temp 53°C
Difference: 5060 leads by 26 FPS (≈24%), min FPS +22, frame time ~2ms lower. Power up 22W. Other stats similar.
Game 7: The Last of Us Part II
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 90, Min FPS 61, Frame Time 12.1ms, CPU 35%, CPU Power 63W, Temp 55°C, RAM 12.4GB, GPU Load 99%, VRAM 7.1GB, GPU Power 114W, Temp 53°C
- RTX 5060: Avg FPS 110, Min FPS 71, Frame Time 8.4ms, CPU 49%, CPU Power 67W, Temp 61°C, RAM 12.3GB, GPU Load 99%, VRAM 7.5GB, GPU Power 125W, Temp 51°C
Difference: 5060 leads by 20 FPS (≈22%), min FPS +10, frame time ~4ms lower. Power up 11W. CPU usage significantly higher.
05
Comparison Conclusion
Overall, compared to the previous generation GeForce RTX 4060, the GeForce RTX 5060 shows a clear and substantial performance advantage throughout the entire test, with a noticeably higher lead. While overall power consumption is slightly higher, temperatures remain essentially the same.
Based on the data, the overall performance of the GeForce RTX 5060 is approximately 23% higher than that of the GeForce RTX 4060. In other words, the rumor that “the GeForce RTX 5060’s performance improvement exceeds 20%” is true — it seems this time NVIDIA truly delivered.
More GeForce RTX 5060 performance tests will be shared in the future — stay tuned.
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