GeForce RTX 4070 VS GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)

We are comparing the GeForce RTX 4070 ( NVIDIA ) head-to-head with the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) ( NVIDIA ) . You’ll get the key pros and cons of each graphics card, in-depth specs, and gaming benchmarks.

Note: This comparison of GeForce RTX 4070 vs. GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) is based on Comparigon's analysis and is for informational purposes only.

Last Updated: August 20, 2026

KEY DIFFERENCES OF GeForce RTX 4070 AND GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)

Here’s how GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) stack up against each other in their most impactful areas. Use these bullets to see at a glance which graphics card excels where.

GeForce RTX 4070: 5 advantages GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB): 5 advantages

Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4070

5
  • 7% higher 4K Ultra FPS (62 vs 58)
  • 7% higher 1440p Ultra FPS (106 vs 99)
  • 8% higher 1080p Ultra FPS (140 vs 130)
  • 11% higher 3DMark Time Spy score (17811 vs 16029)
  • 10% higher 3DMark Port Royal score (11154 vs 10165)

Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)

5
  • 4% higher Boost Clock (2572 MHz vs 2475 MHz)
  • 33% more VRAM (16GB vs 12GB)
  • Faster memory type (GDDR7)
  • Higher bandwidth bus link (PCIe 5.0 x8)
  • Newer PCIe Version (5.0)

SPECIFICATION TABLE COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 4070 AND GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)

Below is the detailed specification table comparing GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB).

Note: Highlighted specs mean that GPU wins that spec row.

If neither side is highlighted, it is a tie or there is not enough data for both specs.

Specification GeForce RTX 4070 GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
General Info
GPU Name: GeForce RTX 4070 GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
GPU Type: Discrete Discrete
Codename: AD104 GB206
Vendor: NVIDIA NVIDIA
Foundry: TSMC TSMC
Architecture: Ada Lovelace Blackwell 2.0
Generation: GeForce 40 GeForce 50
Release Date: April 12, 2023 April 16, 2025
Board Design
Bus Interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
PCIe Version: 4.0 5.0
PCIe Lanes: x16 x8
Process Size: 5 nm 5 nm
Transistors: 35.8 billion 21.9 billion
Density: 121.8 MTr/mm² 121.0 MTr/mm²
Die Size: 294 mm² 181 mm²
Board Length: 240 mm 241 mm
Board Width: 40 mm 40 mm
Board Height: 110 mm 111 mm
Total Graphics Power (TGP): 200 W 180 W
Graphics Processor
Compute Units: 46 36
Shading Units: 5888 4608
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs): 184 144
Render Output Units (ROPs): 64 48
Tensor Cores: 184 144
Ray Tracing Cores: 46 36
Base Clock: 1920 MHz 2407 MHz
Boost Clock: 2475 MHz 2572 MHz
L1 Cache: 128 KB per SM 128 KB per SM
L2 Cache: 36 MB 32 MB
Raw Performance
Pixel Fill Rate: 158.4 GPixel/s 123.5 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate: 455.4 GTexel/s 370.4 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance: 29.15 TFLOPs 23.70 TFLOPs
Memory
Memory Type: GDDR6X GDDR7
Memory Size: 12 GB 16 GB
Memory Bus Width: 192-bit 128-bit
Memory Clock: 1313 MHz 1750 MHz
Effective Memory Speed: 21000 Mbps 28000 Mbps
Bandwidth: 504.2 GB/s 448.0 GB/s
APIs
DirectX: 12.2 12.2
Vulkan: 1.4 1.4
OpenGL: 4.6 4.6
OpenCL: 3.0 3.0
CUDA: 8.9 12.0
Ray Tracing: Yes Yes
DLSS: DLSS 3 DLSS 4
DisplayPort: 1.4a 2.1b
HDMI: 2.1 2.1b
Gaming FPS
1080p Ultra (FPS): 140 130
1440p Ultra (FPS): 106 99
4K Ultra (FPS): 62 58
Benchmarks
3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite 18093 16214
Time Spy 17811 16029
Solar Bay 82720 75557
Port Royal 11154 10165
Fire Strike 44071 42431
Wild Life Extreme 35487 30099
Night Raid 153448 150693
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
Compute Score 167522 148626
Background Blur 233 243.1
Face Detection 141.7 149.5
Horizon Detection 6.62 5.35
Edge Detection 9.19 6.88
Gaussian Blur 9.2 7.76
Feature Matching 1.78 1.57
Stereo Matching 845.4 740.2
Particle Physics 25043.9 22183.7
Passmark Graphics
G3D Mark 26914 22700
G2D Mark 1168 1216
DirectX 11 243 219
DirectX 12 103 89
GPU Compute 14633 11373
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins High (4K) 192.00 171.70
Aztec Ruins Normal 1039.00 903.40
Car Chase 900.00 792.70
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) 761.20 641.00
T-Rex 3848.10 2827.50
Tessellation 6200.70 5095.60
ALU 2 5980.80 4413.60
Driver Overhead 2 296.70 265.70
API OpenGL OpenGL
OS Windows Windows
Blender (Rendering)
Blender Score 5425 4338
GeekBench 6 ML
Single Precision 27166 24763
Half Precision 40963 47486
Quantized 20332 18826
Image Classification 10246 10281
Image Segmentation 26153 29909
Image Super Resolution 32054 26549
Face Detection 51337 59010
Pose Estimation 124617 117200
Text Classification 3703 3993
Machine Translation 5484 6647
Object Detection 13134 12742
Depth Estimation 50548 44856
Style Transfer 263477 175892
Framework ONNX ONNX
Backend DirectML DirectML
FurMark
1080p Vulkan 12540 11900
1440p Vulkan 8652 8514
2160p Vulkan 3650 3626
1080p OpenGL 11999 11275
1440p OpenGL 9077 8415
2160p OpenGL 4084 3922

Tip: indicates a higher-is-better spec advantage, while indicates a lower-is-better advantage.

PERFORMANCE CHART COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 4070 AND GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)

The charts below visualize how GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) stack up in key performance metrics.

Radar Chart Comparison

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
GeForce RTX 4070
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)

Bullet Chart Comparison

Market Top is the best score found. Colored bars are % of market top (0 to 100).
Market Top
GeForce RTX 4070
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)

Release Timeline of GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)

GeForce RTX 4070
735 days
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)

GeForce RTX 4070 was released 2 years, 4 days earlier than GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB).

Value For Money Calculator

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GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X
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GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)

16 GB GDDR7
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Domain Score Summary

Note: Scores (0 to 100) are generated by Comparigon’s scoring algorithm and are intended as a high-level guide. They may not map 1-to-1 with the individual spec-by-spec comparisons shown in the table.

GeForce RTX 4070 GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
ALL
Overall
Difference: 1
Leads
GeForce RTX 4070
77
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
76
Gaming Performance
Difference: 2
Leads
GeForce RTX 4070
64
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
62
AI & Machine Learning
Difference: 1
Leads
GeForce RTX 4070
63
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
64
Hardware Architecture
Difference: 1
Leads
GeForce RTX 4070
81
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
82
Workstation
Difference: 4
Leads
GeForce RTX 4070
68
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
64
Energy Efficiency
Difference: 0
Tie
GeForce RTX 4070
100
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
100
Note: If a domain shows no data, it usually means required specs are missing for the item.

Our Verdict

In conclusion, the GeForce RTX 4070 has a narrow overall lead compared to the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB). Its strongest advantages are in Gaming Performance and Workstation. The GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) is the better fit if your top priority is AI & Machine Learning and Hardware Architecture.

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