GeForce GTX 590 vs RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Place in the ranking	35	499
Place by popularity	90	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	64.04	0.75
Power efficiency	24.79	1.64
Architecture	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	AD106	GF110
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)	24 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 8439% better value for money than GTX 590.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	4352	1024
Core clock speed	2310 MHz	607 MHz
Boost clock speed	2535 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	22,900 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	365 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	97 °C
Texture fill rate	344.8	38.91
Floating-point processing power	22.06 TFLOPS	1.244 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	48
TMUs	136	64
Tensor Cores	136	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	34	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	240 mm	279 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	2x 8-pin
SLI options	-	+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Memory bus width	128 Bit	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz	1707 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	327.7 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.7	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	3.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
CUDA	8.9	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 57.15
+584%

GTX 590 8.36

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 22839
+584%

GTX 590 3341

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 43112
+370%

GTX 590 9167

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 116054
+351%

GTX 590 25720

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB 32275
+383%

GTX 590 6680

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	300−350 +538%	47 −538%
Full HD	174 +61.1%	108 −61.1%
1200p	750−800 +570%	112 −570%
1440p	94 +683%	12−14 −683%
4K	57 +613%	8−9 −613%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.87 +126%	6.47 −126%
1440p	5.31 +997%	58.25 −997%
4K	8.75 +898%	87.38 −898%

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 126% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 997% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 898% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

130−140
+706%

16−18

−706%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +318%	27−30 −318%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +706%	16−18 −706%
Forza Horizon 4	344 +883%	35−40 −883%
Forza Horizon 5	150−160 +614%	21−24 −614%
Metro Exodus	160 +596%	21−24 −596%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +350%	24−27 −350%
Valorant	260−270 +734%	30−35 −734%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +318%	27−30 −318%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +706%	16−18 −706%
Dota 2	163 +426%	30−35 −426%
Far Cry 5	139 +276%	35−40 −276%
Fortnite	230−240 +357%	50−55 −357%
Forza Horizon 4	272 +677%	35−40 −677%
Forza Horizon 5	150−160 +614%	21−24 −614%
Grand Theft Auto V	163 +426%	30−35 −426%
Metro Exodus	127 +452%	21−24 −452%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +216%	65−70 −216%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100−110 +350%	24−27 −350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +569%	24−27 −569%
Valorant	260−270 +734%	30−35 −734%
World of Tanks	270−280 +116%	120−130 −116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +318%	27−30 −318%
Counter-Strike 2	130−140 +706%	16−18 −706%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +219%	35−40 −219%
Forza Horizon 4	235 +571%	35−40 −571%
Forza Horizon 5	150−160 +614%	21−24 −614%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +216%	65−70 −216%
Valorant	260−270 +734%	30−35 −734%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +700%	4−5 −700%
Dota 2	101 +818%	10−12 −818%
Grand Theft Auto V	101 +818%	10−12 −818%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +317%	40−45 −317%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +886%	7−8 −886%
World of Tanks	350−400 +524%	60−65 −524%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +444%	16−18 −444%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +789%	18−20 −789%
Forza Horizon 4	153 +705%	18−20 −705%
Forza Horizon 5	100−110 +723%	12−14 −723%
Metro Exodus	119 +693%	14−16 −693%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	96 +700%	12−14 −700%
Valorant	230−240 +955%	21−24 −955%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +162%	12−14 −162%
Dota 2	101 +432%	18−20 −432%
Grand Theft Auto V	101 +432%	18−20 −432%
Metro Exodus	48 +1100%	4−5 −1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +736%	24−27 −736%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +650%	6−7 −650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	101 +432%	18−20 −432%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +986%	7−8 −986%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +162%	12−14 −162%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +950%	10−11 −950%
Fortnite	95−100 +967%	9−10 −967%
Forza Horizon 4	80 +627%	10−12 −627%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +983%	6−7 −983%
Valorant	130−140 +1538%	8−9 −1538%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Dota 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Dota 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

This is how RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB and GTX 590 compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 538% faster in 900p
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 61% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 570% faster in 1200p
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 683% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 613% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is 1538% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is ahead in 55 tests (86%)
there's a draw in 9 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	57.15	8.36
Recency	18 May 2023	24 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
Chip lithography	5 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	365 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has a 583.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 121.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 590 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.