GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB vs RTX 4090 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile with GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4090 Mobile
2023
16 GB GDDR6, 120 Watt
64.28
+19.8%

RTX 4090 Mobile outperforms RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking2952
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data72.47
Power efficiency40.7222.66
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameAD103GB206
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 January 2023 (2 years ago)16 April 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$429

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores97284608
Core clock speed1335 MHz2407 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHz2572 MHz
Number of transistors45,900 million21,900 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate515.3370.4
Floating-point processing power32.98 TFLOPS23.7 TFLOPS
ROPs11248
TMUs304144
Tensor Cores304144
Ray Tracing Cores7636

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x8
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount16 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth576.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR++

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA8.912.0
DLSS++

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.

RTX 4090 Mobile 64.28
+19.8%
RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB 53.64

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 4090 Mobile 27229
+19.8%
RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB 22721

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:

Full HD171
+22.1%
140−150
−22.1%
1440p131
+31%
100−110
−31%
4K80
+23.1%
65−70
−23.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.06
1440pno data4.29
4Kno data6.60

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+23.6%
250−260
−23.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 147
+22.5%
120−130
−22.5%
HELLDIVERS 2 142
+29.1%
110−120
−29.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+25.7%
140−150
−25.7%
Counter-Strike 2 240
+20%
200−210
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 142
+29.1%
110−120
−29.1%
Far Cry 5 173
+23.6%
140−150
−23.6%
Fortnite 300−350
+20.8%
250−260
−20.8%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+23.3%
210−220
−23.3%
Forza Horizon 5 181
+20.7%
150−160
−20.7%
HELLDIVERS 2 140
+27.3%
110−120
−27.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+25%
140−150
−25%
Valorant 350−400
+24%
300−310
−24%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+25.7%
140−150
−25.7%
Counter-Strike 2 214
+25.9%
170−180
−25.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+20.9%
230−240
−20.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 133
+20.9%
110−120
−20.9%
Dota 2 199
+24.4%
160−170
−24.4%
Far Cry 5 167
+28.5%
130−140
−28.5%
Fortnite 300−350
+20.8%
250−260
−20.8%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+23.3%
210−220
−23.3%
Forza Horizon 5 174
+24.3%
140−150
−24.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 162
+24.6%
130−140
−24.6%
HELLDIVERS 2 140
+27.3%
110−120
−27.3%
Metro Exodus 156
+20%
130−140
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+25%
140−150
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 394
+31.3%
300−310
−31.3%
Valorant 350−400
+24%
300−310
−24%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 170−180
+25.7%
140−150
−25.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 128
+28%
100−105
−28%
Dota 2 187
+24.7%
150−160
−24.7%
Far Cry 5 158
+21.5%
130−140
−21.5%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+23.3%
210−220
−23.3%
HELLDIVERS 2 136
+23.6%
110−120
−23.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+25%
140−150
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 204
+20%
170−180
−20%
Valorant 350−400
+24%
300−310
−24%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+20.8%
250−260
−20.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 173
+23.6%
140−150
−23.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 516
+29%
400−450
−29%
Grand Theft Auto V 138
+25.5%
110−120
−25.5%
Metro Exodus 117
+23.2%
95−100
−23.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+25%
140−150
−25%
Valorant 485
+21.3%
400−450
−21.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+27.7%
130−140
−27.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 95
+26.7%
75−80
−26.7%
Far Cry 5 151
+25.8%
120−130
−25.8%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+24.4%
180−190
−24.4%
HELLDIVERS 2 114
+20%
95−100
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+26.2%
130−140
−26.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+25.8%
120−130
−25.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 88
+25.7%
70−75
−25.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 314
+20.8%
260−270
−20.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 172
+22.9%
140−150
−22.9%
HELLDIVERS 2 29
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Metro Exodus 82
+26.2%
65−70
−26.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150
+25%
120−130
−25%
Valorant 300−350
+22.6%
270−280
−22.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+22%
100−105
−22%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+20%
75−80
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 48
+20%
40−45
−20%
Dota 2 179
+27.9%
140−150
−27.9%
Far Cry 5 107
+25.9%
85−90
−25.9%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+25.7%
140−150
−25.7%
HELLDIVERS 2 67
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+20%
80−85
−20%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+21.5%
65−70
−21.5%

This is how RTX 4090 Mobile and RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 22% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 31% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 Mobile is 23% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 64.28 53.64
Recency 3 January 2023 16 April 2025
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 180 Watt

RTX 4090 Mobile has a 19.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB is a desktop one.

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