NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

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GeForce RTX 4090 compared with GeForce RTX 5060

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 4090	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5060
Overview
Released
Released	October 2022	May 2025
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Blackwell
Shader cores
Shader cores	16,384	3,840
Boost clock
Boost clock	2,520 MHz (better)	2,500 MHz
Architecture
Architecture	AD102 GPU; 128 SMs, 512 texture units, 176 ROPs	–
Manufacturing process
Manufacturing process	TSMC 4N NVIDIA custom process; 76.3 billion transistors; 608.5 mm² die	–
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	128 third-generation RT Cores; 191 RT TFLOPS	Fourth-generation RT Cores; 58 RT TFLOPS
AI cores
AI cores	512 fourth-generation Tensor Cores; 1321 AI TOPS	Fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 614 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	DLSS 3.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction and Frame Generation	DLSS 4.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	2.23 GHz	2.28 GHz
Cache
Cache	72 MB L2	–
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	24 GB GDDR6X (better)	8 GB GDDR7
Memory bus
Memory bus	384-bit (better)	128-bit
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	1,008 GB/s	–
Memory detail
Memory detail	GDDR6X at 21 Gbps	–
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	450 W	145 W (better)
Interface
Interface	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1a; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3	3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz with DSC, HDR	4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC
Power connector
Power connector	1 × 450 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable, or 3 × PCIe 8-pin cables with the adapter in the box	1 × PCIe 8-pin cable, or a 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in the box)
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	850 W	550 W
Slot width
Slot width	3-slot, 61 mm (Founders Edition)	–
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	304 × 137 mm, 3-slot (Founders Edition)	–
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	2 × eighth-generation NVENC, 1 × fifth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode	1 × ninth-generation NVENC, 1 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode