01
Introduction
On June 24, 2025, NVIDIA officially released the long-rumored GeForce RTX 5050 desktop edition.
Prior to this, there were numerous conflicting rumors. Some claimed its performance was extremely poor, significantly downgraded compared to the GeForce RTX 4060, while others said that thanks to the new architecture and process, its performance could be nearly on par with the previous generation’s GeForce RTX 4060—raising high expectations.
Now, a direct gaming performance comparison between the GeForce RTX 5050 and the GeForce RTX 4060 has arrived—it’s time to see the real results.
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Specs Comparison
The GeForce RTX 5050 was released on June 24, 2025. It uses the GB207 GPU, based on the Blackwell architecture, built on TSMC’s 4nm process. It features 2,560 CUDA cores, 80 texture units, 32 ROPs, 20 SMs, 80 tensor cores, 20 RT cores, and 32MB of L2 cache.
It has a base clock of 2235 MHz and a boost clock of 2520 MHz, equipped with 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM at 20 Gbps. The memory interface is 128-bit, with a bandwidth of 320 GB/s. FP32 performance is 12.90 TFLOPS, power consumption is 130W, and the suggested retail price is $249.
The GeForce RTX 4060 was released on June 29, 2023. It uses the AD107 GPU, based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, built on TSMC’s 5nm process. It features 3,072 CUDA cores, 96 texture units, 32 ROPs, 24 SMs, 96 tensor cores, 24 RT cores, and 24MB of L2 cache.
It has a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz, equipped with 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM at 17 Gbps. The memory interface is 128-bit, with a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. FP32 performance is 15.11 TFLOPS, power consumption is 115W, and the suggested retail price is $299.
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Test Platform Configuration
Main configuration:
Processor: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard: MSI MPG X670E CARBON
RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000 MHz
Graphics Cards: GeForce RTX 5050 and GeForce RTX 4060
Storage: 2x Samsung 970 EVO 1TB
OS: Windows 11
04
Game Tests (RTX 5050 vs 4060)
Seven games were tested, all at 1080p resolution. In the comparison images, the left side represents the RTX 5050 platform, and the right side represents the RTX 4060 platform.
Game 1: Ghostwire: Tokyo
- RTX 5050: Avg FPS 61, Min FPS 53, Frame Time 16.4ms, CPU 29%, GPU 97%, GPU Power 117W, Temp 51°C
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 74, Min FPS 63, Frame Time 13.5ms, CPU 58%, GPU 97%, GPU Power 118W, Temp 62°C
RTX 4060 leads by 13 FPS on average and 10 FPS minimum, with slightly better frame times.
Game 2: Cyberpunk 2077
- RTX 5050: Avg FPS 78, Min FPS 56, Frame Time 12.8ms, CPU 55%, GPU 97%, GPU Power 120W
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 84, Min FPS 62, Frame Time 11.9ms, CPU 34%, GPU 99%, GPU Power 110W
RTX 4060 leads by 6 FPS on both average and minimum, with slightly better efficiency.
Game 3: Red Dead Redemption 2
- RTX 5050: Avg FPS 67, Min FPS 64, Frame Time 14.9ms, CPU 30%, GPU 97%, GPU Power 120W
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 72, Min FPS 70, Frame Time 13.9ms, CPU 60%, GPU 98%, GPU Power 110W
RTX 4060 leads by 5 FPS average and 6 FPS minimum, with better frame time and efficiency.
Game 4: Forza Horizon 5
- RTX 5050: Avg FPS 93, Min FPS 79, Frame Time 10.8ms, CPU 51%, GPU 96%, GPU Power 120W
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 100, Min FPS 88, Frame Time 10ms, CPU 38%, GPU 99%, GPU Power 110W
RTX 4060 leads by 7 FPS average and 9 FPS minimum, with equal frame time and lower power use.
Game 5: Light & Shadow: Expedition 33
- RTX 5050: Avg FPS 41, Min FPS 29, Frame Time 24.4ms, CPU 47%, GPU 99%, GPU Power 124W
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 40, Min FPS 31, Frame Time 25ms, CPU 58%, GPU 99%, GPU Power 113W
Performance is essentially equal; 5050 has 1 FPS higher average, but 4060 has 2 FPS higher minimum.
Game 6: Hogwarts Legacy
- RTX 5050: Avg FPS 75, Min FPS 44, Frame Time 13.3ms, CPU 56%, GPU 97%, GPU Power 127W
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 73, Min FPS 44, Frame Time 13.7ms, CPU 61%, GPU 99%, GPU Power 113W
Average FPS slightly favors 5050 by 2 FPS; otherwise, both are nearly identical—tie overall.
Game 7: Black Myth: Wukong
- RTX 5050: Avg FPS 56, Min FPS 40, Frame Time 17.9ms, CPU 55%, GPU 97%, GPU Power 127W
- RTX 4060: Avg FPS 60, Min FPS 46, Frame Time 16.7ms, CPU 34%, GPU 98%, GPU Power 115W
RTX 4060 leads by 4 FPS average and 6 FPS minimum, with slightly better frame time—overall a tie.
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Conclusion
Overall, the GeForce RTX 5050 delivers impressive performance, with only a small performance gap compared to the GeForce RTX 4060. When paired with an appropriate CPU and system, the RTX 5050 can nearly match the RTX 4060 in performance.
Of course, one round of game testing alone is not enough to draw an objective and fair conclusion. Further comparisons between the GeForce RTX 5050 and competitors like the RTX 5060 and RX 9060 series will be shared in the future. Stay tuned.
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