GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090 vs MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming OC 8GB

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GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090

Overall performance index

74,8

Rank 2 of 30 tested cards

NVIDIA

MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming OC 8GB

Overall performance index

28,0

Rank 26 of 30 tested cards

GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090 is 167,2% faster on average

GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090 MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming OC 8GB

Individual tests: GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090 wins 40, MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming OC 8GB wins 0 (40 shared tests)

Performance by resolution

Full HD (1080p) +105,0 % 123,0fps 60,0fps 4K without ray tracing +180,5 % 115,0fps 41,0fps 4K with ray tracing +182,9 % 99,0fps 35,0fps 8K +213,3 % 94,0fps 30,0fps

Game benchmarks

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Avg. Full HD (1080p) – all tested cards

GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090 +105,0 %

Individual results (22 tests)

3D Mark Fire Strike Extreme Graphic Score 45.499 Punkte 17.896 Punkte +154,2 %

3D Mark Fire Strike Ultra Graphic Score 25.111 Punkte 7.886 Punkte +218,4 %

3D Mark Port Royal v1.32560x1440 26.209 Punkte 8.701 Punkte +201,2 %

3D Mark Port Royal v1.32560x1440 121,3 fps 40,3 fps +201,2 %

3D Mark SpeedWay2560x1440,DX12 Ultimate,fps 101,9 fps 36,3 fps +180,5 %

3D Mark SpeedWay2560x1440,DX12 Ultimate,Score 10.188 Punkte 3.631 Punkte +180,6 %

3D Mark Time Spy Extreme Graphic Score 19.079 Punkte 6.445 Punkte +196,0 %

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark1920x1080, Cinematic,100%, DLSS/FSR, No FrameGeneration,No Raytracing 94,0 fps 37,0 fps +154,1 %

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark1920x1080, Cinematic,100%, DLSS/FSR, No FrameGeneration,Raytracing-Very-High 68,0 fps 22,0 fps +209,1 %

Final Fantasy XV BenchmarkHighest,kein DLSS, 1080p 20.818 Punkte 9.437 Punkte +120,6 %

Fortnite1920x1080 172,7 fps 122,7 fps +40,7 %

Fortnite 1920x1080 P99 240,0 fps –

Fortnite P0.1 53,2 fps 44,6 fps +19,3 %

Geekbench 6.4.0 OpenCL 324.920 Punkte 131.968 Punkte +146,2 %

Geekbench 6.4.0 VULKAN 253.953 Punkte 126.130 Punkte +101,3 %

Metro Exodus P0.1 68,4 fps 20,5 fps +233,7 %

Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark1920x1080, Ultra+NoDLSS,No-Raytracing 122,7 fps 56,7 fps +116,3 %

Synthetische Benchmarks 1.007 Rating 432,0 Rating +133,1 %

Unigine Superposition1080p Extreme 158,5 fps 56,7 fps +179,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme min FPS 125,1 fps 44,0 fps +184,1 %

Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme max FPS 182,7 fps 67,0 fps +172,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme Punkte 21.191 fps 7.576 fps +179,7 %

Avg. 4K without ray tracing – all tested cards

GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090 +180,5 %

Individual results (9 tests)

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark3840x2160, Cinematic,50%, DLSS/FSR, No FrameGeneration,No Raytracing 87,0 fps 35,0 fps +148,6 %

Cyberpunk 2077Ultra Preset, 3840x2160 75,5 fps 28,1 fps +168,9 %

Cyberpunk 2077 2.21 Ultra 3840x2160 min 60,0 fps 23,8 fps +152,0 %

Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra 3840x2160 max 95,2 fps 35,3 fps +170,2 %

Final Fantasy XV BenchmarkHighest,kein DLSS,3840x2160 11.215 Punkte 4.041 Punkte +177,5 %

Metro Exodus Ehanced Edition3840x2160 / Extreme 139,4 fps 43,0 fps +224,2 %

Monster Hunter Wilds Benchmark3840x2160, Ultra+NoDLSS,No-Raytracing 75,6 fps 19,2 fps +294,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderUltra, 3840x2160 183,0 fps 59,0 fps +210,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderUltra, 3840x2160 28.682 fps 9.152 fps +213,4 %

Avg. 4K with ray tracing – all tested cards

GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090 +182,9 %

Individual results (8 tests)

Black Myth Wukong Benchmark3840x2160, Cinematic,50%, DLSS/FSR, No FrameGeneration,Raytracing-Very-High 65,0 fps 21,0 fps +209,5 %

Cyberpunk 2077Low RayTracing Low OHNE DLSS-FSR, 3840x2160 67,7 fps 22,8 fps +196,5 %

Cyberpunk 2077RayTracing Low DLSS / FSR2.1 3840x2160 121,9 fps 53,4 fps +128,4 %

Cyberpunk 2077 2.21 RayTracing DLSS 3840x2160 min 109,4 fps 48,2 fps +127,0 %

Cyberpunk 2077 2.21 RayTracing Low 3840x2160 min 54,5 fps 18,9 fps +188,7 %

Cyberpunk 2077 Low RayTracing Low 3840x2160 max 85,5 fps 29,0 fps +194,8 %

Cyberpunk 2077 RayTracing DLSS 3840x2160 max 146,8 fps 63,5 fps +131,3 %

Metro Exodus P99. Moscow3840x2160 DXR,Ultra,no DLSS 259,0 fps 62,3 fps +315,7 %

Avg. 8K – all tested cards

GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090 +213,3 %

Individual results (2 tests)

Unigine Superposition8k Extreme 94,4 fps 30,3 fps +211,6 %

Unigine Superposition 8k Optimized 12.626 fps 4.052 fps +211,6 %

Price / performance

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Specifications

Key details

	GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090	MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming OC 8GB
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Blackwell
Generation	Ada Lovelace	Blackwell
Type	Desktop GPU	Desktop GPU

Detailed specifications

	GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090	MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming OC 8GB
Shader processors (CUDA / stream)	16,384	3,840
Base clock	2,230 MHz	2,280 MHz
Boost clock	2,520 MHz	2,500 MHz
Power draw (TDP/TGP)	450 W	145 W
FP32 performance	83.0 TFLOPS	n/a

VRAM capacity and type

	GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090	MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming OC 8GB
Memory type	GDDR6X	GDDR7
Memory size	24 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit

Form factor and compatibility

	GigaByte GeForce RTX 4090	MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming OC 8GB
Interface	PCIe Gen 4	PCIe Gen 5

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