Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti vs RTX 4070 and 4070 Super: Which one should you buy for 1440p gaming?

Nvidia introduced the new RTX 5060 Ti on April 15, 2025, to deliver higher gaming performance in the midrange sector. The company's current midrange champions are the RTX 4070 and 4070 Super GPUs. This begs the question: Can the new RTX 5060 Ti beat the current midrange champions?

Let's compare the RTX 5060 Ti to the RTX 4070 and 4070 Super and determine which is best for 1440p gaming.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and solely reflect the writer's opinions.

Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti vs RTX 4070 and 4070 Super

The Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti is based on the new Blackwell architecture, which brings several improvements over the Ada Lovelace architecture used in RTX 4070 and 4070 Super.

The RTX 5060 Ti also includes neural shaders, which can result in extremely photorealistic graphics in future games. There are demos available for neutral shaders and textures, but no game has implemented them yet.

However, when actual titles are released with such photorealistic graphics, the RTX 5060 Ti will be able to power them. This is where the new GPU will have some real advantage over the RTX 4070 or any other older GPU.

Specs comparison

Here are the specs of the Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti vs RTX 4070 and 4070 Super:

Specifications	Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti	Nvidia RTX 4070	Nvidia RTX 4070 Super
Architecture	Blackwell	Ada Lovelace	Ada Lovelace
Shader cores	4608	5888	7168
RT cores	36	46	56
TMUs	142	184	224
ROPs	48	64	80
Base core clock speeds	2407 MHz	1920 MHz	1980 MHz
Boost core clock speeds	2572 MHz	2475 MHz	2475 MHz
Memory capacity	8/16 GB	12 GB	12GB
Memory bus width	128-bit	192-bit	192-bit
Memory bandwidth	488 GB/s	504.2 GB/s	504.2 GB/s
Manufacturing node	5nm	5nm	5nm
Thermal design power (TDPs)	180W	200W	220W

Performance comparison

The RTX 5060 Ti has significantly lower shader cores, Texture Mapping Units (TMUs), and Raster Operation Pipelines (ROPs) than the RTX 4070 and 4070 Super.

The RTX 5060 Ti also has a lower memory bus width and total bandwidth. Its maximum boost clock speed is quite similar to the RTX 4070 and 4070 Super, so the RTX 5060 Ti has no real advantage here. The following are the benchmarks for a few games using the Nvidia RTX GPUs.

Games	Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti	Nvidia RTX 4070	Nvidia RTX 4070 Super
Ghost of Tsushima (1080p, Ultra)	102 fps	113 fps	128 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (1080p, RTX On)	51 fps	60 fps	63 fps
Black Myth Wukong	4 fps	7 fps	8 fps
Monster Hunter Wilds	70 fps	72 fps	71 fps
Assassin's Creed Mirage	124 fps	132 fps	147 fps

Even though the new GPU has some architectural improvements, they won't help it perform better than the RTX 4070 and 4070 Super. Those improvements are simply not enough to bring the RTX 5060 Ti's performance close to others.

Price comparison

The Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti is priced at $379 for the 8 GB variant and $429 for the 16 GB one. The RTX 4070 and 4070 Super, on the other hand, cost around $535 and $589, respectively.

Therefore, the new RTX 5060 Ti is significantly cheaper than the RTX 4070 and 4070 Super.

Final thoughts on Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti vs RTX 4070 and 4070 Super

The Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti will be significantly slower than the RTX 4070 and 4070 Super since it has lower shader cores, TMUs, ROPs, memory bandwidth, and more. Therefore, you should consider buying either the RTX 4070 or 4070 Super for a great 1440p gaming experience.

However, the RTX 5060 Ti is also significantly cheaper, so you can buy it for a great 1080p gaming experience.

Also read: Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti vs AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT: Which is the better gaming GPU?