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RTX 4060 vs RTX 5060
Specs from the chip makers' datasheets; prices from the live Compute Cafe panel, refreshed hourly. Every rate is an on-demand published price with a source receipt.
CHEAPEST RTX 4060
$0.050/hr
Salad · median $0.08 · 3 providers
CHEAPEST RTX 5060
$0.020/hr
QuickPod · median $0.10 · 4 providers
CHEAPER RIGHT NOW
RTX 5060
live panel, 2026-09-27
| RTX 4060 | RTX 5060 | |
|---|---|---|
| MAKER | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| ARCHITECTURE | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| LAUNCHED | 2023 | 2025 |
| MEMORY | 8 GB GDDR6 | 8 GB GDDR7 |
| MEMORY BANDWIDTH | 272 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| TENSOR COMPUTE | 15.1 TFLOPS FP32; 4th-gen tensor cores | ~19 TFLOPS FP32; 5th-gen tensor cores with FP8/FP4 support |
| POWER DRAW | 115 W | 145 W |
| INTERCONNECT | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
HOW TO CHOOSE
RTX 4060 vs RTX 5060
Same 8 GB class, one generation newer with GDDR7 and FP4/FP8 paths. The 5060 is worth a small premium.
RTX 5060 vs RTX 4060
Same 8 GB class, one generation apart. The 5060's GDDR7 and newer tensor cores are worth a small premium.
Workload fit
RTX 4060: development, 7b inference, anything 13b+. RTX 5060: development and ci, 7b inference, anything 13b+.
RTX 4060 VS RTX 5060 - FAQ
Which is cheaper to rent, RTX 4060 or RTX 5060?
By today's published on-demand rates: RTX 4060 starts at $0.050/GPU/hr (median $0.08, 3 providers) and RTX 5060 starts at $0.020/GPU/hr (median $0.10, 4 providers). The cheapest live listing is the RTX 5060 at QuickPod. Figures recompute from the panel on every refresh.
RTX 4060 or RTX 5060 - which should I rent?
RTX 4060: The 4060 is Ada's entry card: very efficient at 115 W, but 8 GB of GDDR6 behind a narrow bus. RTX 5060: The 5060 is Blackwell's entry card: current tensor cores behind 8 GB of GDDR7. The side-by-side spec table and live price rows above give the full picture.
Where can I rent RTX 4060 and RTX 5060?
3 providers publish RTX 4060 rates and 4 publish RTX 5060 rates on Compute Cafe. Every row links to the provider's own published price - committed-use and reserved rates are excluded.
Full pricing: RTX 4060 · RTX 5060 · all comparisons