Overdue for a refresh — no successor announced yet. Prices should be at their lowest
Superseded by RTX 5060 Ti
Best for: Budget 1440p gamers who find the 16GB variant at a steep clearance discount.
Full details →Early in cycle — strong buy, no urgency to wait
Best for: 1440p gamers on a mid-range budget who want DLSS 4 and enough VRAM for modern titles.
Full details →| NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Generation | RTX 4000 | RTX 5000 |
| VRAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |
| TDP | 165W | 180W |
| Upscaling | DLSS3 | DLSS4 |
| Ray Tracing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Launch MSRP | $449 | $399 |
| Released | May 24, 2023 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Cycle length | ~780 days | ~800 days |
| Cycle advice | Wait | Buy |
| Deals advice | Buy | Caution |
| Successor | RTX 5060 Ti | — |
Superseded but strong value — at current street prices, an affordable 1440p option.
The 16GB model avoids the 8GB limitation that plagued the base model.
Very low power draw — works with virtually any modern PSU.
Finally resolves the VRAM debate — double the memory of the RTX 4060 Ti 8GB at the same price.
Multi-frame generation brings high frame rates to 1440p without brute-force rendering.
Efficient enough for mid-range builds without a PSU upgrade.