RTX 5090 vs RTX 5060
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 5090 is 344.9 % stronger than RTX 5060. RTX 5090 ranks #1 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (28,389 GPU score over 6 verified runs). RTX 5060 ranks #24 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (6,381 GPU score over 7 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 13 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 5090 | RTX 5060 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 28,389 | 6,381 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 21,848 | 7,545 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 134.1 FPS | 25.8 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 174.4 FPS | 32.4 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 113.8 FPS | 32.2 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 115.2 FPS | 78.9 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 698 GB/s | 146 GB/s |
| VRAM | 31 GB | 8 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 5090 is the undisputed champion in this comparison, outperforming the RTX 5060 by a colossal 336.9% in overall GPU score. This substantial lead translates directly into vastly superior gaming performance, with the RTX 5090 hitting 132.6 FPS in Earth II Vulkan and 171.1 FPS in Mission to Earth II DX12, compared to the RTX 5060's 25.9 FPS and 32.5 FPS respectively. The difference is rooted in the RTX 5090's significantly higher raw compute, boasting an ALU index of 1023444 and 662 GB/s of bandwidth, alongside 31 GB of VRAM, far exceeding the RTX 5060's 280563 ALU index, 140 GB/s bandwidth, and 8 GB VRAM. For gamers, this means the RTX 5090 is built for top-tier, high-fidelity experiences across all modern APIs, placing it at rank 1, while the RTX 5060, at rank 16, offers a much more entry-level performance profile.
Generated September 16, 2026 from the 13 verified runs available then. The verdict is never silently rewritten — new numbers get a new verdict.
What the numbers mean
The GPU score is the graphics card's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the card in, and depends on processor, memory and storage. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
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