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RTX 3090 vs RTX 5060 Ti 16GB: Gaming Performance Comparison

Performance King
Nvidia

RTX 3090

24GB GDDR6X

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VS
Better Value
Nvidia

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB

16GB GDDR7

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In gaming workloads, the RTX 3090 delivers approximately +2% higher frame rates compared to the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB. For budget-conscious buyers, the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB currently offers better value, available at a $661 price difference.

RTX 3090 Advantages

Up to 2% faster in gaming benchmarks on average – 97 vs 95 FPS

50% more VRAM memory – 24 vs 16 GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Advantages

Up to 107% better value for money – $6.21 vs $12.86/FPS

Costs only 47% of the price – $589 vs $1,250 (53% cheaper)

Is newer – 2025-04-16 vs 2020-09-24

Consumes up to 49% less energy – 180W vs 350W

Performance Analytics

Gaming Throughput

Total average frames per second

RTX 3090
97.2 FPS100% Performance
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
94.9 FPS98% Performance

Efficiency Coefficient

Performance delivered per currency unit

RTX 3090
0.078 Value48% Efficiency
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
0.161 Value100% Efficiency