Is the RTX 4060 Good for 4K & 1440p Gaming?

How close the RTX 4060 is to each resolution rating

The RTX 4060 scores 36 on our index. Its closest call is 1440p: it sits 2 points under the Playable line at 38, which is why the RTX 2070 Super (38) and RX 7600 (38) get the better verdict there. A gap that small is inside the error of any tier index, so treat this card as borderline at that resolution rather than clearly below it. The widest gap is 4K, where the Playable line is 14 points away.

Rating lines are the index thresholds behind every resolution verdict on our GPU pages (1440p: Playable 38, Good 48, Great 60, Excellent 76; 4K: Playable 50, Good 64, Great 76, Excellent 86). The index is an editorial tier summary on a 0–100 scale with the RTX 5090 at 100 — not a frame-rate measurement. See the methodology.

Where the RTX 4060 sits among the 34 cards we track

It ranks 28th of the 34 cards we track, level with the RX 6600 XT. The next card up is the RX 7600 (38) and the next one down is the GTX 1080 Ti (34). With 8GB it shares its memory size with 9 other cards on the list. None of the 12 cards with 8GB or less rates above Good at 1440p in our table, and new games with high-resolution textures are where that memory runs out first. Per 100W of reference board power (115W) it delivers 31.3 index points, 1st of 33 cards with a reviewed power figure — one of the most efficient here, which matters in small cases and on existing 550–650W supplies.

Upgrading from the RTX 4060: what current cards change

Upgrade picks are limited to current-generation cards — RTX 50, Radeon RX 9000 and Arc B-series — since those are what retailers are stocking for the 2026 holiday sales. Each pick is at least a quarter higher than the RTX 4060 on our index (45 or more); smaller steps rarely justify the cost. Only the RX 9060 XT 16GB stays within the 550W maker guidance for the RTX 4060; the others list more.

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB: +12 index points, 8GB more memory. Its maker lists a 600W supply, 50W above the 550W listed for the RTX 4060, so check the label on your current unit first. Board power rises by 65W. Power input: 1 × PCIe 8-pin or a ≥300W PCIe Gen 5 cable, depending on the card.

RX 9060 XT 16GB: +14 index points, 8GB more memory. Its maker guidance (450W) is lower than the 550W listed for the RTX 4060. Board power rises by 45W. Power input: 1 × PCIe 8-pin. Example listing: PowerColor Reaper AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB on Amazon.

RTX 5070: +30 index points, 4GB more memory. Its maker lists a 650W supply, 100W above the 550W listed for the RTX 4060, so check the label on your current unit first. Board power rises by 135W. Power input: 2 × PCIe 8-pin through the supplied adapter, or a ≥300W PCIe Gen 5 cable. Example listing: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 12GB Ventus 2X OC on Amazon.

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