NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 78% higher core clock speed: 2505 MHz vs 1410 MHz
  • Around 59% higher boost clock speed: 2640 MHz vs 1665 MHz
  • Around 25% higher texture fill rate: 316.8 GTexel/s vs 253.1 GTexel/s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 8 nm
  • Around 29% higher memory clock speed: 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1081 vs 989
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 169.697 vs 150.943
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1500.926 vs 1474.189
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6622.553 vs 4756.579
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2023 vs 1 Dec 2020
Core clock speed 2505 MHz vs 1410 MHz
Boost clock speed 2640 MHz vs 1665 MHz
Texture fill rate 316.8 GTexel/s vs 253.1 GTexel/s
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 8 nm
Memory clock speed 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 1081 vs 989
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 169.697 vs 150.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1500.926 vs 1474.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6622.553 vs 4756.579

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

  • Around 27% higher pipelines: 4864 vs 3840
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 109075 vs 101650
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 20394 vs 19722
  • Around 16% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2671 vs 2302
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 323.141 vs 311.253
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 35.311 vs 33.932
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 4864 vs 3840
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 109075 vs 101650
PassMark - G3D Mark 20394 vs 19722
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2671 vs 2302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 323.141 vs 311.253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 35.311 vs 33.932

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
101650
109075
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1081
989
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
19722
20394
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
2302
2671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
311.253
323.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33.932
35.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
169.697
150.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1500.926
1474.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6622.553
4756.579
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Geekbench - OpenCL 101650 109075
PassMark - G2D Mark 1081 989
PassMark - G3D Mark 19722 20394
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2302 2671
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 311.253 323.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 33.932 35.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 169.697 150.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1500.926 1474.189
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6622.553 4756.579
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 27478
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 27478
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3360

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Essentials

Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Code name AD106 GA104
Launch date 2023 1 Dec 2020
Place in performance rating 75 104
Launch price (MSRP) $399
Type Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 2640 MHz 1665 MHz
Core clock speed 2505 MHz 1410 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 316.8 GFLOPS (1:64) 253.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 20.28 TFLOPS (1:1) 16.20 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 20.28 TFLOPS 16.20 TFLOPS
Pipelines 3840 4864
Pixel fill rate 126.7 GPixel/s 133.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 316.8 GTexel/s 253.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 200 Watt 200 Watt
Transistor count 17400 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot Dual-slot
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt 350 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin 1x 12-pin
Length 242 mm (9.5 inches)
Width 112 mm (4.4 inches)

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12.2
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.7 6.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 288.0 GB/s 448 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective)
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6