GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs RTX 2080 Mobile

Place in the ranking	113	35
Place by popularity	not in top-100	16
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	81.96
Power efficiency	18.12	25.53
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU104B	AD106
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 January 2019 (5 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2944	4352
Core clock speed	1380 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	1590 MHz	2535 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	292.6	344.8
Floating-point processing power	9.362 TFLOPS	22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	184	136
Tensor Cores	368	136
Ray Tracing Cores	46	34

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	142 −47.9%	210−220 +47.9%
1440p	93 −39.8%	130−140 +39.8%
4K	65 −46.2%	95−100 +46.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	1.90
1440p	no data	3.07
4K	no data	4.20

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −44.6%	120−130 +44.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	80−85 −42.9%	120−130 +42.9%
Elden Ring	130−140 −44.9%	200−210 +44.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95 −47.4%	140−150 +47.4%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −44.6%	120−130 +44.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	47 −48.9%	70−75 +48.9%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −45.8%	280−290 +45.8%
Metro Exodus	102 −47.1%	150−160 +47.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 −47.5%	180−190 +47.5%
Valorant	237 −47.7%	350−400 +47.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	149 −47.7%	220−230 +47.7%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −44.6%	120−130 +44.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	39 −41%	55−60 +41%
Dota 2	111 −44.1%	160−170 +44.1%
Elden Ring	130−140 −44.9%	200−210 +44.9%
Far Cry 5	75 −46.7%	110−120 +46.7%
Fortnite	170−180 −45.3%	250−260 +45.3%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −45.8%	280−290 +45.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	101 −48.5%	150−160 +48.5%
Metro Exodus	87 −49.4%	130−140 +49.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	249 −40.6%	350−400 +40.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	71 −40.8%	100−105 +40.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 −50%	210−220 +50%
Valorant	135 −48.1%	200−210 +48.1%
World of Tanks	270−280 −43.4%	400−450 +43.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	79 −39.2%	110−120 +39.2%
Counter-Strike 2	80−85 −44.6%	120−130 +44.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
Dota 2	125 −44%	180−190 +44%
Far Cry 5	95−100 −44.3%	140−150 +44.3%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 −45.8%	280−290 +45.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	135 −48.1%	200−210 +48.1%
Valorant	205 −46.3%	300−310 +46.3%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	70−75 −37%	100−105 +37%
Elden Ring	80−85 −48.1%	120−130 +48.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	70−75 −37%	100−105 +37%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −48.6%	260−270 +48.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	44 −47.7%	65−70 +47.7%
World of Tanks	250−260 −40%	350−400 +40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	83 −44.6%	120−130 +44.6%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −50%	60−65 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	23 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Far Cry 5	120−130 −49.6%	190−200 +49.6%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 −49.1%	170−180 +49.1%
Metro Exodus	89 −46.1%	130−140 +46.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −44.9%	100−105 +44.9%
Valorant	142 −47.9%	210−220 +47.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −46.3%	60−65 +46.3%
Dota 2	75−80 −41%	110−120 +41%
Elden Ring	35−40 −44.7%	55−60 +44.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	75−80 −41%	110−120 +41%
Metro Exodus	35 −42.9%	50−55 +42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	144 −45.8%	210−220 +45.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30 −50%	45−50 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −41%	110−120 +41%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	52 −44.2%	75−80 +44.2%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 −46.3%	60−65 +46.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Dota 2	119 −42.9%	170−180 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −44.1%	85−90 +44.1%
Fortnite	63 −42.9%	90−95 +42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −46.2%	95−100 +46.2%
Valorant	75 −46.7%	110−120 +46.7%

This is how RTX 2080 Mobile and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 Ti is 48% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 Ti is 40% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 Ti is 46% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.49	59.33
Recency	29 January 2019	18 May 2023
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	160 Watt

RTX 2080 Mobile has 6.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 50.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.