GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile vs RTX 3060 8 GB

Place in the ranking	107	18
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	16.10	41.13
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA106	AD103
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	12 October 2022 (2 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

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	3584	9728
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	1335 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	1695 MHz
Number of transistors	12,000 million	45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	120 Watt
Texture fill rate	199.0	515.3
Floating-point processing power	12.74 TFLOPS	32.98 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	112
TMUs	112	304
Tensor Cores	112	304
Ray Tracing Cores	28	76

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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	no data

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	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	240.0 GB/s	576.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3060 8 GB 39.93

RTX 4090 Mobile 72.03
+80.4%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3060 8 GB 15383

RTX 4090 Mobile 27747
+80.4%

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	95−100 −87.4%	178 +87.4%
1440p	70−75 −91.4%	134 +91.4%
4K	45−50 −82.2%	82 +82.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

156

+0%

156

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	142 +0%	142 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	168 +0%	168 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	187 +0%	187 +0%
Battlefield 5	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	136 +0%	136 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	167 +0%	167 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	387 +0%	387 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +0%	140−150 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	161 +0%	161 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	125 +0%	125 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Hitman 3	152 +0%	152 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	305 +0%	305 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	370 +0%	370 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	204 +0%	204 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120 +0%	120 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+0%

110−120

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	128 +0%	128 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	95 +0%	95 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	260−270 +0%	260−270 +0%
Hitman 3	138 +0%	138 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	253 +0%	253 +0%
Metro Exodus	128 +0%	128 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	294 +0%	294 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	164 +0%	164 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

+0%

90−95

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65 +0%	65 +0%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150 +0%	150 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +0%	78 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	48 +0%	48 +0%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	156 +0%	156 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	69 +0%	69 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

+0%

50−55

+0%

This is how RTX 3060 8 GB and RTX 4090 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 Mobile is 87% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 Mobile is 91% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 Mobile is 82% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	39.93	72.03
Recency	12 October 2022	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	120 Watt

RTX 4090 Mobile has a 80.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 41.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is a notebook one.

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