GeForce RTX 4060 vs RTX 3090 Ti

Place in the ranking	10	53
Place by popularity	not in top-100	2
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.17	98.57
Power efficiency	11.79	30.83
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA102	AD107
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 January 2022 (2 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,999	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 has 1106% better value for money than RTX 3090 Ti.

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	10752	3072
Core clock speed	1560 MHz	1830 MHz
Boost clock speed	1860 MHz	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	450 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	625.0	236.2
Floating-point processing power	40 TFLOPS	15.11 TFLOPS
ROPs	112	48
TMUs	336	96
Tensor Cores	336	96
Ray Tracing Cores	84	24

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	336 mm	240 mm
Width	3-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	1x 12-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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1313 MHz	2125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1,008 GB/s	272.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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	6.6	6.8
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 3090 Ti 77.06
+49.6%

RTX 4060 51.51

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 3090 Ti 29625
+49.6%

RTX 4060 19803

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 3090 Ti 69481
+81.9%

RTX 4060 38191

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3090 Ti 53110
+88.9%

RTX 4060 28111

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3090 Ti 246319
+57.8%

RTX 4060 156140

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3090 Ti 564087

RTX 4060 769721
+36.5%

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	220 +61.8%	136 −61.8%
1440p	153 +122%	69 −122%
4K	108 +170%	40 −170%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	9.09 −313%	2.20 +313%
1440p	13.07 −202%	4.33 +202%
4K	18.51 −148%	7.48 +148%

RTX 4060 has 313% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4060 has 202% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4060 has 148% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +34.1%	135 −34.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	219 +57.6%	139 −57.6%
Elden Ring	300−350 +105%	148 −105%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0.9%	110−120 −0.9%
Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +66.1%	109 −66.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	101 +87%	54 −87%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +62.1%	272 −62.1%
Metro Exodus	150−160 −8.6%	165 +8.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	140−150 +47.9%	95−100 −47.9%
Valorant	400−450 +95.9%	210−220 −95.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0.9%	110−120 −0.9%
Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +98.9%	91 −98.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 +91.1%	45 −91.1%
Dota 2	185 +19.4%	155 −19.4%
Elden Ring	317 +67.7%	180−190 −67.7%
Far Cry 5	136 −9.6%	149 +9.6%
Fortnite	300−350 +48.1%	200−210 −48.1%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +103%	217 −103%
Grand Theft Auto V	170 +7.6%	158 −7.6%
Metro Exodus	73 −61.6%	118 +61.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	140−150 +47.9%	95−100 −47.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +95.9%	210−220 −95.9%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0.9%	110−120 −0.9%
Counter-Strike 2	180−190 +138%	76 −138%
Cyberpunk 2077	76 +90%	40 −90%
Dota 2	195 +50%	130−140 −50%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +31.8%	110−120 −31.8%
Forza Horizon 4	400−450 +132%	190 −132%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	400−450 +95.9%	210−220 −95.9%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	151 +67.8%	90 −67.8%
Elden Ring	208 +77.8%	110−120 −77.8%
Grand Theft Auto V	151 +67.8%	90 −67.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +66.1%	55−60 −66.1%
World of Tanks	500−550 +56.8%	300−350 −56.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +3.6%	80−85 −3.6%
Counter-Strike 2	100−110 +133%	46 −133%
Cyberpunk 2077	52 +117%	24 −117%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0.6%	150−160 −0.6%
Forza Horizon 4	300−310 +133%	129 −133%
Metro Exodus	130−140 +22.5%	111 −22.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +78%	100−105 −78%
Valorant	350−400 +94.6%	180−190 −94.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	100−105 +72.4%	55−60 −72.4%
Dota 2	181 +103%	89 −103%
Elden Ring	116 +100%	55−60 −100%
Grand Theft Auto V	181 +103%	89 −103%
Metro Exodus	84 +121%	38 −121%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +18.1%	170−180 −18.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +77.8%	35−40 −77.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	181 +103%	89 −103%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +42.2%	60−65 −42.2%
Counter-Strike 2	100−105 +72.4%	55−60 −72.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 +170%	10 −170%
Dota 2	184 +53.3%	120−130 −53.3%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +20.7%	85−90 −20.7%
Fortnite	95−100 +15.7%	80−85 −15.7%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +133%	70 −133%
Valorant	210−220 +106%	100−110 −106%

This is how RTX 3090 Ti and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

RTX 3090 Ti is 62% faster in 1080p
RTX 3090 Ti is 122% faster in 1440p
RTX 3090 Ti is 170% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3090 Ti is 170% faster.
in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4060 is 62% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3090 Ti is ahead in 53 tests (87%)
RTX 4060 is ahead in 3 tests (5%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	77.06	51.51
Recency	27 January 2022	18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	450 Watt	115 Watt