Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
107
67
53
36
124
78
64
44
The Witcher 3
115
96
69
37
135
114
80
42
Counter-Strike 2
170
126
92
45
201
148
110
55
Far Cry 6
88
78
63
32
104
95
74
41
Hogwarts Legacy
61
50
38
19
76
65
45
23
COD Modern Warfare 3
76
66
46
31
93
84
61
39
Ghost of Tsushima
58
46
34
17
73
56
43
25
Cyberpunk 2077
62
59
32
14
82
73
42
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
102
91
66
32
123
112
81
45
Avg FPS
1080p High93112
1080p Ultra7592
1440p Ultra5567
4K Ultra2937
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
10197
Time Spy832610423
Solar Bay3702944973
Port Royal47085820
Fire Strike2018226478
Night Raid7190598514
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
97986
Background Blur153.5 frames/s142.7 frames/s
Face Detection90 frames/s103.7 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.1 Gpix/sec3.83 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.77 Gpix/sec4.93 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.35 Gpix/sec4.63 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.01 Gpix/sec1.27 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching385.9 Gpix/sec430.4 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics12770 fps13519.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
17587
G2D Mark589733
DirectX 11110 fps158 fps
DirectX 1258 fps73 fps
GPU Compute5759 Ops/s6845 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
119.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)537.5 fps725.1 fps
Car Chase465 fps609.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)398.2 fps484.8 fps
T-Rex1964.8 fps2723.3 fps
ALU 22748.7 fps3299.3 fps
Driver Overhead 2256.8 fps272.9 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2932.73381.9

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
Codename GA106 (GN20-E3) AD107 (GN21-X4)

GPU

GPU Frequency 816-1387 MHz 1140-2295 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1283-1703 MHz 1470-2370 MHz
Shader Units 3840 3072
TMUs 120 96
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 30 24
Ray Tracing Cores 30 24
Tensor Cores 120 96
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 3000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 62-82 Gpix/sec 71-114 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 154-204 GTex/s 141-228 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS 9-14.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 60-140 W 35-140 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 300 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 13.25 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 44.17 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 192 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
336 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop
256 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 3

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