Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
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
146
94
84
60
277
199
191
154
The Witcher 3
172
142
100
54
288
265
187
100
Counter-Strike 2
239
194
133
77
329
244
185
91
Far Cry 6
129
118
95
56
203
182
167
104
Hogwarts Legacy
95
81
62
31
201
164
132
76
COD Modern Warfare 3
122
110
82
53
274
258
221
149
Ghost of Tsushima
88
73
55
33
183
154
137
91
Cyberpunk 2077
104
93
56
29
227
208
143
68
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
157
149
110
60
304
277
215
119
Avg FPS
1080p High139254
1080p Ultra117217
1440p Ultra86175
4K Ultra50106
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
13577
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
42191
Time Spy1346936322
Solar Bay62160186930
Port Royal811226115
Fire Strike3429572253
Night Raid137720195300
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
135837
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
316301
Background Blur232.6 frames/s318.9 frames/s
Face Detection138.4 frames/s222.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.68 Gpix/sec14.2 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.06 Gpix/sec21 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.99 Gpix/sec23.9 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.6 Gpix/sec2.38 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching652.6 Gpix/sec1950 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics19534.7 fps48090.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
22761
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
38303
G2D Mark10671297
DirectX 11201 fps329 fps
DirectX 1290 fps150 fps
GPU Compute12216 Ops/s27111 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
119.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
615.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)725.1 fps1617.6 fps
Car Chase609.6 fps1228.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)484.8 fps1234.6 fps
T-Rex2723.3 fps6286 fps
ALU 23299.3 fps15073.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2272.9 fps303.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3381.912119.1

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced July, 18, 2023 September, 20, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace
Codename AD106 AD102
Price 499 1599

GPU

GPU Frequency 2310 MHz 2235 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2535 MHz 2520 MHz
Shader Units 4352 16384
TMUs 136 512
ROPs 48 176
Execution Units 34 128
Ray Tracing Cores 34 128
Tensor Cores 136 512
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 32000 KB/core 72 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 122 Gpix/sec 444 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 345 GTex/s 1290 GTex/s
FLOPS 22.1 TFLOPS 82.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 165 W 450 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 188 mm² 609 mm²
Transistor count 22 billion 76.3 billion
Transistor density 117.02 MTr/mm² 125.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 2250 MHz 2625 MHz
Bus 128 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 18000 MB/s 21000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 24 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
288 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
1010 GB/s

API

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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