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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

36 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
VS
33 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060

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

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
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
Processors:
GeForce RTX 4060
vs
GeForce RTX 3060

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
127
81
70
49
110
67
60
39
The Witcher 3
142
114
82
46
124
101
75
37
Counter-Strike 2
204
154
114
57
184
131
96
47
Far Cry 6
107
96
75
42
93
85
64
38
Hogwarts Legacy
80
66
50
26
68
56
40
20
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
89
64
41
83
73
50
34
Ghost of Tsushima
74
61
45
25
65
48
37
21
Cyberpunk 2077
83
74
44
22
69
61
36
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
130
119
87
43
107
98
68
37
Avg FPS
1080p High116100
1080p Ultra9580
1440p Ultra7058
4K Ultra3932
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
10688
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
8995
Time Spy106208748
Solar Bay4904040964
Port Royal60505142
Fire Strike2855922308
Night Raid12186798831
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
106633
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
91603
Background Blur186.9 frames/s149.6 frames/s
Face Detection112.7 frames/s91 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.92 Gpix/sec4.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.16 Gpix/sec5.58 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.94 Gpix/sec3.92 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.34 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching446.2 Gpix/sec372.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14935.1 fps12226.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
19712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
16866
G2D Mark1080961
DirectX 11174 fps128 fps
DirectX 1277 fps69 fps
GPU Compute9311 Ops/s8428 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
118.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
109.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)709 fps555.5 fps
Car Chase615.4 fps492.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)496.1 fps407.9 fps
T-Rex2635.8 fps1940.6 fps
ALU 23284 fps2862.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2280.8 fps295.2 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3372.62965.4
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
17857
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
29214
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
14234
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
n/a
Image Classification (SP)7696n/a
Image Segmentation (HP)13706n/a
Horizon Detection23289n/a
Face Detection (HP)31126n/a
Pose Estimation (Q)78361n/a
Text Classification (SP)3315n/a
Machine Translation (HP)3491n/a
Object Detection (SP)9386n/a
Depth Estimation (Q)36778n/a
Style Transfer (SP)148120n/a
FrameworkONNXn/a
BackendDirectMLn/a
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
3174.4
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced May, 18, 2023 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Codename AD107 GA106
Price n/a 329

GPU

GPU Frequency 1830 MHz 1320 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2460 MHz 1777 MHz
Shader Units 3072 3584
TMUs 96 112
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 24 28
Ray Tracing Cores 24 28
Tensor Cores 96 112
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 24000 KB/core 3000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 118 Gpix/sec 85 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 236 GTex/s 199 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.1 TFLOPS 12.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 115 W 170 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 159 mm² 276 mm²
Transistor count 18 billion 12 billion
Transistor density 113.21 MTr/mm² 43.48 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency n/a 1875 MHz
Bus 128 bit 192 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 15000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
272 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
360 GB/s

API

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

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
12 (60%)
8 (40%)
Total Votes: 20

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