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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. 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 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
Processors:
GeForce RTX 4060
vs
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
127
81
70
49
107
67
53
36
The Witcher 3
142
114
82
46
115
96
69
37
Counter-Strike 2
204
154
114
57
170
126
92
45
Far Cry 6
107
96
75
42
88
78
63
32
Hogwarts Legacy
80
66
50
26
61
50
38
19
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
89
64
41
76
66
46
31
Ghost of Tsushima
74
61
45
25
58
46
34
17
Cyberpunk 2077
83
74
44
22
62
59
32
14
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
130
119
87
43
102
91
66
32
Avg FPS
1080p High11693
1080p Ultra9575
1440p Ultra7055
4K Ultra3929
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
10688
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
8193
Time Spy106208326
Solar Bay4904037029
Port Royal60504708
Fire Strike2855920182
Night Raid12186771905
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
106633
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
94459
Background Blur186.9 frames/s153.5 frames/s
Face Detection112.7 frames/s90 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.92 Gpix/sec4.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.16 Gpix/sec5.77 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.94 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.34 Gpix/sec1.01 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching446.2 Gpix/sec385.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14935.1 fps12770 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
19712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
13262
G2D Mark1080589
DirectX 11174 fps110 fps
DirectX 1277 fps58 fps
GPU Compute9311 Ops/s5759 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
118.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
100.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)709 fps537.5 fps
Car Chase615.4 fps465 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)496.1 fps398.2 fps
T-Rex2635.8 fps1964.8 fps
ALU 23284 fps2748.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2280.8 fps256.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3372.62932.7
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
17857
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
29214
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
14234
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
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 Laptop
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 Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Codename AD107 GA106 (GN20-E3)

GPU

GPU Frequency 1830 MHz 816-1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2460 MHz 1283-1703 MHz
Shader Units 3072 3840
TMUs 96 120
ROPs 48 48
Execution Units 24 30
Ray Tracing Cores 24 30
Tensor Cores 96 120
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 62-82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 236 GTex/s 154-204 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.1 TFLOPS 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 115 W 60-140 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 159 mm² 300 mm²
Transistor count 18 billion 13.25 billion
Transistor density 113.21 MTr/mm² 44.17 MTr/mm²

Memory

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

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
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

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