Home GPU comparison Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 - Which is better?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080

36 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
VS
77 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080. 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 4080
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 4080

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
127
81
70
49
231
164
156
120
The Witcher 3
142
114
82
46
248
214
157
81
Counter-Strike 2
204
154
114
57
312
227
166
84
Far Cry 6
107
96
75
42
182
160
145
90
Hogwarts Legacy
80
66
50
26
164
137
106
61
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
89
64
41
215
211
172
115
Ghost of Tsushima
74
61
45
25
145
126
109
69
Cyberpunk 2077
83
74
44
22
198
171
122
57
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
130
119
87
43
287
267
200
108
Avg FPS
1080p High116220
1080p Ultra95186
1440p Ultra70148
4K Ultra3987
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
10688
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
30217
Time Spy1062028170
Solar Bay49040136727
Port Royal605017959
Fire Strike2855964703
Night Raid121867183971
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
106633
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
217712
Background Blur186.9 frames/s250.4 frames/s
Face Detection112.7 frames/s190 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.92 Gpix/sec9.56 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.16 Gpix/sec12.8 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.94 Gpix/sec15.3 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.34 Gpix/sec1.97 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching446.2 Gpix/sec1130 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14935.1 fps28795.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
19712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
34516
G2D Mark10801236
DirectX 11174 fps316 fps
DirectX 1277 fps131 fps
GPU Compute9311 Ops/s20847 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
118.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
320.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)709 fps1476.2 fps
Car Chase615.4 fps1250 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)496.1 fps1062.9 fps
T-Rex2635.8 fps5492.1 fps
ALU 23284 fps9330.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2280.8 fps291.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3372.69274.8
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
17857
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
29214
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
14234
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
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 4080
n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced May, 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 AD107 AD103
Price n/a 1199

GPU

GPU Frequency 1830 MHz 2205 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2460 MHz 2505 MHz
Shader Units 3072 9728
TMUs 96 304
ROPs 48 112
Execution Units 24 76
Ray Tracing Cores 24 76
Tensor Cores 96 304
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 24000 KB/core 64 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 118 Gpix/sec 281 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 236 GTex/s 762 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.1 TFLOPS 48.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 115 W 320 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 159 mm² 379 mm²
Transistor count 18 billion 45 billion
Transistor density 113.21 MTr/mm² 118.73 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency n/a 1400 MHz
Bus 128 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 22400 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 16 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
272 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
716.8 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 4080 the clear winner in this comparison.

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