Home GPU comparison Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 - Which is better?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

36 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
VS
92 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. 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 4090
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 4090

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
127
81
70
49
277
199
191
154
The Witcher 3
142
114
82
46
288
265
187
100
Counter-Strike 2
204
154
114
57
329
244
185
91
Far Cry 6
107
96
75
42
203
182
167
104
Hogwarts Legacy
80
66
50
26
201
164
132
76
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
89
64
41
274
258
221
149
Ghost of Tsushima
74
61
45
25
183
154
137
91
Cyberpunk 2077
83
74
44
22
227
208
143
68
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
130
119
87
43
304
277
215
119
Avg FPS
1080p High116254
1080p Ultra95217
1440p Ultra70175
4K Ultra39106
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
10688
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
42191
Time Spy1062036322
Solar Bay49040186930
Port Royal605026115
Fire Strike2855972253
Night Raid121867195300
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
106633
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
316301
Background Blur186.9 frames/s318.9 frames/s
Face Detection112.7 frames/s222.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.92 Gpix/sec14.2 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.16 Gpix/sec21 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.94 Gpix/sec23.9 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.34 Gpix/sec2.38 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching446.2 Gpix/sec1950 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14935.1 fps48090.4 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
19712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
38303
G2D Mark10801297
DirectX 11174 fps329 fps
DirectX 1277 fps150 fps
GPU Compute9311 Ops/s27111 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
118.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
615.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)709 fps1617.6 fps
Car Chase615.4 fps1228.6 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)496.1 fps1234.6 fps
T-Rex2635.8 fps6286 fps
ALU 23284 fps15073.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2280.8 fps303.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3372.612119.1
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
17857
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
n/a
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
29214
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
n/a
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
14234
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
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 4090
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 AD102
Price n/a 1599

GPU

GPU Frequency 1830 MHz 2235 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2460 MHz 2520 MHz
Shader Units 3072 16384
TMUs 96 512
ROPs 48 176
Execution Units 24 128
Ray Tracing Cores 24 128
Tensor Cores 96 512
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 24000 KB/core 72 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 118 Gpix/sec 444 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 236 GTex/s 1290 GTex/s
FLOPS 15.1 TFLOPS 82.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 115 W 450 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 159 mm² 609 mm²
Transistor count 18 billion 76.3 billion
Transistor density 113.21 MTr/mm² 125.29 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency n/a 2625 MHz
Bus 128 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed n/a 21000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 24 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060
272 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.

Survey

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3 (33.33%)
6 (66.67%)
Total Votes: 9

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