NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB $329
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 $299
3584 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
1777MHz
3072 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
2460MHz
Peak Performance
407.6 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak Performance
483.66 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
FP32
15.11 TFLOPS
FP16
12.74 TFLOPS
FP16
15.11 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.1-Slots
TDP
170W
TDP
115W
Power Connectors
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1x 12-Pin
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Power Connectors
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1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Ampere
Architecture
Ada Lovelace
Family
GeForce 30
Family
GeForce 40
Codename
NV176
GA106
Variant
GA106-302
Codename
NV187
AD107
Variant
AD107-400-A1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
10/27/2022
Release Date
5/18/2023
Foundry
Samsung
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Fabrication Node
4N
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Die Size
276 mm²
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Die Size
159 mm²
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Transistor Count
13.3 Billion
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Transistor Count
18.9 Billion
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Transistor Density
48.01M/mm²
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Transistor Density
118.87M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
3584 Shaders
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Shading Units
3072 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
112 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
96 TMUs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Tensor Cores
112 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
96 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
28 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
24 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
28 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
24 SMs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
3 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
2 GPCs
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1320MHz Base
1777MHz
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1830MHz Base
2460MHz
Peak Performance
407.6 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak Performance
483.66 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
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FP8
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120.91 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
241.83 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
60.46 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
120.91 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP16
12.74 TFLOPS
50.95 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
101.9 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
25.48 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
50.95 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP16
15.11 TFLOPS
60.46 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
120.91 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
30.23 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
60.46 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
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FP32
15.11 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.2 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.24 TFLOPS
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BF16
12.74 TFLOPS
25.48 TFLOPS Tensor
50.95 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
BF16
15.11 TFLOPS
30.23 TFLOPS Tensor
60.46 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
12.74 TFLOPS Tensor
25.48 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
15.11 TFLOPS Tensor
30.23 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
203.8 TOPS Tensor
407.6 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
241.83 TOPS Tensor
483.66 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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101.9 TOPS Tensor
203.8 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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120.91 TOPS Tensor
241.83 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT32
6.37 TOPS
INT32
7.56 TOPS
Ray Tracing
24.9 TOPS
Ray Tracing
34.9 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
85.296 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
118.08 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
199.024 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
236.16 GTexel/s
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L2
2MB Shared
L2
48MB Shared
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8GB
GDDR6
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8GB
GDDR6
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Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1875MHz
Transfer Rate
15GT/s
Bandwidth
240GB/s
Clock
2250MHz
Transfer Rate
18GT/s
Bandwidth
288GB/s
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TDP
170W
TDP
115W
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Temp
90°C Max
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.1
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.1
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
4
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Model
NVENC 7
Model
NVENC 8
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
-
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Model
NVDEC 5
Model
NVDEC 5
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.9
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PureVideo HD
VP12
VDPAU
Feature Set L
Not a Card
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2x Fans
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2x Fans
Power Connectors
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1x 12-Pin
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Power Connectors
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1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
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PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.1
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Height
98 mm (3.86 in)
Width
244 mm (9.61 in)
Depth
42 mm (1.65 in)
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