NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 $299
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 $329
3072 Shaders
8GB GDDR6
2460MHz
3584 Shaders
12GB GDDR6
1777MHz
Peak AI Performance
483.66 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
407.6 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP32
15.11 TFLOPS
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
FP16
15.11 TFLOPS
FP16
12.74 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.1-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.9-Slots
TDP
115W
TDP
170W
Power Connectors
-
1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
Power Connectors
1x 12-Pin
-

Peak AI Performance

  • 19% faster vs GeForce RTX 3060
  • 16% slower vs GeForce RTX 4060
GeForce RTX 4060 - 483.66 TOPS INT4 Tensor Sparse
x1.19
GeForce RTX 3060 - 407.6 TOPS INT4 Tensor Sparse
x1

FP32

  • 19% faster vs GeForce RTX 3060
  • 16% slower vs GeForce RTX 4060
GeForce RTX 4060 - 15.11 TFLOPS FP32
x1.19
GeForce RTX 3060 - 12.74 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP16

  • 19% faster vs GeForce RTX 3060
  • 16% slower vs GeForce RTX 4060
GeForce RTX 4060 - 15.11 TFLOPS FP16
x1.19
GeForce RTX 3060 - 12.74 TFLOPS FP16
x1
  • 20% slower vs GeForce RTX 3060
  • 25% faster vs GeForce RTX 4060
GeForce RTX 4060 - 288GB/s
x1
GeForce RTX 3060 - 360GB/s
x1.25
  • 32% lower vs GeForce RTX 3060
  • 48% higher vs GeForce RTX 4060
GeForce RTX 4060 - 115W
x1
GeForce RTX 3060 - 170W
x1.48
  • 7% faster vs GeForce RTX 3060
  • 7% slower vs GeForce RTX 4060
GeForce RTX 4060 - GB6 OpenCL 97,350
x1.07
GeForce RTX 3060 - GB6 OpenCL 90,710
x1
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL 96,465
32%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA 99,110
28%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan 75,845
37%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 305
40%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Ada Lovelace
Architecture
Ampere
Family
GeForce 40
Family
GeForce 30
Codename
NV187
AD107
Variant
AD107-400-A1
Codename
NV176
GA106
Variant
GA106-300-A1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
5/18/2023
Release Date
2/25/2021
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
Samsung
Fabrication Node
4N
Fabrication Node
8N
Die Size
159 mm²
Die Size
276 mm²
Transistor Count
18.9 Billion
Transistor Count
13.3 Billion
Transistor Density
118.87M/mm²
Transistor Density
48.01M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
3072 Shaders
Shading Units
3584 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
96 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
112 TMUs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Tensor Cores
96 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
112 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
24 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
28 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
24 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
28 SMs
Graphics Processing Clusters
2 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
3 GPCs
1830MHz Base
2460MHz
1320MHz Base
1777MHz
Peak AI Performance
483.66 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
Peak AI Performance
407.6 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP8
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
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-
-
-
-
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
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
FP32
15.11 TFLOPS
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
FP64
240 GFLOPS
FP64
200 GFLOPS
BF16
15.11 TFLOPS
30.23 TFLOPS Tensor
60.46 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
BF16
12.74 TFLOPS
25.48 TFLOPS Tensor
50.95 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
15.11 TFLOPS Tensor
30.23 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
12.74 TFLOPS Tensor
25.48 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
241.83 TOPS Tensor
483.66 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
203.8 TOPS Tensor
407.6 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
120.91 TOPS Tensor
241.83 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
101.9 TOPS Tensor
203.8 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT32
7.56 TOPS
INT32
6.37 TOPS
Ray Tracing
34.9 TOPS
Ray Tracing
24.9 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
118.08 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
85.296 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
236.16 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
199.024 GTexel/s
L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
L2
48MB Shared
L2
3MB Shared
8GB
GDDR6
12GB
GDDR6
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width
192Bit
Clock
2250MHz
Transfer Rate
18GT/s
Bandwidth
288GB/s
Clock
1875MHz
Transfer Rate
15GT/s
Bandwidth
360GB/s
TDP
115W
TDP
170W
Temp
90°C Max
Temp
93°C Max
3x DisplayPort 1.4
1x HDMI 2.1
3x DisplayPort 1.4
1x HDMI 2.1
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
4
Multi Monitor Support
4
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Model
NVENC 8
Model
NVENC 7
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
-
Model
NVDEC 5
Model
NVDEC 5
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
VP8
VP9
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
VP8
VP9
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
AV1
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_3
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.9
PureVideo HD
VP12
VDPAU
Feature Set L
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
2x Fans
2x Fans
Power Connectors
-
1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
Power Connectors
1x 12-Pin
-
Slots Required
2.1
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
1.9
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Height
98 mm (3.86 in)
Width
244 mm (9.61 in)
Depth
42 mm (1.65 in)
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
242 mm (9.53 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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