NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 is a mid-range desktop GPU manufactured using the 5 nm process at TSMC. The AD107 chip is used here. It combines 3,072 shader units and 8 GB of GDDR6 memory. The memory interface is 128-bit, resulting in a memory bandwidth of 272 GB/s in conjunction with the VRAM clock speed.

Features

The features that were introduced with the high-end models of the Ada Lovelace generation, such as DLSS 3.0 with frame generation, are also present in the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060. This sets the new mid-range card apart from the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and provides a significant advantage in games that offer these features.

Performance

Without DLSS, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 performs slightly behind the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. Compared to AMD, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 often competes with an AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT. The GeForce RTX 4060 caters to the 1080p gaming range in terms of performance. At times, the performance is sufficient for 1440p gaming as well, although older games are more suitable for this resolution. Additionally, some compromises in terms of graphical fidelity might be necessary for the latest games. The performance is suitable for playable frame rates at high detail settings.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 is specified by the manufacturer at 115 Watts (TDP). This is significantly lower than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060, which has a TDP of 170 watts. In comparison to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (200 W TDP), the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 performs well and delivers similar performance with significantly lower power consumption. Power is supplied through a PCIe slot and an additional 6+2-pin connector.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 is a high-end desktop graphics card based on the AD102 chip using the Ada Lovelace architecture. The 4090 offers 16,384 of the 18,432 cores and 24 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a 384 bit memory bus and clocked at 21 Gbits. The card offers an excellent raytracing performance thanks to the 128 dedicated raytracing cores. For AI calculations (and DLSS 3 in games), the RTX 4090 has 512 Tensor cores.

The gaming performance is very well suited for 4k gaming in maximum detail settings. Even Raytracing effects can be used without DLSS in most games. Compared to the competition, the RTX 4090 is the fastest graphics card in 2022, with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and the RTX 4080 in the second place.

The AD102 chp is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC (4N with EUV) and specified with a TGP (Total Graphics Power) of 450 Watt. Nvidia is recommending a 850 Watt power supply for the RTX4090.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 is a high-end desktop graphics card based on the AD103 chip using the Ada Lovelace architecture. The 4080 offers 9,728 cores and 16 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a 256 bit memory bus and clocked at 22.4 Gbits. The card offers a very good raytracing performance thanks to the 76 dedicated raytracing cores. For AI calculations (and DLSS 3 in games), the RTX 4080 has 304 Tensor cores.

The gaming performance is well suited for 4k60 gaming in maximum detail settings and 2k gaming with higher frame rates. Even Raytracing effects can be used with DLSS in most games. Compared to the competition, the RTX 4080 is on par with the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT with a noticeable advantage when raytracing is used.

The AD103 chp is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC (4N with EUV) and specified with a TGP (Total Graphics Power) of 320 Watt (compared to the 450 Watt of the RTX 4090). Nvidia is recommending a 750 Watt power supply for the RTX4080.