Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 18 May 2023
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 1 Dec 2020
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB111%
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
- 11% higher gaming performance.
- 40 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (11 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD106 (AD106-350-A1) | GA104 (GA104-200-A1) |
| Fab Process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 190 mm² | 392 mm² |
| Transistors | 22,900 million | 17,400 million |
| Shaders | 4352 | 4864 |
| Tensor Cores | 136 | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 34 | none |
| Compute Units | 34 | 38 |
| Core clock | 2310 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 80 |
| TMUs | 136 | 152 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 160 watts | 200 watts |
| Release Date | 18 May 2023 | 1 Dec 2020 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB121.70 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti133.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB344.80 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti253.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB288.00 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti448.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB22060.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti16200.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB119
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti83
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB131
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti116
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB179
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti153
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB89
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti69
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB96
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti87
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB161
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti136
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB117
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti105
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB51
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti43
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB29
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti52
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB83
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti74
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB58
- GeForce RTX 3060 Ti57
FPS (higher is better)