Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 18 May 2023
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
24576 Mb GDDR6X
Released 27 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB100%
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti165%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
- 290 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
- 65% higher gaming performance.
- 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 3090 Ti
The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 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 3090 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD106 (AD106-350-A1) | GA102 (GA102-350-A1) |
| Fab Process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 190 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 22,900 million | 28,300 million |
| Shaders | 4352 | 10752 |
| Tensor Cores | 136 | 336 |
| Raytracing Cores | 34 | 84 |
| Compute Units | 34 | 84 |
| Core clock | 2310 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 112 |
| TMUs | 136 | 336 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 24576 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 160 watts | 450 watts |
| Release Date | 18 May 2023 | 27 Jan 2022 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB121.70 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti208.30 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB344.80 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti625.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB288.00 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti1008.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB22060.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti40000.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB119
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti133
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB131
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti175
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 3090 Ti276
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB89
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti112
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB96
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti144
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB161
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti236
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 3090 Ti208
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB51
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti72
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB29
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti89
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB83
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti142
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 3090 Ti114
FPS (higher is better)