NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
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Key differences
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has higher VRAM (12 GB vs 8 GB)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has higher Memory bus width (192 bit vs 128 bit)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has lower TDP (115 W vs 170 W)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has higher Base clock (1830 MHz vs 1320 MHz)
- •NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has higher Boost clock (2460 MHz vs 1777 MHz)
Full spec comparison
Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Performance
VRAM12 GB▲8 GB
Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Memory bus width192 bit▲128 bit
Memory bandwidth360 GB/s▲272 GB/s
Shading cores3,584▲3,072
RT cores28▲24
Tensor / AI cores112▲96
Base clock1320 MHz1830 MHz▲
Boost clock1777 MHz2460 MHz▲
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 2DLSS 3
Power & Size
TDP170 W115 W▲
Recommended PSU550 W550 W
Power connector1× 8-pin1× 8-pin
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Card length242 mm240 mm▲
Slot width2 slots—
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.13× DP, 1× HDMI