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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

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Key differences

  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 has higher Memory bandwidth (936 GB/s vs 272 GB/s)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 has higher Shading cores (10,496 vs 3,072)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 has higher RT cores (82 vs 24)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 has higher Tensor / AI cores (328 vs 96)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has lower TDP (115 W vs 350 W)

Full spec comparison

Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Performance
VRAM24 GB8 GB
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Memory bus width384 bit128 bit
Memory bandwidth936 GB/s272 GB/s
Shading cores10,4963,072
RT cores8224
Tensor / AI cores32896
Base clock1395 MHz1830 MHz
Boost clock1695 MHz2460 MHz
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 2DLSS 3
Power & Size
TDP350 W115 W
Recommended PSU750 W550 W
Power connector2× 8-pin1× 8-pin
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Card length313 mm240 mm
Slot width3 slots
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.13× DP, 1× HDMI

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

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