NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 leads on gaming, scoring 29.4 — about 1% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060. For 3D modelling the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. For gaming the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 comes out ahead in 3 of the 4 uses we score. On today's street prices the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is the cheaper of the two: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 costs around 10% more. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 wins outright: faster and better value.
| GeForce RTX 3060NVIDIA | GeForce RTX 4060NVIDIAour pick | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance scores | ||
| Gaming | 29.1 | 29.4 ★ |
| 3D Modelling | 31.9 ★ | 25.6 |
| AI | 24.7 ★ | 24.3 |
| VR | 29.3 ★ | 28.7 |
| Value scores | ||
| Gaming | 33.6 | 37.4 ★ |
| 3D Modelling | 36.8 ★ | 32.5 |
| AI | 28.5 | 30.9 ★ |
| VR | 33.8 | 36.5 ★ |
| Specifications | ||
| steam_share_pct | 3.88 ★ | 3.65 |
| UserBenchmark Speed | 42 | 50.9 ★ |
| FP32 Compute | 12.74 TFLOPS | 15.1 TFLOPS ★ |
| AI Throughput | 101 TOPS | 242 TOPS ★ |
| VRAM | 12 GB ★ | 8 GB |
| Mem Bandwidth | 360 GB/s ★ | 272 GB/s |
| TDP | 170 W | 115 W ★ |
| RRP | £260 | £236 ★ |
★ marks the winner on each row (for TDP, latency and price, lower is better). Ties unmarked. Scores are our own absolute figures; specs and prices are facts from their sources.
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