NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4352
Cores288 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $289.99 Jan 2021
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
$329 • Jan 2021
VS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
$499 • May 2023
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
16GB GDDR6 165W $449.99 May 2023
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 170 W | 165 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1777 MHz | 2535 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 288 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | N/A |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 3584 | 4352 |
| RT Cores | 28 | 4834 |
| TMUs | 112 | 136 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1875 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 85.3 GPixel/s | 121.7 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 360 GTexel/s | 344.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 12.74 GFLOPS | 22.06 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 0.03 MB |
| Die Size | 276 mm² | 188 mm² |
| Transistors | 12000 Million | 22900 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | Samsung | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
8993
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
13564 (+51%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
91603
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
135837 (+48%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
109.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
119.7 FPS (+9%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16870
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
22732 (+35%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (231 benchmarks)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+54%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+44%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+53%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+39%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+42%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+43%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+44%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+50%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+52%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+58%)
AVG 160 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+61%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+38%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+33%)
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 104 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+38%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+33%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+45%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+42%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+30%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Wins!
Based on 231 benchmarks across 66 games
36
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+43.6%
51
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
3
Wins
36
Avg FPS
29
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6
227
Wins
51
Avg FPS
42
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
Where to Buy
Compare with Similar GPUs
Comments & Discussion
Share your thoughts and experiences
Loading comments...