nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6
Memory3584
Cores360 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR6
Memory4352
Cores288 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
12GB GDDR6 170W $329 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 $499 May 2023
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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 (210 benchmarks)
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
Assetto Corsa Rally
8.1 2025 • Racing Supernova Games Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+38%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+37%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+47%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Anno 117 Pax Romana
7.5 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Ubisoft Mainz
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+48%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+46%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+47%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+52%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+58%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+60%)
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
Europa Universalis V
8.1 2025 • Strategy Paradox Tinto
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+8%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB (+6%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Jurassic World Evolution 3
8 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Frontier Developments
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+41%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+38%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+56%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Outer Worlds 2
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Obsidian Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+37%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+39%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+44%)
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+38%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+50%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (+44%)
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Wins!
Based on 210 benchmarks across 61 games
35
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
VS
+43.5%
50
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6
3
Wins
35
Avg FPS
29
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6
206
Wins
50
Avg FPS
42
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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