NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti

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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti compared with GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3060 TiNVIDIAGeForce RTX 4060 Ti
Overview
ReleasedDecember 2020May 2023
Performance
Chip makerNVIDIANVIDIA
ArchitectureAmpereAda Lovelace
Shader cores4,8644,352
Boost clock1,670 MHz2,540 MHz (better)
ArchitectureNVIDIA reference specifications; photo shows Gainward's original GDDR6 Ghost partner card, whose cooler and dimensions differ from the Founders Edition. NVIDIA announced worldwide partner availability of the GDDR6X revision from November 2022.NVIDIA reference specifications; photo shows the original 8 GB Founders Edition. The 16 GB revision uses partner boards with different coolers and dimensions.
Ray tracingSecond-generation RT CoresThird-generation RT Cores; 51 RT TFLOPS
AI coresThird-generation Tensor CoresFourth-generation Tensor Cores; 353 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generationNVIDIA DLSS upscaling; no DLSS Frame GenerationDLSS 3.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction and Frame Generation
Base clock1.41 GHz; NVIDIA rounds boost to 1.67 GHz. Gainward's original Ghost and PNY's GDDR6X VERTO both specify 1,665 MHz boost.2.31 GHz
Cache–32 MB L2
Memory
Video memory8 GB GDDR6 or 8 GB GDDR6X8 GB GDDR6 or 16 GB GDDR6
Memory bus256-bit (better)128-bit
Memory bandwidth448 GB/s or 608 GB/s288 GB/s
Memory detailOriginal GDDR6 is 14 Gbps and 448 GB/s (Gainward Ghost); later GDDR6X is 19 Gbps and 608 GB/s (PNY stock-clock VERTO). Both have 8 GB on a 256-bit bus.8 GB GDDR6 (on sale 24 May 2023) or 16 GB GDDR6 (July 2023, 165 W); both have 288 GB/s bandwidth (PNY); NVIDIA quotes 554 GB/s effective bandwidth with the L2 cache
Connections and power
Board power200 W or –160 W or 165 W
InterfacePCIe 4.0PCIe 4.0
Display outputs3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.33 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1a; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution7680 × 4320; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR or 8K 60 Hz HDR4K at 240 Hz or 8K at 60 Hz with DSC
Power connector1 × PCIe 8-pin cable through the included adapter to 1 × 12-pin (original GDDR6 Founders Edition); check the maker for GDDR6X partner cards1 × PCIe 8-pin cable, or a 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable (adapter in the box)
Recommended power supply600 W for the original Founders Edition. NVIDIA's current table lists 200 W card power without separating memory revisions; PNY publishes 225 W and a 650 W system recommendation for its GDDR6X VERTO. Its board power is not treated as a verified universal GDDR6X reference figure.550 W
Slot width2-slot (original GDDR6 Founders Edition); GDDR6X partner cards vary2-slot (original 8 GB Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)242 × 112 mm, 2-slot (original GDDR6 Founders Edition); no separate GDDR6X reference geometry verified244 × 112 mm, 2-slot (original 8 GB Founders Edition)
Video encode and decodeSeventh-generation NVENC, fifth-generation NVDEC; hardware AV1 decode, no AV1 encode1 × eighth-generation NVENC, 1 × fifth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode

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