NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU Review & Benchmarks | Prices Keep Falling

This review of the NVIDIA RTX 4060 GPU benchmarks its performance vs. the AMD RX 7600, RX 6700 XT, NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti, Intel Arc A750, and plenty more modern cards. We also included benchmarks and comparisons against the RTX 3060, RTX 2060, and even the GTX 1060 to help you determine if it's time to upgrade. The 4060 isn't as poorly positioned as the 4060 Ti -- that one was really bad positioning -- but it still feels like the relative performance would equate a "4050" by traditional naming.



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00:00 - The RTX 4060 Review
02:12 - Specs, Pricing, & Memory
05:58 - Bizarre Marketing Approach
07:52 - ASUS Fan Curve Problems
09:27 - Cyberpunk GPU Benchmarks (1080p)
10:17 - Cyberpunk 1440p Benchmarks - RTX 4060
11:06 - 4K Loss to RTX 3060
11:50 - FFXIV 1080p GPU Benchmarks
12:52 - FFXIV 1440p GPU Benchmarks
13:25 - FFXIV 4K Best GPU Benchmarks
14:07 - F1 1080p - 6700 XT is Strong
14:57 - F1 1440p Benchmarks
15:25 - F1 4K Benchmarks
15:45 - Total Warhammer 1080p & 1440p GPU Tests
16:35 - Tomb Raider 1080p Benchmarks
17:27 - Tomb Raider 1440p & 4K Top GPUs 2023
19:16 - Horizon Zero Dawn 'Worst Case' Scenario
20:31 - Power Consumption on RTX 4060
22:20 - Ray Tracing Benchmarks & 4060 Strength
24:04 - Detailed Frametime Comparisons
26:36 - Conclusion

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Host, Writing, Test Lead: Steve Burke
Testing: Patrick Lathan
Testing, Video Editing: Mike Gaglione
Video: Vitalii Makhnovets
Testing: Jeremy Clayton

[waffle]

It's hard to get excited about anything Nvidia does anymore when the greatest generational increases are the increased prices and model numbers. This is a 4050, not a 4060.

[fridaycaliforniaa]

Scamvidia did a great job of proposing an RTX 3050 "refresh" with DLSS 3.0

[RiddleTime]

I like how Gamers Nexus has the 2 bars on the side to show you how long each slide is being presented.

[JoeCensored]

Thank you for mentioning this is a PCIE X8 card. For low to mid range cards, these are attractive upgrades for older systems still on PCIE 3.0. It's not fair to expect PCIE 3.0 benchmarks, but 3.0 users will likely need all 16 lanes, so it's a good thing to mention. Thanks

[kanrakucheese]

Speaking of “massive waste” of hardware, I’d like to see an updated review of AMD’s 6600 (XT) and 6700 XT reviews (maybe Intel Arc with its driver fixes, not necessarily as separate videos). Both reviews were (rightfully) hyper negative due to their launch price, but they’re now considered some of the less awful GPU choices for their prices.

[CouchSlouch-]

Man, I remember/miss when the 60 series cards were the sweet spot for budget /performance.

[TimisDaniel]

Wow such performance at 1080p. Imagine what the future holds... Wait this is the future, that was something I was thinking in 2016.

[bfish]

Nvidia releases $300 4050 labeled as 4060, Nvidia shocked consumers unimpressed at value.

[achaerna.]

Seeing my EVGI 1060 SSC on the same charts as a 4090 is trippy as hell. Thank you GN for doing such fine whine work on Nvidia.

[topouzidd]

My 11 year old HD7950 has a 384bit memory interface (240 GB/s), which is the reason I haven’t changed GPU to date. If I had to get a card that would handle the next 11 years, it surely wouldn’t be a 128bit 4060. And the $450 I paid for that card back in the day was a lot, but justified after 11 years and still running strong. I wouldn’t pay $450 (street price) for a subpar 4060 that won’t even make it over three years.

[SupraSav]

I hope card sales continue to plummet for nvidia. I just hope future generations never forget these shenanigans.

[andljoy]

Why does Nvidia not just send its e-waste directly to recycling, it would be far more efficient.

[misteriogre]

it's crazy how only the 4090 had a meaningful performance jump compared to its predecessor while the rest of the line up is a glorified refresh with DLSS 3

[ed]

Updating my wife's rig from 2017 with a 1060, and it's honestly so nice to see that card on some of these charts, you've really considered your audience and where they might be coming from at this price point. Much appreciated as always.

[Darkillumina]

Surprised Steve hasn’t turned to the bottle after reviewing gpus this year

[wingman-]

Kudos to GN & HWUB for standing their ground and not bowing to Nvidia.

[garrettkajmowicz]

The large cache with a reduced memory bus is primarily an advantage when working with small datasets. Which is either going to be low-res rendering. Or crypto-mining. They built a card to do something nobody is really interested in anymore.

[katzicael]

the sheer hubris of charging US$300 for that waste of sand.

[PlantainSupernova]

Kudos to the editors for adding more legible highlights and color coordinated bars in their charts during comparison.

[harleyspawn]

I feel like the 12gb RTX 3060 at $320 was a better value when it launched (if you got one at MSRP), and i like it's performance at 1440p in modern games.