GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 LHR NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
• GPU Chip
  GA106-302-A1 AD107 (Ada Lovelace)
• Shader
  3584 3072
• Render Output Units
  64 32
• Texture Units
  112 96

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  12 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.875 GHz 17 Gbps
• Memory Interface
  192 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 1.830 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.837 GHz+ 3 % 2.460 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.777 GHz --
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  170 W 115 W
• TDP (up)
  180 W+ 6 % --
• Tjunction max
  -- 90 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 12-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

• Fan-Type
  Axial --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 80 mm --
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  34 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1a
• DP Ports
  2x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  GIGABYTE RGB Fusion No LED lighting

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  Decode Decode / Encode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  282 mm --
• Height
  117 mm --
• Width
  41 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots --
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (rev. 2.0) LHR.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q3/2023
• Structure size
  8 nm 4 nm
• Part-no
  GV-N3060GAMING OC-12GD --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet