MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING Z TRIO 10G vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING Z TRIO 10G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
• GPU Chip
  GA102-200-K1-A1 AD107 (Ada Lovelace)
• Shader
  8704 3072
• Render Output Units
  96 32
• Texture Units
  272 96

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

• Memory Size
  10 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  1.188 GHz 17 Gbps
• Memory Interface
  320 bit 128 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING Z TRIO 10G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.440 GHz 1.830 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.830 GHz+ 7 % 2.460 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  --
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

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

• TDP
  370 W+ 16 % 115 W
• TDP (up)
  430 W+ 16 % --
• Tjunction max
  93 °C 90 °C
• PCIe-Power
  3 x 8-Pin 1 x 12-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING Z TRIO 10G and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

• Fan-Type
  Axial --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 90 mm --
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  36-38 dB --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1a
• DP Ports
  3x 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
  MSI Mystic Light 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
  323 mm --
• Height
  140 mm --
• Width
  56 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots --
• Weight
  1537 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GAMING Z TRIO 10G.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q3/2023
• Structure size
  8 nm 4 nm
• Part-no
  -- --
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet