MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC vs ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4060 8GB SOLO. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC and ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4060 8GB SOLO, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
• GPU Chip
  GA106-300-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 MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC and ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4060 8GB SOLO. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  1.320 GHz 1.830 GHz
• Boost Clock
  1.807 GHz+ 2 % 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)
  170 W --
• Tjunction max
  -- 90 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 8-Pin 1 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC and ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4060 8GB SOLO.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan 1
  3 x 90 mm 1 x 90 mm
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Noise (Load)
  33 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
  No LED lighting 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
  316 mm --
• Height
  120 mm --
• Width
  42 mm --
• Width (Slots)
  2 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  753 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4060 8GB SOLO and MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 8
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q2/2023
• Structure size
  8 nm 4 nm
• Part-no
  -- ZT-D40600G-10M
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet