NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC, chip, information processing units.

• Architecture
  Ada Lovelace -
• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AMD Radeon RX 590
• CUDA Cores
  3072 -
• GPU Chip
  AD107 Polaris 30
• Render Output Units
  32 32
• RT Cores
  24 -
• Shader
  3072 2304
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  24 -
• Texture Units
  96 144
• Execution Units
  - 36

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  272 GB/s 256 GB/s
• Memory Bus
  128 bit 256 bit
• Memory Clock
  2125 MHz -
• Memory Data Rate
  17 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  8 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR5
• Memory Speed (legacy frequency label)
  - 2000 MHz

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  1830 MHz 1469 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2460 MHz 1565 MHz + 1%
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum GPU Temperature
  90 °C -
• Maximum Junction Temperature
  90 °C -
• System Power Supply
  550 W (System power requirement) -
• TDP
  115 W 220 W-2 %
• TDP (up)
  - -
• Total Graphics Power
  115 W -

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 and MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Fan-Type
  - Axial
• Fan 1
  - 2 x 100 mm
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent -
• Noise (Load)
  - -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 2 × DisplayPort 1.4
• DVI Ports
  - 1 × DVI
• HDCP Version
  2.3 2.2
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1a 2 × HDMI 2.0b
• Max. Displays
  4 4
• Other Display Outputs (unparsed)
  HDMI -
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Power Connectors
  1x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable. Certain manufacturer models may use 1x PCIe 6-pin cable or 1x PCIe 8-pin cable 2 x 8-Pin
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

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

• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes No
• LED
  No LED lighting No LED lighting
• Max. resolution
  7680 × 4320 7680 × 4320
• Raytracing
  Yes No

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode

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

• Height
  - 143 mm
• Length
  - 278 mm
• Slot Size
  - 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  - 873 g
• Width
  - 40 mm

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU MSI Radeon RX 590 Armor 8G OC and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

• Documents
  data sheet data sheet
• Launch Price (historical)
  299 $ -
• Manufacturer specification scope
  NVIDIA Founders Edition/reference design. Clock specifications apply to gaming use. AIB shipping specifications and complete-system power needs may differ. -
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  4 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2023 Q3/2019