GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

GeForce RTX 4090
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 20 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4090
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 1 Dec 2020
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    249%
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4090

149% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

250 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4090 .
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

GeForce RTX 4090

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4090

The GeForce RTX 4090 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (17 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4090GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GPU NameAD102 (AD102-300-A1)vsGA104 (GA104-200-A1)
Fab Process4 nmvs8 nm
Die Size608 mm²vs392 mm²
Transistors76,300 millionvs17,400 million
Shaders16384vs4864
Tensor Cores512vsnone
Raytracing Cores128vsnone
Compute Units128vs38
Core clock2235 MHzvs1410 MHz
ROPs176vs80
TMUs512vs152

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4090GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
Bus Width384 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective
vs1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
Memory Size24576 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4090GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
TDP450 wattsvs200 watts
Release Date20 Sep 2022vs1 Dec 2020

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    443.50 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    133.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    1290.00 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    253.10 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    1018.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    448.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    82580.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    16200.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    224
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    83

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    190
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    116

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    178
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    89

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    421
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    196

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    319
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    153

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    436
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    168

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    180
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    186
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    87

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    168
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    356
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    136

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    263
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    105

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    370
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    122

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    123
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    130
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    147
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    231
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4090
    176
  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    57

FPS (higher is better)