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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1599
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Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 22 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Up to 86% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - £249.99 vs £1789.99
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 170 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Performs up to 50% better in HITMAN 2 than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 207 vs 138 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 24 vs 8 GB
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
138
66.66666666666666%
Value, £/FPS
Price, £
£249.99
100%
Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GAMING OC V2 Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR6, 128-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1807MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA DLSS - GV-N3060GAMING OC-8GD V2
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MSI GeForce RTX 4090 GAMING X SLIM 24G Gaming Graphics Card - 24GB GDDR6X, 2695 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 384-bit, 2x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1a (Supports 4K & 8K HDR) Black
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
19.233370913190527%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
15.426356589147286%
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $1599 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 128-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1008 GB/s |
| 1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2235 MHz |
| 1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2520 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB or GeForce RTX 4090
HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
207 FPS
£16.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,382.95
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207 FPS
£16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
24 GB, N/A Storage
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£3,449.99
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207 FPS
£15.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,300
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173 FPS
£16.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,843.95
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207 FPS
£18.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,799
In Stock
213 FPS
£15.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,349.98
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213 FPS
£16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
In Stock
201 FPS
£15.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,199.98
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213 FPS
£18.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,849.96
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209 FPS
£18.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900F
64 GB, N/A Storage
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