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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3060 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 616 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Up to 84% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - £264.0 vs £1679.99
- Up to 74% better value when playing No Man's Sky than GeForce RTX 4090 - £2.06 vs £7.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 170 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Performs up to 67% better in No Man's Sky than GeForce RTX 3060 - 214 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 24 vs 12 GB
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
128
59%
Value, £/FPS
£2.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£264
100%
Value Winner
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192-bit, 3x DP (v1.4), HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)
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GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
214
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.85/FPS
26%
Price, £
£1679.99
15%
FPS Winner
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a)
Buy for £1,679.99 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
19%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
15%
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
| $329 | 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 |
| 12 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 192-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 360 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 or GeForce RTX 4090
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
116 FPS
£10.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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214 FPS
£17.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,799
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107 FPS
£6.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.95
In Stock
111 FPS
£10.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,111.2
In Stock
214 FPS
£15.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,300
In Stock
127 FPS
£9.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,250.4
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111 FPS
£9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,049.9
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107 FPS
£6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£706.8
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214 FPS
£17.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,699
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110 FPS
£9.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-13400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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