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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 4090
- Performs up to 171% better in Diablo IV than GeForce RTX 3060 - 349 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 24 vs 12 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
- Up to 86% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - £263.47 vs £1879.99
- Up to 62% better value when playing Diablo IV than GeForce RTX 4090 - £2.04 vs £5.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 170 vs 450 Watts
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
349
100%
Value, £/FPS
£5.39/FPS
37%
Price, £
£1879.99
14%
FPS Winner
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card White (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a)
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GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
FPS
129
36%
Value, £/FPS
£2.04/FPS
100%
Price, £
£263.47
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 4090
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 3060
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
19%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| GeForce 40 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$1599 | MSRP | $329 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 16-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR6 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
1008 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
2235 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1320 MHz |
2520 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1777 MHz |
| 1313 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1875 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 4090 or GeForce RTX 3060
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
64 FPS
£15.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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64 FPS
£18.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,165.2
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349 FPS
£9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,300
In Stock
51 FPS
£14.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£729.99
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121 FPS
£10.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,305.6
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42 FPS
£24.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,015.2
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86 FPS
£15.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,317.6
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51 FPS
£14.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£728.4
In Stock
323 FPS
£10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,300
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129 FPS
£12.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-13900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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