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GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
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

Buy for £1,789.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73888 minutes ago

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
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

Buy for £249.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73888 minutes ago

FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
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

Buy for £1,789.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73888 minutes ago

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
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

Buy for £249.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73888 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP in USD: $1599

Availability

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 4090

  • Performs up to 177% better in Overwatch 2 than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 412 vs 149 FPS
  • Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 24 vs 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
This is a free version of Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


FPS

412

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£1789.99

13%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for £1,789.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73888 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022


FPS

149

36.16504854368932%

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

Buy for £249.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73888 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
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 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

19.233370913190527%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

15.426356589147286%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Sep 20th, 2022Release Date
Oct 12th, 2022
GeForce 40GenerationGeForce 30
$1599MSRPNot Available
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 16-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
24 GB
Memory8 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR6
384-bitBus128-bit
1008 GB/s
Bandwidth240 GB/s
2235 MHz
Base Clock Speed1320 MHz
2520 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1777 MHz
1313 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1875 MHz

Builds Using GeForce RTX 4090 or GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic

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