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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

GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

ASUS TUF GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (24GB GDDR6X, PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, Dual Ball Bearing Axial Fans)

Buy for $2,749.99 on Amazon

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Updated 1022 minutes ago

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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

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N/A Stock

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

ASUS TUF GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (24GB GDDR6X, PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, Dual Ball Bearing Axial Fans)

Buy for $2,749.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1022 minutes ago

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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

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N/A Stock

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1599

ASUS TUF GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (24GB GDDR6X, PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, Dual Ball Bearing Axial Fans)

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, DLSS3 Support, Supports 4K)

ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 4090 24GB OG Edition Gaming Graphics Card (NVIDIA GeForce RTX4090 DLSS 3, PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, 2X HDMI 2.1a, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, TUF-RTX4090-24G-OG-GAMING-GAMING.)

VIPERA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition Graphic Card

Zotac NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 AMP Extreme AIRO 24GB GDDR6X Gaming Graphics Card

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 WINDFORCE 24GB Graphics Card

Prices and Stock

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Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 22 days older than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 4090

Performs up to 73% better in F1 23 than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 340 vs 196 FPS
Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 24 vs 8 GB

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Consumes up to 62% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 170 vs 450 Watts

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F1 23

F1 23

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

FPS

340

100%

Value, $/FPS

$8.09/FPS

100%

Price, $

$2749.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

ASUS TUF GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (24GB GDDR6X, PCIe 4.0, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, Dual Ball Bearing Axial Fans)

Buy for $2,749.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 1022 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

FPS

196

58%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

402

FPS

605

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

93

FPS

249

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

676

FPS

1007

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

390

FPS

413

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

110

FPS

170

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

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 8 GB

Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

19%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

15%

GeForce RTX 4090	vs	GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Sep 20th, 2022	Release Date	Oct 12th, 2022
GeForce 40	Generation	GeForce 30
$1599	MSRP	Not Available
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	8 GB
GDDR6X	Type	GDDR6
384-bit	Bus	128-bit
1008 GB/s	Bandwidth	240 GB/s
2235 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
2520 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
1313 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz

PCs Using GeForce RTX 4090 or GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

With selected game settings

NINGMEI Supreme Master Gaming PC Image

NINGMEI Supreme Master Gaming PC

111 FPS

$7.12/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Ryzen 5 5500

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$789.99

In Stock

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Skytech Gaming Azure PC

314 FPS

$13.09/FPS

GeForce RTX 4090

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$4,110.02

In Stock

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HP OMEN 45L Gaming Desktop PC

328 FPS

$15.24/FPS

GeForce RTX 4090

Ryzen 9 7900X

64 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$4,999

In Stock

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HP OMEN 45L Intel i9 RTX 4090 Ultimate Gaming Desktop PC

331 FPS

$11.42/FPS

GeForce RTX 4090

Core i9-13900K

64 GB, 4 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$3,779.99

In Stock

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Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

340 FPS

$15.88/FPS

GeForce RTX 4090

Core i9-14900K

64 GB, 8 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$5,399

In Stock

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HP OMEN 45L Intel i9 RTX 4090 Premium Gaming Desktop PC

331 FPS

$11.42/FPS

GeForce RTX 4090

Core i9-13900K

64 GB, 4 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$3,779.99

In Stock

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Dell Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

340 FPS

$12.29/FPS

GeForce RTX 4090

Core i9-14900KF

64 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$4,177.59

In Stock

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Corsair Vengeance i7400 Series Gaming PC

307 FPS

$19.21/FPS

GeForce RTX 4090

Core i9-12900K

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$5,898

In Stock

HP OMEN 45L Gaming Desktop PC Image

HP OMEN 45L Gaming Desktop PC

340 FPS

$12.35/FPS

GeForce RTX 4090

Core i9-14900K

64 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$4,199

In Stock

[2024] MSI Aegis RS2 C14NUI9-832US Pro Extreme (Intel Core i9-14900KF, 128GB DDR5 RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, Windows 11 Pro) Gaming Desktop PC Image

[2024] MSI Aegis RS2 C14NUI9-832US Pro Extreme (Intel Core i9-14900KF, 128GB DDR5 RAM, 4TB NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, Windows 11 Pro) Gaming Desktop PC

340 FPS

$16.56/FPS

GeForce RTX 4090

Core i9-14900KF

16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$5,629

In Stock

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$1,079.99