Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 4060 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 4060 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 989 days older than the cheaper GeForce RTX 4060.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
- Performs up to 35% better in Rust than GeForce RTX 4060 - 180 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 - 24 vs 8 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
- Up to 78% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3090 - $319.99 vs $1449.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Rust than GeForce RTX 3090 - $2.41 vs $8.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 115 vs 350 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.06/FPS
29%
Price, $
$1449.99
22%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,449.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10849 minutes ago
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
FPS
133
73%
Value, $/FPS
$2.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$319.99
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $319.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 10849 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
189.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
556 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • May 18th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
118.1 GPixel/s
62%
Texel Fillrate
236.2 GTexel/s
42%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | May 18th, 2023 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$1499 | MSRP | $299 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
GDDR6X | Type | GDDR6 |
384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
936.2 GB/s | Bandwidth | 272 GB/s |
1395 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1830 MHz |
1695 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2460 MHz |
1219 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2125 MHz |