NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition vs GeForce RTX 4060, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition wins 3 of 12 benchmarks, averaging 70% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Llama 3.1 8B, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition leads by 88% (98.34 vs 52.4 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (50% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition | GeForce RTX 4060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 148.46 | 86.38 | +72% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 98.34 | 52.4 | +88% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 4.18 | 2.78 | +50% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition | GeForce RTX 4060 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 11GB | 8GB |
| Transistors | 18,600M | 18,900M |
| Die size | 754 mm² | 158.7 mm² |
| Transistor density | 24.7 M/mm² | 119.1 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Turing (TU102) | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 616 GB/s | 272 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,545 MHz | 2,475 MHz |
| TDP | 250 W | 115 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,199 | $299 |
| Release | 2018-09-20 | 2023-05-24 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition or GeForce RTX 4060?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 3 of 12 benchmarks in our suite with an average 70% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition and GeForce RTX 4060?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition has 11GB VRAM and a 250W TDP, while GeForce RTX 4060 has 8GB VRAM and a 115W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition and GeForce RTX 4060?
- Llama 3.1 8B: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition leads by roughly 88% (98.34 vs 52.4 tok/s) in our testing.
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