NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs GeForce RTX 4060, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti wins 14 of 30 benchmarks, averaging 42.5% faster.
Both cards' numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Nemotron Nano 9B v2, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti leads by 67% (61.7 vs 37.02 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion 1.5 (1% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GeForce RTX 4060 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniCPM5 2B tok/s | 205.86 | 148.29 | +39% |
| LFM2.5 2.6B tok/s | 198.79 | 135.21 | +47% |
| Granite 4.1 3B tok/s | 146.23 | 100.72 | +45% |
| Nemotron 3 Nano 4B tok/s | 130.09 | 82.74 | +57% |
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 118.21 | 86.38 | +37% |
| DeepSeek Coder 7B Instruct v1.5 tok/s | 96.35 | 59.11 | +63% |
| Llama 3 8B tok/s | 85.46 | 52.35 | +63% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 76.93 | 52.4 | +47% |
| Qwen3 8B tok/s | 82.96 | 51.31 | +62% |
| Nemotron Nano 9B v2 tok/s | 61.7 | 37.02 | +67% |
| Ornith 1.5 9B tok/s | 73.84 | 45.62 | +62% |
| Gemma 4 12B tok/s | 52.67 | 33.27 | +58% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 14B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 30B A3B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Gemma 4 31B 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 1.5 images/min | 20.42 | 20.21 | +1% |
| SDXL Turbo images/min | 201.93 | 182 | +11% |
| Sana 1.6B images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 2.2 | 2.78 | -21% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| PixArt-Sigma XL images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 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 |
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | $0.075 |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | $0.078 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 1.04x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | GeForce RTX 4060 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8GB | 8GB |
| Transistors | 17,400M | 18,900M |
| Die size | 392.5 mm² | 158.7 mm² |
| Process node | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor density | 44.3 M/mm² | 119.1 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA104) | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 272 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | 2,475 MHz |
| TDP | 200 W | 115 W |
| Launch MSRP | $399 | $299 |
| Release | 2020-12-02 | 2023-05-24 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or GeForce RTX 4060?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 14 of 30 benchmarks in our suite with an average 42.5% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and GeForce RTX 4060?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti has 8GB VRAM and a 200W TDP, while GeForce RTX 4060 has 8GB VRAM and a 115W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and GeForce RTX 4060?
- Nemotron Nano 9B v2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti leads by roughly 67% (61.7 vs 37.02 tok/s) in our testing.
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