NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB vs NVIDIA L4, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA L4 wins 4 of 11 benchmarks, averaging 12.1% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Z-Image Turbo, where NVIDIA L4 leads by 83% (1.35 vs 2.475 images/min); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (13% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB runs 138 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 6, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA L4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 96.29 | 84 | +15% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 57.09 | 50.45 | +13% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 31.12 | 27.46 | +13% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 12.42 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 4.58 | 5.18 | -12% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 1.35 | 2.475 | -45% |
| 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 |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0.15 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA L4 on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA L4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 32.1 min | 36.4 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB 1.13x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA L4 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16GB | 24GB |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 300 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,535 MHz | 2,040 MHz |
| TDP | 165 W | 72 W |
| Launch MSRP | $499 | $2,500 |
| Release | 2023-07-18 | 2023-03-21 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB or NVIDIA L4?
- NVIDIA L4 performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 4 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average 12.1% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and NVIDIA L4?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB has 16GB VRAM and a 165W TDP, while NVIDIA L4 has 24GB VRAM and a 72W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and NVIDIA L4?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB fits 18 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA L4. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and NVIDIA L4?
- Z-Image Turbo: NVIDIA L4 leads by roughly 83% (1.35 vs 2.475 images/min) in our testing.
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