NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB vs NVIDIA T4, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB wins 4 of 10 benchmarks, averaging 64.2% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Stable Diffusion XL, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB leads by 94% (4.58 vs 2.36 images/min); the closest fight is Qwen3 4B (42% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB runs 111 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 T4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 96.29 | 67.71 | +42% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 57.09 | 35.01 | +63% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 31.12 | 19.76 | +57% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 4.58 | 2.36 | +94% |
| 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 | 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 T4 on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA T4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 32.1 min | 50.7 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB 1.58x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | NVIDIA T4 | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16GB | 16GB |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Turing |
| Memory bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 320 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,535 MHz | 1,590 MHz |
| TDP | 165 W | 70 W |
| Launch MSRP | $499 | $2,299 |
| Release | 2023-07-18 | 2018-09-13 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB or NVIDIA T4?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 4 of 10 benchmarks in our suite with an average 64.2% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and NVIDIA T4?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB has 16GB VRAM and a 165W TDP, while NVIDIA T4 has 16GB VRAM and a 70W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and NVIDIA T4?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB fits 38 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA T4. 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 T4?
- Stable Diffusion XL: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB leads by roughly 94% (4.58 vs 2.36 images/min) in our testing.
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