GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile vs RTX 4090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4090 with GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4090
2022
24 GB GDDR6X, 450 Watt
100.00
+119%

RTX 4090 outperforms RTX 4060 Mobile by a whopping 119% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking173
Place by popularity550
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.80no data
Power efficiency15.8728.41
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD102AD107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date20 September 2022 (2 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores163843072
Core clock speed2235 MHz1545 MHz
Boost clock speed2520 MHz1890 MHz
Number of transistors76,300 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)450 Watt115 Watt
Texture fill rate1,290181.4
Floating-point processing power82.58 TFLOPS11.61 TFLOPS
ROPs17632
TMUs51296
Tensor Cores51296
Ray Tracing Cores12824

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length304 mmno data
Width3-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount24 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1313 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth1.01 TB/s256.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 4090 100.00
+119%
RTX 4060 Mobile 45.74

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 4090 38588
+119%
RTX 4060 Mobile 17652

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 4090 104598
+189%
RTX 4060 Mobile 36185

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 4090 137609
+52.4%
RTX 4060 Mobile 90275

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 4090 73447
+176%
RTX 4060 Mobile 26573

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 4090 260357
+72%
RTX 4060 Mobile 151337

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 4090 771257
+28.9%
RTX 4060 Mobile 598142

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD268
+135%
114
−135%
1440p206
+227%
63
−227%
4K145
+254%
41
−254%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 225
+78.6%
126
−78.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 235
+164%
85−90
−164%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 287
+113%
135
−113%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+80.7%
130−140
−80.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+41.2%
85−90
−41.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 222
+122%
100
−122%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+31.1%
90−95
−31.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+93.3%
100−110
−93.3%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+47%
190−200
−47%
Hitman 3 120−130
+4.9%
123
−4.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+103%
170−180
−103%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+17.4%
130−140
−17.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+29.2%
95−100
−29.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 450−500
+196%
150−160
−196%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+15.8%
130−140
−15.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 200−210
+128%
85−90
−128%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 248
+118%
114
−118%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+80.7%
130−140
−80.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+41.2%
85−90
−41.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 214
+152%
85
−152%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+31.1%
90−95
−31.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 200−210
+93.3%
100−110
−93.3%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+47%
190−200
−47%
Hitman 3 120−130
+10.3%
117
−10.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+103%
170−180
−103%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+17.4%
130−140
−17.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+29.2%
95−100
−29.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 548
+155%
215
−155%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 240−250
+177%
85−90
−177%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+15.8%
130−140
−15.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 179
+101%
85−90
−101%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220
+124%
98
−124%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+41.2%
85−90
−41.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 210
+173%
77
−173%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+31.1%
90−95
−31.1%
Forza Horizon 4 290−300
+47%
190−200
−47%
Hitman 3 120−130
+17.3%
110
−17.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 394
+128%
170−180
−128%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 541
+192%
185
−192%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 305
+202%
101
−202%
Watch Dogs: Legion 153
+135%
65
−135%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+29.2%
95−100
−29.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+102%
80−85
−102%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+75%
60−65
−75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 155
+237%
45−50
−237%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 183
+154%
72
−154%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+64%
50−55
−64%
Cyberpunk 2077 154
+214%
49
−214%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+71.4%
45−50
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+16.3%
230−240
−16.3%
Hitman 3 130−140
+151%
55−60
−151%
Horizon Zero Dawn 388
+317%
90−95
−317%
Metro Exodus 152
+94.9%
75−80
−94.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 504
+297%
127
−297%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 268
+253%
76
−253%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+20%
200−210
−20%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+76.7%
70−75
−76.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+105%
40−45
−105%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+91.7%
35−40
−91.7%
Hitman 3 80−85
+144%
30−35
−144%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
−81%
190−200
+81%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+158%
55−60
−158%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 281
+411%
55
−411%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120
+314%
27−30
−314%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120
+344%
27−30
−344%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+321%
19
−321%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+100%
24−27
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 250−260
+334%
55−60
−334%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 282
+355%
62
−355%
Watch Dogs: Legion 117
+368%
25
−368%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+192%
35−40
−192%

This is how RTX 4090 and RTX 4060 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 135% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 227% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 254% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 411% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4060 Mobile is 81% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • RTX 4060 Mobile is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 100.00 45.74
Recency 20 September 2022 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 450 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 4090 has a 118.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4060 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 291.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4090 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is a notebook one.


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