GeForce RTX 4090 D vs RTX 3060 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile with GeForce RTX 4090 D, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3060 Mobile
2021
6 GB GDDR6, 80 Watt
32.58

RTX 4090 D outperforms RTX 3060 Mobile by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1682
Place by popularity69not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.27
Power efficiency27.9714.83
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA106AD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores384014592
Core clock speed900 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed1425 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors13,250 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate171.01,149
Floating-point processing power10.94 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs48176
TMUs120456
Tensor Cores120456
Ray Tracing Cores30114

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount6 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s1,008 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
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 Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.68.9

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 3060 Mobile 32.58
RTX 4090 D 91.74
+182%

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 3060 Mobile 12550
RTX 4090 D 35333
+182%

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 HD98
−176%
270−280
+176%
1440p66
−173%
180−190
+173%
4K40
−175%
110−120
+175%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.92
1440pno data8.88
4Kno data14.54

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 103
−182%
290−300
+182%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−171%
190−200
+171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
−176%
210−220
+176%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−174%
290−300
+174%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−173%
180−190
+173%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
−179%
240−250
+179%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−174%
200−210
+174%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−180%
230−240
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−160%
450−500
+160%
Hitman 3 106
−174%
290−300
+174%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
−146%
350−400
+146%
Metro Exodus 164
−174%
450−500
+174%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
−175%
220−230
+175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
−161%
300−310
+161%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
−154%
300−310
+154%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−171%
190−200
+171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
−181%
180−190
+181%
Battlefield 5 100−110
−174%
290−300
+174%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−173%
180−190
+173%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
−175%
190−200
+175%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−174%
200−210
+174%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−180%
230−240
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−160%
450−500
+160%
Hitman 3 108
−178%
300−310
+178%
Horizon Zero Dawn 189
−165%
500−550
+165%
Metro Exodus 129
−171%
350−400
+171%
Red Dead Redemption 2 102
−175%
280−290
+175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 158
−153%
400−450
+153%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
−179%
190−200
+179%
Watch Dogs: Legion 158
−153%
400−450
+153%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
−171%
190−200
+171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
−168%
150−160
+168%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−173%
180−190
+173%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
−174%
170−180
+174%
Far Cry 5 70−75
−174%
200−210
+174%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−160%
450−500
+160%
Hitman 3 96
−181%
270−280
+181%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120
−150%
300−310
+150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140
−150%
350−400
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
−169%
210−220
+169%
Watch Dogs: Legion 46
−161%
120−130
+161%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 96
−181%
270−280
+181%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
−174%
170−180
+174%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
−180%
140−150
+180%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
−171%
95−100
+171%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
−171%
130−140
+171%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−163%
100−105
+163%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
−156%
100−105
+156%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−163%
100−105
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
−167%
500−550
+167%
Hitman 3 64
−181%
180−190
+181%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85
−171%
230−240
+171%
Metro Exodus 85
−171%
230−240
+171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 101
−177%
280−290
+177%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
−173%
120−130
+173%
Watch Dogs: Legion 116
−159%
300−310
+159%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80
−175%
220−230
+175%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
−181%
90−95
+181%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−169%
70−75
+169%
Hitman 3 41
−168%
110−120
+168%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
−181%
450−500
+181%
Metro Exodus 60
−167%
160−170
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
−173%
150−160
+173%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
−173%
30−33
+173%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−175%
55−60
+175%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
−167%
40−45
+167%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−178%
50−55
+178%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−167%
120−130
+167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60
−167%
160−170
+167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 19
−163%
50−55
+163%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 44
−173%
120−130
+173%

This is how RTX 3060 Mobile and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 D is 176% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 173% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 D is 175% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.58 91.74
Recency 12 January 2021 28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 425 Watt

RTX 3060 Mobile has 431.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 181.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.


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