L4 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

RTX 3060 Mobile
2021
6 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
32.46
+9%

GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms L4 by a small 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking157174
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.65
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGN20-E3 GA106AD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 January 2021 (3 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Current priceno data$240

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores38407424
Core clock speed817 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1702 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistors13,250 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)72 Watt
Texture fill rate171.0489.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and L4 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data169 mm
Widthno data1-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed14000 MHz12.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/s300.1 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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 performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 32.46
+9%
L4 29.79

GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms L4 by 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 3060 Mobile 12550
+9%
L4 11518

GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile outperforms L4 by 9% in Passmark.

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 HD101
+12.2%
90−95
−12.2%
1440p69
+15%
60−65
−15%
4K44
+10%
40−45
−10%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 103
+14.4%
90−95
−14.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+9.1%
55−60
−9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 76
+16.9%
65−70
−16.9%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+11.6%
95−100
−11.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+10.8%
65−70
−10.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 86
+14.7%
75−80
−14.7%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+9.2%
65−70
−9.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+13.3%
75−80
−13.3%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+11.1%
90−95
−11.1%
Hitman 3 120
+9.1%
110−120
−9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 166
+10.7%
150−160
−10.7%
Metro Exodus 164
+9.3%
150−160
−9.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+9.3%
75−80
−9.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 195
+14.7%
170−180
−14.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 81
+15.7%
70−75
−15.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+9.1%
55−60
−9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 64
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+11.6%
95−100
−11.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+10.8%
65−70
−10.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+15%
60−65
−15%
Far Cry 5 80
+14.3%
70−75
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 47
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+11.1%
90−95
−11.1%
Hitman 3 93
+9.4%
85−90
−9.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 148
+13.8%
130−140
−13.8%
Metro Exodus 94
+10.6%
85−90
−10.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+10%
90−95
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 123
+11.8%
110−120
−11.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 142
+9.2%
130−140
−9.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 71
+9.2%
65−70
−9.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+9.1%
55−60
−9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+12%
50−55
−12%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+10.8%
65−70
−10.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+9.2%
65−70
−9.2%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+11.1%
90−95
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120
+9.1%
110−120
−9.1%
Metro Exodus 86
+14.7%
75−80
−14.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
+11.4%
70−75
−11.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 46
+15%
40−45
−15%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+12.9%
85−90
−12.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+12.7%
55−60
−12.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 99
+10%
90−95
−10%
Hitman 3 64
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+14.3%
35−40
−14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+20%
40−45
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 48
+20%
40−45
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Far Cry 5 84
+12%
75−80
−12%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+10%
60−65
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85
+13.3%
75−80
−13.3%
Metro Exodus 85
+13.3%
75−80
−13.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 101
+12.2%
90−95
−12.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 34
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 68
+13.3%
60−65
−13.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 60
+9.1%
55−60
−9.1%
Hitman 3 41
+17.1%
35−40
−17.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 42
+20%
35−40
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55
+10%
50−55
−10%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+10%
10−11
−10%
Battlefield 5 63
+14.5%
55−60
−14.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 43
+22.9%
35−40
−22.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+25%
12−14
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 57
+14%
50−55
−14%
Metro Exodus 50
+11.1%
45−50
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 19
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 44
+10%
40−45
−10%

This is how RTX 3060 Mobile and L4 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 12% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 15% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 Mobile is 10% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 32.46 29.79
Recency 4 January 2021 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 72 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile and L4.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile is a notebook card while L4 is a desktop one.


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