GeForce RTX 4060 vs Quadro RTX 8000

Place in the ranking	61	53
Place by popularity	not in top-100	2
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.02	100.00
Power efficiency	13.32	30.88
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU102	AD107
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 August 2018 (6 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$9,999	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 has 4850% better value for money than RTX 8000.

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 cores	4608	3072
Core clock speed	1395 MHz	1830 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	2460 MHz
Number of transistors	18,600 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	260 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	509.8	236.2
Floating-point processing power	16.31 TFLOPS	15.11 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	48
TMUs	288	96
Tensor Cores	576	96
Ray Tracing Cores	72	24

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	267 mm	240 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 12-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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	672.0 GB/s	272.0 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 Connectors	4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

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 8000 50.23

RTX 4060 51.50
+2.5%

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 8000 19305

RTX 4060 19795
+2.5%

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 HD	130−140 −5.4%	137 +5.4%
1440p	65−70 −7.7%	70 +7.7%
4K	35−40 −14.3%	40 +14.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	76.92 −3424%	2.18 +3424%
1440p	153.83 −3501%	4.27 +3501%
4K	285.69 −3722%	7.48 +3722%

RTX 4060 has 3424% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4060 has 3501% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4060 has 3722% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	135 +0%	135 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	139 +0%	139 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	109 +0%	109 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	54 +0%	54 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	272 +0%	272 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	165 +0%	165 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Valorant	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	91 +0%	91 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45 +0%	45 +0%
Dota 2	155 +0%	155 +0%
Far Cry 5	149 +0%	149 +0%
Fortnite	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	217 +0%	217 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	158 +0%	158 +0%
Metro Exodus	118 +0%	118 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	76 +0%	76 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +0%	40 +0%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190 +0%	190 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	90 +0%	90 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	90 +0%	90 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
World of Tanks	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	46 +0%	46 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	24 +0%	24 +0%
Far Cry 5	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	129 +0%	129 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Metro Exodus	111 +0%	111 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Valorant	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Dota 2	89 +0%	89 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	89 +0%	89 +0%
Metro Exodus	38 +0%	38 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	89 +0%	89 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +0%	10 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Fortnite	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	70 +0%	70 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

This is how RTX 8000 and RTX 4060 compete in popular games:

RTX 4060 is 5% faster in 1080p
RTX 4060 is 8% faster in 1440p
RTX 4060 is 14% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	50.23	51.50
Recency	13 August 2018	18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	48 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	260 Watt	115 Watt

RTX 8000 has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4060, on the other hand, has a 2.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 126.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro RTX 8000 and GeForce RTX 4060.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 8000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4060 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.