Wednesday, June 14th 2023
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 to Release on June 29
NVIDIA could be advancing the launch of its GeForce RTX 4060 (non-Ti) graphics card from its July 2023 launch the company originally announced. Leaked documents shared by MEGAsizeGPU say that NVIDIA could make the RTX 4060 available on June 29, which means reviews of the card could go live on June 28 for the MSRP cards, and June 29 for the premium ones priced above MSRP. It was earlier expected to launch alongside the 16 GB variant of the RTX 4060 Ti, in July.
The RTX 4060 is a significantly different product from the RTX 4060 Ti the company launched in May, it is based on the smaller AD107 silicon. The card is expected to feature 3,072 CUDA cores, 24 RT cores, 96 Tensor cores, 96 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, compared to the 4,352 CUDA cores, 34 RT cores, 136 Tensor cores, 136 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, of the RTX 4060 Ti. The memory configuration is similar, with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 128-bit wide memory bus, however, the memory speed is slightly lower, at 17 Gbps vs. 18 Gbps of the Ti. The RTX 4060 has a TGP of just 115 W. The company hasn't finalized its price, yet.
Update Jun 14th: NVIDIA confirmed the launch date on Twitter:
Sources:
MEGAsizeGPU (Twitter), NVIDIA Twitter
The RTX 4060 is a significantly different product from the RTX 4060 Ti the company launched in May, it is based on the smaller AD107 silicon. The card is expected to feature 3,072 CUDA cores, 24 RT cores, 96 Tensor cores, 96 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, compared to the 4,352 CUDA cores, 34 RT cores, 136 Tensor cores, 136 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, of the RTX 4060 Ti. The memory configuration is similar, with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 128-bit wide memory bus, however, the memory speed is slightly lower, at 17 Gbps vs. 18 Gbps of the Ti. The RTX 4060 has a TGP of just 115 W. The company hasn't finalized its price, yet.
NVIDIAThe GeForce RTX 4060 will now be available to order starting June 29, at 6AM Pacific.
76 Comments on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 to Release on June 29
Unless the 4060 is at least 25% faster than a 3060, the 3060 is still looking like the better option, because it's not hamstrung by 8GB VRAM limitations.
4060 Ti is almost as fast as a 3070 that's 50% faster than a 3060 or the opposite 33% slower than.
25% sounds kind of like 33%, but when you start spinning the numbers like that, which is slower but faster, the error builds up to a tier level accuracy. Pretty much.
4060 is projected 18% above 3060, 4060 Ti is another 30% so there you have it 50% total.
And if you have a 1070 / 1660 Ti / 980 Ti it's time to upgrade. that would provide a significant uplift in performance not counting the tensor cores and what they can do.
W1zzard's GPU database performance charts are pretty reliable because they account for architecture, clock, and bus width I think. All of that is already known, so the 3060 is likely to be only 4% slower than the 4060, making the 4060 a waste of shelf space and a waste of sand. 12GB or go home....
Regardless of how these 8GB cards perform in today's games, buyers have completely lost confidence in 8GB cards, and rightly so.
Unless you're a truly ignorant dumbass who blindly purchases a graphics card without reading ANYTHING, you will want more than 8GB. You'd need to be hiding under a rock, with no internet access to miss the fact that 8GB isn't enough any more. Not a single reviewer, youtuber, or journalist has given the 4060Ti praise without VRAM or price-related caveats. And they're clogging up shelves unsold - truly unflushable at the $399 asking price.
Actually weird how the minimum practical VRAM requirement in games has increased significantly in few years, I don't remember a similar situation in the last ~20 years that I've been a PC gamer/hobbyist. :kookoo:
The problem is that most people who bought at 3080 10GB paid $1200+ for them. They were the uber-expensive flagship graphics cards at the height of the scalpocalypse - so those people are likely the 4K120 display owners of 2020/2021. They won't be happy with just 2GB more than the bare minimum because they're not the sort of people willing to reduce resolution and quality settings.
Where the 3080 will shine is on the used market as a $400 card against the $600 4070.
Sure this generation is skippable. Not very appealing. I mean if they sold me a 6144 Cuda 256 bit 16GB regular GDDR6 at $600 I might be able to bite the bait.
Cyberpunk is cyberpunk yes, its a tech demo, but it showed that you will run into those vram limits even at 1080p rather quickly....and that should just not be the limiting factor on a gpu right out of the gate....
just slap atleast 12 gb on it and we have something that will be outdated purely based on its performance within some years to come, not because of a physical lack of vram in no time flat.
Heck actually looking at this from the pov of price is completely the wrong mindset, its basically saying nothing is wasteful if you can afford it.
For example, is watering the yard during a drought period and then when its satiated, you just let the water run into the drain until you need it again and also just leave the shower running in case you might want to make use of it...is that not wasteful just because you are "rich" enough to afford the water-bill?
That said, I'm sure these will sell like hot... beer?
Similarly to the way the Radeon RX 7600 isn't meant for people who have a 6600 XT or better, the 4060 won't be an upgrade path for Ampere owners, either. It'll have to be reflected in its price, though.
But mind you there is better alternatives. I would stay away and shop somewhere else, amd or even Intel if it me and my case of really needing a upgrade.
Or a 3060 with more vram.
Or check the alternatives on amd or intel. 6700xt for example.