Compare graphic cards

GeForce RTX 4090
versus
GeForce RTX 3060


General information	GeForce RTX 4090	GeForce RTX 3060
Launched	Q4 2022	Q1 2021
Used in	Desktop	Desktop
Factory	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Memory	24576 MB 0 %	12288 MB 50 %
Core Clock	2230 MHz 0 %	1320 MHz 40.8 %
Boost Clock	2640 MHz 0 %	1912 MHz 27.6 %
Effective Clock	21000 MHz 0 %	15000 MHz 28.6 %
DirectX	DirectX 12	DirectX 12
OpenGL	OpenGL 4.6	OpenGL 4.6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	450 W 0 %	170 W 62.2 %
Length	360 mm 0 %	323 mm 10.3 %
Cooling Fans	3 0 %	3 0 %
Case Slots	4 0 %	2 50 %
Frame Sync	G-Sync	G-Sync
Performance	GeForce RTX 4090	GeForce RTX 3060
Overall Score	100000 0 %	66275 33.7 %
Future proof	94 % 0 %	82 % 12.8 %
Benchmark Score	100000 0 %	43923 56.1 %
2D Benchmark Score	1222.5 0 %	961.9 21.3 %
Average DirectX Performance	281.8 FPS 0 %	123.4 FPS 56.2 %
DirectX 9 Performance	393.6 FPS 0 %	196.5 FPS 50.1 %
DirectX 10 Performance	259.5 FPS 0 %	100.4 FPS 61.3 %
DirectX 11 Performance	330.1 FPS 0 %	127.8 FPS 61.3 %
DirectX 12 Performance	144 FPS 0 %	68.8 FPS 52.2 %
Graphic card computing	29955.2 operations/s 0 %	9103.3 operations/s 69.6 %

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce RTX 4090, GeForce RTX 3060.

Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change
Average frames per second	GeForce RTX 4090	GeForce RTX 3060
Ultra settings	256.3 FPS	158.7 FPS
High settings	461.3 FPS	285.7 FPS
Medium settings	553.6 FPS	342.8 FPS
Low settings	775.0 FPS	479.9 FPS
Difference	0 %	38.1 %

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce RTX 4090, GeForce RTX 3060.

Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels Change
Grand Theft Auto V	GeForce RTX 4090	GeForce RTX 3060
Ultra settings	173.2 FPS	113.3 FPS
High settings	311.7 FPS	204.0 FPS
Medium settings	374.1 FPS	244.8 FPS
Low settings	523.7 FPS	342.7 FPS
Difference	0 %	34.6 %