Nvidia RTX 4060 Review ft. MSI

1. Introduction2. Meet the MSI Ventus 2X Black3. Testing Methodology4. 3DMark Fire Strike & Time Spy5. 3DMark DirectX Raytracing6. Assassin's Creed Valhalla7. Cyberpunk 20778. Days Gone9. Dying Light 210. God of War11. Horizon Zero Dawn12. The Last of Us Part 113. Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered14. A Plague Tale: Requiem15. Red Dead Redemption 216. Resident Evil 417. Total War: Warhammer III18. Performance Summary (12-Game Average)19. Cost Per Frame Analysis20. Ray Tracing: Control21. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 207722. Ray Tracing: Cyberpunk 2077 RT Overdrive23. Ray Tracing: F1 2224. Ray Tracing: Hitman 325. Ray Tracing: Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered26. Ray Tracing: Shadow of the Tomb Raider27. Ray Tracing: The Witcher 328. Ray Tracing Performance Summary29. DLSS Testing30. Clock Speed31. GPU Temperatures32. Acoustics33. Power Draw: 1080p34. Power Draw: 1440p35. Power Draw: 2160p (4K)36. Performance per Watt: 1080p37. Performance per Watt: 1440p38. Performance per Watt: 2160p (4K)39. Total System Power Draw40. Closing Thoughts41. View All Pages

The MSRPs

Using the average frame rate data presented earlier in the review, here we look at the cost per frame using the UK MSRP launch prices for each GPU.

As to what all of that performance data means in terms of value for money, we turn to our cost per frame analysis. At 1080p, using the launch MSRP prices, the RTX 4060 sits in second place. It delivers a cost per frame of £3.77, making it 6% better value than the RTX 4060 Ti, and 11% better than the 3060 Ti. It is, however, 13% more expensive per frame than the RX 7600 – at least for rasterisation.

At 1440p not a whole lot changes in terms of relative value, with the 4060's cost per frame still coming in 7% lower than the 4060 Ti, but now it's only 8% better value than the RTX 3060 Ti, which launched two and a half years ago. Versus the RX 7600, it comes in 10% more expensive per frame at 1440p.

Current retail pricing

Of course, that launch MSRP data is only so useful as we know there are plenty of deals on at the moment. This chart, using current retailing pricing, paints a different picture. Here, the RX 6600 is the best value GPU at its current price of £180, with the 4060 24% more expensive per frame. Even the RTX 3060 Ti is marginally better value, with that GPU as low as £320.

Likewise at 1440p, the RTX 4060 is still towards the bottom of the chart. It's 9% more expensive per frame than the RX 6700 XT, while also offering a third less VRAM.

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