NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The benchmark data presents a clear split between these two NVIDIA cards. The RTX 4060 wins 8 of the 10 head-to-head comparisons, while the RTX 2070 SUPER takes only 2. But the margins tell a more interesting story than the raw win count.

The largest victory belongs to the RTX 4060 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, where it scores 2302 against the RTX 2070 SUPER's 1651. That is a 28.3% lead, the single biggest gap in either direction across the entire test suite. This is a modern, DirectX 12-focused workload, and the Ada Lovelace card dominates there.

The RTX 2070 SUPER's biggest win is in Geekbench Vulkan, where it scores 90637 versus 48643 for the RTX 4060. That is a 86.3% advantage, an enormous margin that reverses the overall trend. The older Turing card also wins Passmark DirectX 10, scoring 132 against 103, a 28.2% lead.

Outside of those two tests, the RTX 4060 consistently pulls ahead. In Geekbench OpenCL, it scores 95057 against 83358, a 12.3% advantage. Passmark GPU Compute shows an 18% lead for the RTX 4060, with scores of 9213 versus 7557. The Passmark G2D test favors the RTX 4060 by 15.3%, scoring 1037 versus 878. Passmark DirectX 11 shows a 13.7% edge for the RTX 4060, 175 versus 151. The DirectX 12 test gives the RTX 4060 an 11.8% win, 76 versus 67. Even the older DirectX 9 workload goes to the RTX 4060, 236 versus 223, a 5.5% margin. The Passmark G3D aggregate score lands at 19545 for the RTX 4060 versus 18169 for the RTX 2070 SUPER, a 7% difference.

What stands out is the pattern: the RTX 4060 wins modern compute and API-specific workloads by solid margins, while the RTX 2070 SUPER's wins are concentrated in Vulkan and one legacy DirectX test. The Vulkan result is particularly striking because it is the only test where the older card wins by a triple-digit percentage gap.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4060 is the stronger card in compute-heavy and DirectX-based workloads. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score, 2302 versus 1651, indicates a significant advantage in modern game rendering pipelines. The Geekbench OpenCL result, 95057 versus 83358, shows the Ada Lovelace architecture handles general-purpose GPU compute more effectively. Passmark GPU Compute reinforces this, with 9213 versus 7557. For users running DirectX 11, the RTX 4060 wins 175 to 151. In DirectX 12, it wins 76 to 67. Even in DirectX 9, a legacy API, the RTX 4060 edges ahead 236 to 223. The 2D performance also favors the newer card, 1037 versus 878 in Passmark G2D.

The RTX 2070 SUPER, by contrast, is the clear winner in Vulkan. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 90637 is nearly double the RTX 4060's 48643. This suggests that in Vulkan-based titles or workloads, the older card has a decisive edge. It also wins Passmark DirectX 10, 132 versus 103, though this is a less relevant API for modern software.

The overall picture is that the RTX 4060 is the better all-round performer, with wins across compute, DirectX 11, DirectX 12, and 2D tests. The RTX 2070 SUPER is a specialist in Vulkan, where it outperforms by a wide margin. The average benchmark scores reflect this: the RTX 2070 SUPER averages 20282 across all recorded tests, while the RTX 4060 averages 17639. That places the RTX 2070 SUPER in the 65th percentile of all GPUs, and the RTX 4060 in the 61st percentile. So while the RTX 4060 wins most head-to-head tests, the RTX 2070 SUPER holds a higher aggregate standing, driven largely by its massive Vulkan score.

The Verdict

The data does not paint a simple "newer is better" picture. The RTX 4060 wins the majority of direct comparisons, including the most demanding modern test, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, by 28.3%. It also leads in OpenCL, GPU compute, DirectX 11, DirectX 12, DirectX 9, G2D, and G3D. For general gaming and compute, the RTX 4060 is the stronger choice.

But the RTX 2070 SUPER has a clear niche. Its Vulkan score is 86.3% higher than the RTX 4060's, which makes it the preferable card for Vulkan-based applications. It also edges out the RTX 4060 in Passmark DirectX 10. The average benchmark score is higher for the RTX 2070 SUPER, 20282 versus 17639, and it sits at a higher percentile among all GPUs, 65 versus 61.

Which card should be chosen depends entirely on the workload. Users targeting modern DirectX 12 games and compute tasks should pick the RTX 4060. Users who rely heavily on Vulkan should pick the RTX 2070 SUPER. The RTX 4060 offers the more balanced profile, with wins across a wider range of tests. The RTX 2070 SUPER offers a single, but massive, advantage in Vulkan, plus a higher aggregate score. The launch MSRP for the RTX 2070 SUPER is 499 USD, while the RTX 4060 launched at 299 USD, but the benchmark data shows the newer card wins most tests despite the lower launch price.

The RTX 4060 also has a significantly lower TDP of 115 W versus 215 W, and a suggested PSU of 300 W versus 550 W. That makes it the more efficient option, which is relevant for system builders. But the performance data is what drives the verdict: for most users, the RTX 4060 is the better card. For Vulkan-focused users, the RTX 2070 SUPER is unmatched in this pairing.

FAQ

Q: Which card wins in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 wins with a score of 2302, which is 28.3% higher than the RTX 2070 SUPER's 1651.

Q: How large is the Vulkan performance gap?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER scores 90637 in Geekbench Vulkan, which is 86.3% higher than the RTX 4060's 48643.

Q: Which card has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER has an average score of 20282, while the RTX 4060 averages 17639.

Q: What are the DirectX 12 scores for both cards?

A: The RTX 4060 scores 76 in Passmark DirectX 12, while the RTX 2070 SUPER scores 67, a difference of 11.8%.

Q: How do the cards compare in compute performance?

A: The RTX 4060 leads in Passmark GPU Compute with 9213 versus 7557, an 18% advantage. It also leads in Geekbench OpenCL, 95057 versus 83358, a 12.3% gap.

Q: Which card has the higher percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The RTX 2070 SUPER sits in the 65th percentile, while the RTX 4060 is in the 61st percentile.

Architecture Differences

The two cards are built on fundamentally different architectures and process nodes. The RTX 2070 SUPER uses the TU104 chip, fabricated on a 12 nm process at TSMC, with 13,600 million transistors on a 545 mm² die. The transistor density is 25.0M per mm². The RTX 4060 uses the AD107 chip, also from TSMC, but on a 5 nm process, with 18,900 million transistors packed into a 159 mm² die. That gives a density of 118.9M per mm².

The RTX 2070 SUPER has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. It includes 40 ray tracing cores and 320 tensor cores. The RTX 4060 has 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, with 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores. The RTX 4060 has more shading units but fewer TMUs, ROPs, ray tracing cores, and tensor cores.

Memory configurations differ substantially. The RTX 2070 SUPER has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 448.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 4060 also has 8 GB of GDDR6, but on a 128-bit bus, delivering 272.0 GB/s. The RTX 2070 SUPER has the wider bus and higher bandwidth.

Clock speeds favor the RTX 4060. It has a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost of 2460 MHz, versus 1605 MHz base and 1770 MHz boost for the RTX 2070 SUPER. Memory clocks are 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective) for the RTX 4060, and 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) for the RTX 2070 SUPER.

Compute throughput also favors the newer card. The RTX 4060 delivers 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 and 15.11 TFLOPS of FP16 (1:1). The RTX 2070 SUPER delivers 9.062 TFLOPS of FP32 and 18.12 TFLOPS of FP16 (2:1). The RTX 4060 has higher FP32 throughput, while the RTX 2070 SUPER has higher FP16 throughput with a 2:1 ratio.

The pixel rates are close, 118.1 GPixel/s for the RTX 4060 versus 113.3 GPixel/s for the RTX 2070 SUPER. The texture rate is 236.2 GTexel/s for the RTX 4060 and 283.2 GTexel/s for the RTX 2070 SUPER, a win for the older card.

Power requirements are very different. The RTX 2070 SUPER has a TDP of 215 W, uses a 6-pin plus 8-pin connector, and requires a 550 W PSU. The RTX 4060 has a TDP of 115 W, uses a single 12-pin connector, and requires a 300 W PSU. Both are dual-slot cards, but the RTX 2070 SUPER is longer at 267 mm versus 240 mm, and wider at 35 mm versus 40 mm.

Both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The RTX 2070 SUPER uses PCIe 3.0 x16, while the RTX 4060 uses PCIe 4.0 x8. Display outputs differ: the RTX 2070 SUPER has 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 1x USB Type-C. The RTX 4060 has 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

The architectures are Turing for the RTX 2070 SUPER and Ada Lovelace for the RTX 4060. The RTX 2070 SUPER is from GeForce 20-series, with GeForce 10 as predecessor and GeForce 30 as successor. The RTX 4060 is from GeForce 40-series, with GeForce 30 as predecessor and GeForce 50 as successor. The RTX 2070 SUPER released on 2019-07-08 and is end-of-life. The RTX 4060 released on 2023-05-17 and is also end-of-life.