NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains a single benchmark entry for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010: a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,893 points. This places the card at the 18th percentile among all GPUs in the database. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, and no head-to-head benchmark entries exist between the two cards. Consequently, the win count stands at zero for both products.

Despite the lack of direct comparison data, the RTX 4010's score can be contextualized through its nearest rivals. The RTX 4010 trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB by 0.5 percent (that card averages 2,907 points), sits 0.6 percent behind the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF (2,910 points), and is 0.7 percent behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB (2,913 points). Interestingly, the RTX 4010 also falls 1 percent behind the NVIDIA Quadro P600, which averages 2,923 points. These deltas are remarkably small, indicating that the RTX 4010's measured performance sits within a narrow band around 2,900 points, essentially matching several higher-tier cards in this specific workload.

The absence of benchmark data for the RTX 4060 AD106 means no quantitative comparison can be drawn from direct measurements. The database shows the RTX 4060 AD106 at the 50th percentile, which is significantly higher than the RTX 4010's 18th percentile, but this percentile figure is not tied to any recorded score in the available benchmarks. The RTX 4060 AD106's average benchmark score is listed as zero, reflecting the empty benchmark array. Therefore, any performance inference must rely on architectural specifications rather than measured results.

FAQ

Q: Which card has a higher recorded benchmark score in the database?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4010 has a recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,893 points. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AD106 has no benchmark scores recorded.

Q: How does the RTX 4010 compare to its closest rivals in the database?

A: The RTX 4010 is 0.5 percent behind the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB, 0.6 percent behind the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF, 0.7 percent behind the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB, and 1 percent behind the Quadro P600 in average score.

Q: What are the memory specifications for each card?

A: The RTX 4010 has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 64-bit bus with 96.00 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 4060 AD106 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has a higher boost clock?

A: The RTX 4060 AD106 boosts to 2460 MHz, while the RTX 4010 boosts to 1762 MHz.

Q: What is the transistor density difference between the two chips?

A: The RTX 4010's GA107 chip has a transistor density of 43.5M per mm², while the RTX 4060 AD106's AD106 chip has a density of 121.8M per mm².

Q: Are both cards still in production?

A: No. The RTX 4010 is listed as Active, while the RTX 4060 AD106 is listed as End-of-life.

Architecture Differences

The two cards share the GeForce 40-series generation label and are manufactured by NVIDIA, but their underlying architectures diverge fundamentally. The RTX 4010 uses the GA107 chip built on the Ampere architecture, fabricated on an 8 nm process at Samsung. The RTX 4060 AD106 uses the AD106 chip built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. This process difference is substantial: the RTX 4010 packs 8,700 million transistors into a 200 mm² die, yielding a density of 43.5M per mm². The RTX 4060 AD106 integrates 22,900 million transistors into a smaller 188 mm² die, achieving a density of 121.8M per mm². The RTX 4060 AD106 thus crams nearly three times as many transistors into a slightly smaller physical area.

The compute resources also differ sharply. The RTX 4010 provides 768 shading units, 24 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. The RTX 4060 AD106 provides 3,072 shading units, 96 TMUs, and 48 ROPs, which is exactly four times the shading units and TMUs, and three times the ROPs. Ray tracing cores follow a similar pattern: the RTX 4010 has 6 RT cores, while the RTX 4060 AD106 has 24. Tensor cores scale from 24 on the RTX 4010 to 96 on the RTX 4060 AD106. These multiples indicate a consistent architectural scaling between the two parts.

Clock behavior differs as well. The RTX 4010 has a base clock of 1417 MHz and a boost clock of 1762 MHz, while the RTX 4060 AD106 runs at 1830 MHz base and 2460 MHz boost. The memory clocks also diverge: the RTX 4010 uses 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective), while the RTX 4060 AD106 uses 2125 MHz (17 Gbps effective). The RTX 4060 AD106's higher clocks, combined with its wider 128-bit memory bus and 8 GB capacity versus the RTX 4010's 64-bit bus and 4 GB capacity, produce a bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s versus 96.00 GB/s.

Rasterization throughput metrics reflect these differences. The RTX 4010 achieves a pixel rate of 28.19 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 42.29 GTexel/s. The RTX 4060 AD106 achieves 118.1 GPixel/s and 236.2 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is listed at 2.706 TFLOPS for the RTX 4010 and 15.11 TFLOPS for the RTX 4060 AD106, with FP16 matching FP32 at a 1:1 ratio on both cards. The RTX 4060 AD106's FP32 figure is roughly 5.6 times higher than the RTX 4010's.

Power characteristics also differ. The RTX 4010 has a TDP of 50 W, requires no power connectors, and suggests a 250 W PSU. The RTX 4060 AD106 has a TDP of 115 W, uses a single 12-pin connector, and suggests a 300 W PSU. Physical dimensions vary as well: the RTX 4010 is a single-slot card measuring 163 mm in length and 69 mm in height, while the RTX 4060 AD106 is a dual-slot card with no recorded dimensions. Display outputs differ: the RTX 4010 offers four mini-DisplayPort 1.4a connectors, while the RTX 4060 AD106 offers one HDMI 2.1 and three DisplayPort 1.4a connectors. Both cards use PCIe 4.0 x8 and support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

The data indicates two cards with vastly different positions. The RTX 4010 sits at the 18th percentile among all GPUs, with a measured score of 2,893 points that places it within 1 percent of several higher-tier rivals in the Steel Nomad workload. The RTX 4060 AD106 sits at the 50th percentile but has no measured benchmark data, making its percentile ranking unsupported by recorded scores in the database.

From a pure architectural standpoint, the RTX 4060 AD106 dominates. It uses a newer 5 nm process from TSMC, has a much larger transistor count, four times the shading units, four times the TMUs, three times the ROPs, four times the RT cores, four times the tensor cores, double the memory capacity, double the memory bus width, and nearly three times the memory bandwidth. Its FP32 compute is 5.6 times higher, and its pixel and texture rates are roughly 4.2 and 5.6 times higher, respectively.

The RTX 4010's single benchmark score shows it performing near the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB, RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB, RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF, and Quadro P600 in one DX12 workload. This suggests that in this particular test, the RTX 4010 punches above its low-level specification. However, without benchmark data for the RTX 4060 AD106, the database cannot confirm whether the RTX 4060 AD106 would outperform the RTX 4010 in practice. The percentile gap (18 vs 50) hints at a large performance separation, but the absence of a recorded score for the RTX 4060 AD106 leaves that inference unverified.

For users selecting based on recorded data, the RTX 4010 has a concrete score to reference. For users selecting based on architectural capability, the RTX 4060 AD106 has superior specifications in every measured category except production status, where it is end-of-life. The RTX 4010 remains active in production.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the two cards:

• Chip: GA107 (RTX 4010) vs AD106 (RTX 4060 AD106)
• Architecture: Ampere vs Ada Lovelace
• Process node: 8 nm vs 5 nm
• Foundry: Samsung vs TSMC
• Transistors: 8,700 million vs 22,900 million
• Die size: 200 mm² vs 188 mm²
• Transistor density: 43.5M / mm² vs 121.8M / mm²
• Base clock: 1417 MHz vs 1830 MHz
• Boost clock: 1762 MHz vs 2460 MHz
• Memory clock: 1500 MHz 12 Gbps effective vs 2125 MHz 17 Gbps effective
• Memory size: 4 GB vs 8 GB
• Memory bus width: 64 bit vs 128 bit
• Memory bandwidth: 96.00 GB/s vs 272.0 GB/s
• Shading units: 768 vs 3072
• TMUs: 24 vs 96
• ROPs: 16 vs 48
• RT cores: 6 vs 24
• Tensor cores: 24 vs 96
• Pixel rate: 28.19 GPixel/s vs 118.1 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 42.29 GTexel/s vs 236.2 GTexel/s
• FP32: 2.706 TFLOPS vs 15.11 TFLOPS
• FP16: 2.706 TFLOPS (1:1) vs 15.11 TFLOPS (1:1)
• TDP: 50 W vs 115 W
• Slot width: Single-slot vs Dual-slot
• Power connectors: None vs 1x 12-pin
• Suggested PSU: 250 W vs 300 W
• Display outputs: 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a vs 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
• Length: 163 mm 6.4 inches vs not recorded
• Height: 69 mm 2.7 inches vs not recorded
• Production status: Active vs End-of-life
• Release date: 2024-04-15 vs 2024-03-31
• Percentile vs all GPUs: 18 vs 50
• Average benchmark score: 2,893 vs 0

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4010 wins in the only measured benchmark category. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,893 points is the sole recorded performance data point, and it demonstrates competitive positioning against the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB, RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB, RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF, and Quadro P600, all within 1 percent. This indicates that in this specific DX12 workload, the RTX 4010's modest compute resources (2.706 TFLOPS FP32, 768 shading units) deliver results nearly identical to much larger cards. The RTX 4010 also wins on power efficiency: its 50 W TDP is less than half of the RTX 4060 AD106's 115 W, and it requires no power connectors, suggesting a 250 W PSU versus 300 W. The RTX 4010 is single-slot, shorter (163 mm) and shorter in height (69 mm), making it a more compact physical option. It also remains in active production, whereas the RTX 4060 AD106 is end-of-life.

The RTX 4060 AD106 wins in every architectural specification category. It has more transistors, a smaller die, higher density, higher clocks, more memory, wider memory bus, higher bandwidth, more shading units, TMUs, ROPs, RT cores, tensor cores, higher pixel rate, texture rate, FP32, and FP16. Its 15.11 TFLOPS FP32 is 5.6 times the RTX 4010's 2.706 TFLOPS. Its 272.0 GB/s bandwidth is 2.8 times the RTX 4010's 96.00 GB/s. Its 8 GB memory capacity is double. The RTX 4060 AD106 also has a higher percentile ranking (50th versus 18th), though this is not backed by a recorded benchmark score. Its display output configuration includes an HDMI 2.1 port, which the RTX 4010 lacks entirely.

The use-case split follows the data. For workloads represented by the Steel Nomad DX12 test, the RTX 4010 shows it can compete with higher-tier cards, and its low power draw and compact size make it suited to constrained physical environments. For workloads that scale with shading units, memory bandwidth, and raw compute throughput, the RTX 4060 AD106's specifications point to substantially higher capability, particularly in scenarios that can use the extra 4 GB of memory and the wider 128-bit interface. The database does not contain direct head-to-head results, so the RTX 4060 AD106's advantage remains inferential rather than measured.