NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile vs NVIDIA H20 NVL16 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile and H20 NVL16 occupy vastly different segments of the GPU market, and the benchmark data reflects this divergence. The RTX 4060 Mobile holds a complete set of recorded benchmark scores across nine tests, while the H20 NVL16 has no recorded benchmark entries in the database, resulting in an average benchmark score of zero.

The RTX 4060 Mobile demonstrates its strongest performance in the Passmark G3D test, where it scores 17,469 points. This places it in the 67th percentile of all GPUs tracked by the database. Its average benchmark score of 22,729 puts it in close competition with several notable rivals: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 averages 22,895 points (0.7% higher), the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT averages 22,549 points (0.8% lower), the Intel Arc B580 averages 23,021 points (1.3% higher), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile averages 22,435 points (1.3% lower). These margins are all within roughly one to two percent, indicating that the RTX 4060 Mobile sits in a tightly contested performance band.

In compute-oriented workloads, the RTX 4060 Mobile delivers 6,816 points in Passmark GPU Compute. Its OpenCL performance reaches 89,420 points in Geekbench, while Vulkan performance is marginally higher at 89,569 points, a difference of 149 points. The legacy DirectX tests show a clear progression: Passmark DirectX 9 yields 216 points, DirectX 11 drops to 157 points, DirectX 10 scores 107 points, and DirectX 12 falls to 73 points. The Passmark G2D score of 730 points represents the 2D graphics workload performance.

The H20 NVL16, by contrast, has no benchmark scores recorded, no nearest rivals listed, and an average benchmark score of zero. It sits at the 50th percentile based on the database's assessment, though the lack of measured data makes this percentile difficult to interpret. The database records zero wins for each product in head-to-head comparisons, which is consistent with the absence of direct comparative benchmarks.

The RTX 4060 Mobile's FP32 throughput of 11.61 TFLOPS and FP16 throughput of 11.61 TFLOPS (at a 1:1 ratio) provide context for its benchmark results. The H20 NVL16's theoretical FP32 output of 39.54 TFLOPS and FP16 output of 79.07 TFLOPS (at a 2:1 ratio) suggest substantially higher raw compute capability, but without recorded benchmark scores, the practical performance gap cannot be quantified from the data.

FAQ

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each GPU?

A: The GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile has an average benchmark score of 22,729 points. The NVIDIA H20 NVL16 has an average benchmark score of 0 points, as no benchmark results are recorded for it in the database.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 Mobile compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 by 0.7% and the Intel Arc B580 by 1.3%, while leading the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT by 0.8% and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile by 1.3%.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference between these two GPUs?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The H20 NVL16 uses 96 GB of HBM3 memory on a 6144-bit bus with 4.03 TB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 compute throughput?

A: The H20 NVL16 delivers 39.54 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, which is higher than the RTX 4060 Mobile's 11.61 TFLOPS. For FP16, the H20 NVL16 delivers 79.07 TFLOPS compared to 11.61 TFLOPS for the RTX 4060 Mobile.

Q: What percentile does each GPU occupy in the database?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile ranks in the 67th percentile of all GPUs. The H20 NVL16 ranks in the 50th percentile, though this is based on its recorded data, which includes no benchmark scores.

Q: Do these GPUs support the same graphics APIs?

A: The RTX 4060 Mobile supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The H20 NVL16 has no API support recorded, with DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan all listed as N/A.

Where Each One Wins

The GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile is the only product in this comparison with recorded performance data, making it the clear winner in every measured benchmark category. Its 17,469-point Passmark G3D score and 6,816-point Passmark GPU Compute score indicate solid general-purpose graphics and compute capability. The Geekbench scores of 89,420 (OpenCL) and 89,569 (Vulkan) show balanced performance across these two compute interfaces.

The RTX 4060 Mobile's pixel rate of 90.72 GPixel/s and texture rate of 181.4 GTexel/s, combined with 24 ray tracing cores and 96 tensor cores, position it as a capable mobile graphics solution. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth supports typical gaming and content creation workloads. The 3072 shading units, 96 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output units provide a conventional graphics pipeline configuration.

The H20 NVL16 wins in raw specifications without benchmark confirmation. Its 96 GB of HBM3 memory with 4.03 TB/s bandwidth dwarfs the RTX 4060 Mobile's memory subsystem. The 9984 shading units, 312 tensor cores, and 312 texture mapping units represent a much larger compute footprint. The FP16 throughput of 79.07 TFLOPS, double its FP32 rate, indicates an architecture optimized for mixed-precision workloads common in AI inference and training.

The H20 NVL16 also wins on interface standards, using PCIe 5.0 x16 compared to the RTX 4060 Mobile's PCIe 4.0 x8. The server-oriented SXM module form factor, 400 W TDP, and 800 W suggested PSU reflect its data center positioning. The RTX 4060 Mobile's IGP slot width, no power connectors, and 115 W TDP suit it for mobile integration where power and space are constrained.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ fundamentally in memory capacity, type, bus width, and bandwidth. The RTX 4060 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus delivering 256.0 GB/s. The H20 NVL16 uses 96 GB of HBM3 on a 6144-bit bus delivering 4.03 TB/s, a sixteenfold increase in memory capacity and a substantial bandwidth advantage.

Clock speeds differ significantly. The RTX 4060 Mobile has a base clock of 1545 MHz and a boost clock of 1890 MHz, with memory running at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective). The H20 NVL16 has a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 1980 MHz, with memory at 1313 MHz (5.3 Gbps effective). The H20 NVL16's higher clocks contribute to its larger compute throughput.

Compute unit counts diverge sharply. The RTX 4060 Mobile has 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 24 ray tracing cores, and 96 tensor cores. The H20 NVL16 has 9984 shading units, 312 TMUs, 24 ROPs, no ray tracing cores listed, and 312 tensor cores. The H20 NVL16's ROP count is lower despite its larger overall design, which affects its pixel rate: 47.52 GPixel/s versus 90.72 GPixel/s for the RTX 4060 Mobile.

Power and physical specifications place these products in different categories. The RTX 4060 Mobile is rated at 115 W TDP with an IGP slot width and no power connectors. The H20 NVL16 is rated at 400 W TDP with an SXM Module slot width and an 800 W suggested PSU. The RTX 4060 Mobile uses a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface and has portable device dependent display outputs. The H20 NVL16 uses PCIe 5.0 x16 and has no display outputs.

Transistor counts and die sizes also differ. The RTX 4060 Mobile uses 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die with a density of 118.9M per mm². The H20 NVL16 uses 80,000 million transistors on an 814 mm² die with a density of 98.3M per mm².

Architecture Differences

The RTX 4060 Mobile is built on the AD107 chip using the Ada Lovelace architecture, part of the GeForce 40 Mobile generation. The H20 NVL16 is built on the GH100 chip using the Hopper architecture, part of the Server Hopper (Hxx) generation. Both use a 5 nm process node from TSMC, but their transistor densities differ: 118.9M per mm² for the RTX 4060 Mobile versus 98.3M per mm² for the H20 NVL16.

The FP16 compute ratio highlights a key architectural distinction. The RTX 4060 Mobile delivers FP16 at a 1:1 ratio with FP32, both at 11.61 TFLOPS. The H20 NVL16 delivers FP16 at a 2:1 ratio, achieving 79.07 TFLOPS versus 39.54 TFLOPS for FP32. This indicates the Hopper architecture prioritizes mixed-precision tensor workloads, while Ada Lovelace maintains symmetric FP16 and FP32 paths.

Ray tracing support differs as well. The RTX 4060 Mobile includes 24 ray tracing cores, a standard feature for GeForce 40-series mobile GPUs. The H20 NVL16 has no ray tracing cores listed in the database, consistent with its server-oriented design that focuses on compute rather than graphics rendering. The H20 NVL16's API support is marked as N/A for DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan, confirming its non-graphics role.

Release timing and product lineage also differ. The RTX 4060 Mobile was released on 2023-01-02, following the GeForce 30 Mobile series and preceding the GeForce 50 Mobile series. The H20 NVL16 was released on 2025-09-01, following Server Ada and preceding Server Blackwell. The two products belong to separate generations with different design goals: mobile client graphics versus server compute acceleration.

The H20 NVL16's transistor count of 80,000 million on an 814 mm² die represents a much larger physical implementation than the RTX 4060 Mobile's 18,900 million transistors on 159 mm². The lower transistor density of the H20 NVL16 (98.3M per mm² versus 118.9M per mm²) suggests a design that prioritizes power delivery and thermal management for sustained compute workloads in a server environment.