NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 vs NVIDIA L4 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 and the NVIDIA L4. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has no recorded benchmark entries, while the L4 carries two scores from Geekbench workloads. The L4 achieves an OpenCL score of 140,838 and a Vulkan score of 121,306, producing an average benchmark score of 131,072. This places the L4 in the 95th percentile among all GPUs tracked in the database, a high standing that reflects its compute-oriented positioning.

Without direct comparisons, the available data allows only an indirect assessment. The L4's average score sits within a tight cluster of rival accelerators. It trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti by 0.7%, the NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation by 3.1%, the NVIDIA A10M by 3.1%, and the AMD Radeon PRO W6800 by 3.2%. These deltas are small, all under 4 percentage points, indicating that the L4 performs essentially on par with a range of high-end workstation and server cards from the previous and current generations. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104, lacking any benchmark records, cannot be positioned within this group from measured data alone.

The absence of scores for the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 is itself informative. The database records it as end-of-life with a 50th percentile ranking across all GPUs, a median placement. The L4, by contrast, sits at the 95th percentile. The gap between these percentile ranks suggests a substantial difference in measured capability, though the lack of shared tests prevents a precise delta.

Architecture Differences

Both GPUs share the same foundational silicon. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 and the L4 both use the AD104 chip, built on Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated at TSMC on a 5 nm process. Both pack 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 121.8 million per square millimeter. The fundamental building blocks are identical, but the configuration diverges sharply.

The L4 enables far more of the chip. It carries 7,424 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, 80 render output units, 60 ray tracing cores, and 240 tensor cores. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104, in contrast, uses 4,352 shading units, 136 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 34 RT cores, and 136 tensor cores. The L4 thus provides roughly 70% more shading units, 76% more TMUs, 67% more ROPs, and roughly 76% more RT and tensor cores. This is a fundamentally more complete implementation of the AD104 die.

Clock behavior reverses the raw resource advantage. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 runs at a 2310 MHz base clock and a 2535 MHz boost clock. The L4 runs at a 795 MHz base and a 2040 MHz boost. The consumer card's base clock is nearly three times higher, and its boost clock is roughly 24% higher. These clocks reflect different design priorities: the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 pushes for interactive frame rates, while the L4 emphasizes sustained compute throughput within a strict power envelope.

Memory configurations differ in capacity and bus width. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128 bit bus, producing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The L4 uses 24 GB of GDDR6 on a 192 bit bus, producing 300.1 GB/s. The L4 triples capacity and widens the bus by 50%, yet bandwidth improves only modestly, from 288.0 to 300.1 GB/s. Memory clock rates tell the story: the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the L4 runs at 1563 MHz (12.5 Gbps effective). The consumer card's faster memory compensates for its narrower bus.

The power profiles could hardly be more different. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 draws 160 W and requires a 16-pin connector with a 450 W suggested PSU. The L4 draws 72 W, uses no power connector, and suggests a 250 W PSU. The L4 delivers its higher compute throughput at less than half the power draw, a result of lower clocks and a more efficient operating point. The L4 is also a single-slot card at 169 mm length and 56 mm height, while the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 is dual-slot at 240 mm length, 111 mm height, and 40 mm width.

Interface and outputs diverge as well. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses PCIe 4.0 x8 and provides 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. The L4 uses PCIe 4.0 x16 and provides no display outputs, a server-oriented design. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

The data points to two different products built from the same die, aimed at different workloads. The L4 is the clear compute winner in raw specifications. It offers 30.29 TFLOPS of FP32 performance versus 22.06 TFLOPS for the RTX 4060 Ti AD104, a 37% advantage. Its texture rate of 489.6 GTexel/s exceeds the RTX 4060 Ti AD104's 344.8 GTexel/s by 42%. Its pixel rate of 163.2 GPixel/s exceeds the consumer card's 121.7 GPixel/s by 34%. These are large, consistent margins across every throughput metric.

The L4 also carries 24 GB of memory versus 8 GB, a three-fold capacity advantage that matters for large models or datasets. Its 300.1 GB/s bandwidth edges out the RTX 4060 Ti AD104's 288.0 GB/s, but the margin is small. The L4's measured benchmark standing, at the 95th percentile with an average score of 131,072, confirms its high-end placement among all tracked GPUs. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104's 50th percentile rank, with no recorded score, suggests a mid-pack position that the L4 clearly outranks.

The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 wins on clocks and display capability. Its 2535 MHz boost clock versus 2040 MHz, its 2310 MHz base versus 795 MHz, and its faster memory at 18 Gbps effective versus 12.5 Gbps all point to a design optimized for latency-sensitive, interactive tasks. Its display outputs, HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4a, make it usable as a consumer graphics card, while the L4 has none. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 also holds a 160 W TDP, higher than the L4's 72 W but still moderate for a desktop GPU.

The verdict from the data is straightforward: the L4 is the compute-focused part with far higher throughput, more memory, and better measured performance. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 is the consumer-oriented part with higher clocks, display support, and a lower silicon utilization. Neither dominates the other across every field; they serve different segments.

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the NVIDIA L4 than the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 in raw FP32 compute?

A: The L4 delivers 30.29 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput, while the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 delivers 22.06 TFLOPS. The L4 is roughly 37% higher.

Q: Which card has more memory and what is the bandwidth difference?

A: The L4 has 24 GB of GDDR6 on a 192 bit bus, yielding 300.1 GB/s. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128 bit bus, yielding 288.0 GB/s. The L4 triples capacity but only increases bandwidth by 4%.

Q: Why does the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 have a higher boost clock?

A: The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 boosts to 2535 MHz, while the L4 boosts to 2040 MHz. The consumer card also has a much higher base clock at 2310 MHz versus 795 MHz. These clocks reflect a design tuned for interactive rendering rather than sustained compute.

Q: How do their power requirements compare?

A: The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 draws 160 W and needs a 16-pin power connector with a 450 W suggested PSU. The L4 draws 72 W, uses no power connector, and suggests a 250 W PSU. The L4 achieves higher compute throughput at less than half the power draw.

Q: What is the L4's measured benchmark performance relative to its nearest rivals?

A: The L4's average score of 131,072 places it within 0.7% of the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, 3.1% of both the RTX 4000 Ada Generation and the A10M, and 3.2% of the AMD Radeon PRO W6800. It sits at the 95th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: Can the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 be used for display output?

A: Yes, it provides 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs. The L4 has no display outputs, indicating a headless server or accelerator role.

Where Each One Wins

The L4 wins decisively in every throughput category recorded. Its FP32 rate of 30.29 TFLOPS tops the RTX 4060 Ti AD104's 22.06 TFLOPS. Its texture rate of 489.6 GTexel/s tops 344.8 GTexel/s. Its pixel rate of 163.2 GPixel/s tops 121.7 GPixel/s. Its shading unit count of 7,424, TMU count of 240, ROP count of 80, RT core count of 60, and tensor core count of 240 all exceed the RTX 4060 Ti AD104's respective 4,352, 136, 48, 34, and 136. The L4's 24 GB memory capacity is triple the RTX 4060 Ti AD104's 8 GB, and its 300.1 GB/s bandwidth is higher. The L4 also operates at 72 W versus 160 W, a power efficiency win. Its measured benchmark scores, 140,838 in OpenCL and 121,306 in Vulkan, place it at the 95th percentile, far above the RTX 4060 Ti AD104's 50th percentile.

The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 wins on clock speed in every category. Its base clock of 2310 MHz is nearly triple the L4's 795 MHz. Its boost clock of 2535 MHz exceeds the L4's 2040 MHz by 24%. Its memory runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) versus the L4's 1563 MHz (12.5 Gbps effective). The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 also provides display outputs, HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4a, which the L4 lacks entirely. Its PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, while narrower than the L4's x16, is paired with a consumer feature set. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses a dual-slot form factor with a 16-pin connector, while the L4 is single-slot with no connector, but that is a physical design difference rather than a performance win.

For workloads that stress raw compute, memory capacity, or sustained throughput, the L4 is the stronger part. For workloads that require high clock speeds, display output, or consumer graphics features, the RTX 4060 Ti AD104 holds the advantage. The data does not support a single universal winner.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ across nearly every measurable specification except the shared chip foundation. Both use the AD104 die, Ada Lovelace architecture, TSMC 5 nm process, 35,800 million transistors, and a 294 mm² die size. From there, the divergence is extensive.

The L4 has 7,424 shading units, 240 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 60 RT cores, and 240 tensor cores. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has 4,352 shading units, 136 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 34 RT cores, and 136 tensor cores. The L4 has 24 GB of GDDR6 on a 192 bit bus with 300.1 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128 bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The L4 runs at 795 MHz base and 2040 MHz boost, with memory at 1563 MHz (12.5 Gbps effective). The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 runs at 2310 MHz base and 2535 MHz boost, with memory at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective).

The L4 produces 30.29 TFLOPS FP32, 489.6 GTexel/s texture rate, and 163.2 GPixel/s pixel rate. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 produces 22.06 TFLOPS FP32, 344.8 GTexel/s texture rate, and 121.7 GPixel/s pixel rate. The L4 draws 72 W, uses no power connector, suggests a 250 W PSU, and is single-slot at 169 mm length and 56 mm height. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 draws 160 W, uses a 16-pin connector, suggests a 450 W PSU, and is dual-slot at 240 mm length, 111 mm height, and 40 mm width.

The L4 uses PCIe 4.0 x16 and has no display outputs. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses PCIe 4.0 x8 and provides 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. The L4 was released in March 2023, is active in production, and follows Server Ampere with Server Hopper as its successor. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 was released in March 2024, is end-of-life, and follows GeForce 30 with GeForce 50 as its successor. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has a launch MSRP of 399 USD; the L4 has no recorded launch MSRP. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.