NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104 vs NVIDIA RTX 6000D Comparison

FAQ

Q: What are the core specifications of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti AD104?

A: The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses the AD104 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process, with 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die. It features 4,352 shading units, 136 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 34 RT cores, and 136 tensor cores. Memory is 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

Q: What are the core specifications of the NVIDIA RTX 6000D?

A: The RTX 6000D uses the GB202 chip on a 5 nm TSMC process, with 92,200 million transistors on a 750 mm² die. It features 19,968 shading units, 624 TMUs, 192 ROPs, 156 RT cores, and 624 tensor cores. Memory is 84 GB of GDDR7 on a 448-bit bus, providing 1.40 TB/s of bandwidth.

Q: How do the clock speeds compare between the two cards?

A: The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has a base clock of 2310 MHz and a boost clock of 2535 MHz. The RTX 6000D has a lower base clock of 1992 MHz and a boost clock of 2430 MHz. The 4060 Ti has the higher boost clock by 105 MHz, while the 6000D runs its memory at 1560 MHz (25 Gbps effective) compared to 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective) on the 4060 Ti.

Q: What is the performance percentile ranking for each card?

A: The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 sits at the 50th percentile among all GPUs in the database, indicating mid-range placement. The RTX 6000D ranks at the 98th percentile, placing it in the top tier of recorded GPU performance.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has a TDP of 160 W and a suggested PSU of 450 W. The RTX 6000D has a TDP of 600 W and a suggested PSU of 1000 W. Both use a single 16-pin power connector.

Q: What is the production status and release timing for each card?

A: The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 is marked as end-of-life, with a release date of 2024-03-31 and a successor in the GeForce 50 series. The RTX 6000D is marked as active production, with a release date of 2025-07-13 and no listed successor. Its predecessor is listed as Workstation Ada.

Where Each One Wins

The data splits cleanly by workload class. The RTX 6000D dominates in raw compute throughput, as its FP32 rating of 97.04 TFLOPS is more than four times the 22.06 TFLOPS of the RTX 4060 Ti AD104. The same ratio holds for FP16, where both cards deliver a 1:1 rate with their FP32 figures. Texture and pixel throughput follow the same pattern: the 6000D produces 1,516.3 GTexel/s versus 344.8 GTexel/s, and 466.6 GPixel/s versus 121.7 GPixel/s.

The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 wins on clock speed, with a boost of 2535 MHz versus 2430 MHz on the 6000D. It also carries a lower power footprint with a 160 W TDP against 600 W, and a smaller physical footprint at 240 mm length versus 304 mm. The 4060 Ti's 8 GB memory allocation is far smaller, but its 288.0 GB/s bandwidth is adequate for its class.

The RTX 6000D wins decisively on memory capacity and bandwidth. Its 84 GB GDDR7 pool over a 448-bit bus delivers 1.40 TB/s, which is nearly five times the bandwidth of the 4060 Ti. This makes the 6000D suited for large datasets and memory-bound workloads, while the 4060 Ti targets conventional gaming and light productivity.

In recorded benchmarks, the RTX 6000D posts an average benchmark score of 195,964, placing it at the 98th percentile. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database and sits at the 50th percentile. The 6000D's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Tesla V100S PCIe 32 GB (0.8% ahead), NVIDIA A100 SXM4 40 GB (4.7% behind), NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80 GB (5.4% ahead), and NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation (6.1% ahead).

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different architectural generations. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses Ada Lovelace, the architecture behind the GeForce 40-series. The RTX 6000D uses Blackwell 2.0, the architecture behind the GeForce 60-series and the Blackwell PRO W (x000) generation.

The process node is identical: both are built on 5 nm at TSMC. Transistor density is nearly the same, with the 4060 Ti at 121.8M transistors per mm² and the 6000D at 122.9M. The die sizes differ substantially, with the 6000D's GB202 chip measuring 750 mm² versus 294 mm² for the AD104 chip. Transistor counts scale accordingly: 92,200 million on the 6000D versus 35,800 million on the 4060 Ti.

RT core and tensor core counts scale with the larger chip. The 6000D has 156 RT cores and 624 tensor cores, while the 4060 Ti has 34 RT cores and 136 tensor cores. The 6000D also carries a larger memory bus (448-bit versus 128-bit) and a newer memory type (GDDR7 versus GDDR6).

The bus interface differs as well. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RTX 6000D uses PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs also differ: the 4060 Ti has 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the 6000D has 4x DisplayPort 2.1b.

Both cards support the same API set: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The production status differs, with the 4060 Ti marked end-of-life and the 6000D marked active.

Specification Differences

| Specification | RTX 4060 Ti AD104 | RTX 6000D |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Chip | AD104 | GB202 |

| Transistors | 35,800 million | 92,200 million |

| Die size | 294 mm² | 750 mm² |

| Transistor density | 121.8M / mm² | 122.9M / mm² |

| Base clock | 2310 MHz | 1992 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2535 MHz | 2430 MHz |

| Memory clock | 2250 MHz 18 Gbps effective | 1560 MHz 25 Gbps effective |

| Memory size | 8 GB | 84 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR7 |

| Memory bus | 128 bit | 448 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 1.40 TB/s |

| Shading units | 4352 | 19968 |

| TMUs | 136 | 624 |

| ROPs | 48 | 192 |

| RT cores | 34 | 156 |

| Tensor cores | 136 | 624 |

| Pixel rate | 121.7 GPixel/s | 466.6 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 344.8 GTexel/s | 1,516.3 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 22.06 TFLOPS | 97.04 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 22.06 TFLOPS (1:1) | 97.04 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 160 W | 600 W |

| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 1000 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |

| Length | 240 mm | 304 mm |

| Height | 111 mm | 137 mm |

| Width | 40 mm | 40 mm |

| Production status | End-of-life | Active |

| Launch MSRP | 399 USD | 8,565 USD |

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark comparisons between these two cards. However, the RTX 6000D has two recorded individual benchmark results: a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 3,522 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 388,405. These contribute to its average benchmark score of 195,964.

The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database, so a direct numerical comparison of measured performance is not possible. What the data does show is the computed throughput differences. The RTX 6000D delivers 97.04 TFLOPS FP32, which is 4.4 times the 22.06 TFLOPS of the 4060 Ti. Texture rate on the 6000D is 1,516.3 GTexel/s, 4.4 times the 344.8 GTexel/s of the 4060 Ti. Pixel rate is 466.6 GPixel/s versus 121.7 GPixel/s, a 3.8x gap.

Memory bandwidth shows the largest relative difference: 1.40 TB/s on the 6000D versus 288.0 GB/s on the 4060 Ti, a 4.9x advantage. The 6000D also has 10.5x the memory capacity (84 GB versus 8 GB).

The percentile ranking reinforces the gap. The RTX 6000D sits at the 98th percentile of all GPUs, while the 4060 Ti sits at the 50th percentile. Among the 6000D's nearest rivals, the Tesla V100S PCIe 32 GB scores 194,415 (0.8% higher), the A100 SXM4 40 GB scores 187,147 (4.7% lower), the A100 PCIe 80 GB scores 207,124 (5.4% higher), and the RTX 5000 Ada Generation scores 184,664 (6.1% lower). The 6000D's average score of 195,964 places it competitively within that group, slightly below the A100 PCIe 80 GB but above the A100 SXM4 40 GB.

The 4060 Ti's clock advantage is real but narrow: 2535 MHz boost versus 2430 MHz. That does not translate into a throughput win given the massive difference in shading units and memory subsystem. The 4060 Ti also wins on power efficiency in absolute terms, with a 160 W TDP versus 600 W, but the data does not include a performance-per-watt metric to compare efficiency directly.

The Verdict

The data points to two different buyers. The RTX 4060 Ti AD104 is the choice for a dual-slot, 240 mm card with a 160 W TDP and a 450 W suggested PSU. It fits into conventional desktop builds, carries a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface, and uses a 16-pin power connector. Its 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth serve standard resolutions and mainstream workloads. The card is end-of-life, meaning it has been superseded by the GeForce 50 series.

The RTX 6000D is the choice for compute-heavy, memory-intensive work. Its 84 GB GDDR7 pool at 1.40 TB/s, 97.04 TFLOPS FP32, and 1,516.3 GTexel/s texture rate put it in a different performance class. The 6000D requires a 1000 W suggested PSU, measures 304 mm in length, and uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface. It is currently in active production.

The 50th percentile placement of the 4060 Ti versus the 98th percentile of the 6000D summarizes the expected performance gap. The 6000D's average benchmark score of 195,964 and its competitive position against the Tesla V100S, A100 variants, and RTX 5000 Ada Generation confirm it belongs in the professional compute tier. The 4060 Ti, with no recorded benchmark scores, does not have comparable data in the database.

For a builder selecting between these two, the decision rests on workload and platform constraints. The 4060 Ti offers a compact, lower-power solution with a faster boost clock. The 6000D offers roughly 4.4x the FP32 throughput, 4.9x the memory bandwidth, and 10.5x the memory capacity, at the cost of 3.75x the TDP and a larger physical footprint. The launch MSRP of 8,565 USD for the 6000D versus 399 USD for the 4060 Ti reflects the performance and memory gulf, but the data does not support a value judgment beyond those figures.