NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 AD103 Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded data presents a stark contrast between these two NVIDIA GeForce 40-series cards. The RTX 4060, built on the AD107 chip, has a comprehensive set of benchmark results, while the RTX 4070 AD103 has no recorded benchmark scores in the database. This means the RTX 4060 is the only card with measurable performance data, and it sits at the 61st percentile of all GPUs. The RTX 4070 AD103, despite its larger chip and higher specifications, has an average benchmark score of zero and no percentile ranking.

For users selecting strictly from the available data, the RTX 4060 is the only option with verified performance metrics. The RTX 4070 AD103 cannot be evaluated on measured performance because the database contains no test results for it. The RTX 4060's nearest rivals, based on average score, are the AMD Radeon HD 7790 with an average score of 17666 and a delta of -0.2%, the AMD Radeon 780M with 17588 and a delta of 0.3%, and the AMD Radeon Pro 560 with 17551 and a delta of 0.5%. These deltas are all within one percent, indicating that the RTX 4060 performs nearly identically to these cards in aggregate benchmarks.

The RTX 4070 AD103 is the card to choose if the decision is based on architectural specifications rather than measured performance. It carries 5888 shading units, 184 texture mapping units, 64 render output units, 46 ray tracing cores, and 184 tensor cores. The RTX 4060 has 3072 shading units, 96 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 24 RT cores, and 96 tensor cores. The AD103 card has nearly double the shading units and tensor cores, and nearly double the ray tracing cores. The data indicates that the RTX 4070 AD103 is architecturally superior, but without benchmark scores, its real-world advantage cannot be quantified.

Architecture Differences

Both cards use the Ada Lovelace architecture and are fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC. The fundamental difference lies in the physical chip. The RTX 4060 uses the AD107 chip with 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 118.9 million per square millimeter. The RTX 4070 AD103 uses the AD103 chip with 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die, giving a density of 121.1 million per square millimeter. The AD103 chip is more than twice the size and contains 27,000 million additional transistors.

Clock speeds differ as well. The RTX 4060 has a base clock of 1830 MHz and a boost clock of 2460 MHz. The RTX 4070 AD103 has a base clock of 1920 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. The AD103 card runs at higher clocks across the board, with a 90 MHz higher base clock and a 15 MHz higher boost clock.

Memory configurations are significantly different. The RTX 4060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus, with a memory clock of 2125 MHz and 17 Gbps effective speed, delivering 272.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 4070 AD103 has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, with a memory clock of 1313 MHz and 21 Gbps effective speed, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth. The AD103 card offers 50% more memory capacity and nearly double the memory bandwidth.

Compute capabilities scale with the chip size. The RTX 4060 delivers 15.11 TFLOPS of FP32 and FP16 performance, with a pixel rate of 118.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 236.2 GTexel/s. The RTX 4070 AD103 delivers 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 and FP16 performance, with a pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s. The AD103 card achieves nearly double the FP32 throughput and nearly double the texture rate.

Power requirements also diverge. The RTX 4060 has a TDP of 115 W, uses a single 12-pin power connector, and suggests a 300 W power supply. The RTX 4070 AD103 has a TDP of 200 W, uses a single 16-pin power connector, and suggests a 550 W power supply. Both cards are dual-slot designs with similar physical dimensions: the RTX 4060 measures 240 mm by 111 mm by 40 mm, while the RTX 4070 AD103 measures 240 mm by 110 mm by 40 mm.

The bus interface differs. The RTX 4060 uses PCIe 4.0 x8, while the RTX 4070 AD103 uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Both cards support the same API set: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, and both have identical display outputs of 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

Where Each One Wins

Based on the recorded data, the RTX 4060 wins in the only category that has measurable results: actual benchmark scores. It has ten recorded benchmark tests, covering 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 with a score of 2302, Geekbench OpenCL with 95057, Geekbench Vulkan with 48643, Passmark DirectX 10 with 103, DirectX 11 with 175, DirectX 12 with 76, DirectX 9 with 236, G2D with 1037, G3D with 19545, and GPU Compute with 9213. Its average benchmark score is 17639, placing it at the 61st percentile of all GPUs.

The RTX 4070 AD103 wins in every architectural comparison. It has more shading units, more TMUs, more ROPs, more RT cores, more tensor cores, more memory, wider memory bus, higher bandwidth, higher clocks, higher pixel rate, higher texture rate, and higher FP32 throughput. It also uses faster GDDR6X memory compared to the RTX 4060's GDDR6. The AD103 chip is larger and denser, with a transistor density of 121.1 million per square millimeter versus 118.9 million for the AD107.

In terms of use cases, the RTX 4060 is the card with verified performance data. Its Passmark G3D score of 19545 and GPU Compute score of 9213 indicate it handles both rasterization and compute workloads. The Geekbench Vulkan score of 48643 suggests solid graphics API performance. The RTX 4070 AD103, by specification, should handle higher resolution textures and larger datasets due to its 12 GB memory and 504.2 GB/s bandwidth, but the database contains no tests to confirm this.

The RTX 4060's nearest rivals show it sits in a competitive performance band. The AMD Radeon HD 7790 has an average score of 17666, just 0.2% higher than the RTX 4060. The AMD Radeon 780M scores 17588, 0.3% lower. The AMD Radeon Pro 560 scores 17551, 0.5% lower, and the AMD Radeon Pro 460 scores 17509, 0.7% lower. These margins are negligible, placing the RTX 4060 in a tight cluster of similarly performing GPUs.

FAQ

Q: Does the RTX 4070 AD103 have any recorded benchmark scores?

A: No. The database shows an empty benchmark array for the RTX 4070 AD103, with an average benchmark score of 0 and no nearest rivals listed.

Q: What is the memory difference between the two cards?

A: The RTX 4060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 272.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 4070 AD103 has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has more shading units?

A: The RTX 4070 AD103 has 5888 shading units, while the RTX 4060 has 3072 shading units. The AD103 card has 2816 more shading units.

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The RTX 4060 has a TDP of 115 W and suggests a 300 W power supply. The RTX 4070 AD103 has a TDP of 200 W and suggests a 550 W power supply.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 compare to its nearest rivals in average score?

A: The RTX 4060's average score is 17639. The AMD Radeon HD 7790 scores 17666, which is 0.2% higher. The AMD Radeon 780M scores 17588, which is 0.3% lower. The AMD Radeon Pro 560 scores 17551, which is 0.5% lower. The AMD Radeon Pro 460 scores 17509, which is 0.7% lower.

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

A: The RTX 4060's AD107 chip has 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. The RTX 4070 AD103's AD103 chip has 45,900 million transistors on a 379 mm² die.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

There are no head-to-head benchmark results recorded in the database for these two cards. The head-to-head benchmark array is empty, and both the wins for item A and wins for item B are zero. This absence of direct comparison data is the defining characteristic of this matchup.

The RTX 4060, however, has a full set of ten individual benchmark scores. Its strongest result is in Geekbench OpenCL, where it scores 95057. Its Geekbench Vulkan score is 48643, less than half of the OpenCL score. In Passmark tests, the G3D score of 19545 dominates the other Passmark metrics. The DirectX 9 score of 236 is the highest among the Passmark DirectX tests, followed by DirectX 11 at 175, DirectX 10 at 103, and DirectX 12 at 76. The G2D score is 1037, and the GPU Compute score is 9213. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score is 2302.

These results show the RTX 4060 performs best in OpenCL compute workloads, followed by Vulkan graphics. Its DirectX 12 performance, as measured by both 3DMark Steel Nomad and Passmark, is comparatively lower than its OpenCL and Vulkan results. The Passmark DirectX 12 score of 76 is the lowest of all its benchmark outcomes.

The RTX 4070 AD103, with no recorded benchmarks, cannot be placed in any head-to-head comparison. The specification sheet indicates it should outperform the RTX 4060 in raw throughput, as its FP32 rate of 29.15 TFLOPS is 1.93 times the RTX 4060's 15.11 TFLOPS. Its texture rate of 455.4 GTexel/s is 1.93 times the RTX 4060's 236.2 GTexel/s. Its pixel rate of 158.4 GPixel/s is 1.34 times the RTX 4060's 118.1 GPixel/s. These ratios are consistent with the doubling of shading units and TMUs.

The memory bandwidth gap is even larger. The RTX 4070 AD103's 504.2 GB/s is 1.85 times the RTX 4060's 272.0 GB/s. The AD103 card's 192-bit bus is 1.5 times wider than the 128-bit bus on the 4060, and the GDDR6X memory operates at 21 Gbps effective versus 17 Gbps effective for the GDDR6 on the 4060.

The RTX 4060's nearest rivals provide context for its performance tier. The AMD Radeon HD 7790, with an average score of 17666, is the closest competitor, just 0.2% above the RTX 4060. The AMD Radeon 780M follows at 0.3% below, and the AMD Radeon Pro 560 at 0.5% below. The AMD Radeon Pro 460 is the furthest at 0.7% below. All of these cards perform within a narrow band around the RTX 4060, confirming that its aggregate performance level is well established.

The database records the RTX 4060 at the 61st percentile of all GPUs. This places it above the median GPU in the database. The RTX 4070 AD103 is at the 50th percentile, but this figure is based on no benchmark data and should be interpreted as a default value rather than a measured ranking. The percentile for the RTX 4070 AD103 carries no information about its actual performance relative to other GPUs.

Both cards are end-of-life products. The RTX 4060 was released on 2023-05-17, and the RTX 4070 AD103 was released on 2024-02-29. The RTX 4060 launched with an MSRP of 299 USD, while the RTX 4070 AD103 launched with an MSRP of 599 USD. Both cards belong to the GeForce 40-series, have the Ada Lovelace architecture, and are manufactured by NVIDIA. Their predecessor is the GeForce 30 series, and their successor is the GeForce 50 series.