The first of Nvidia’s three upcoming new GPUs is here. How does the 8GB RTX 4060 Ti stack up against the RTX 4070? Let’s find out.
Nvidia’s RTX 4060 Ti 8GB is one of Nvidia’s three 4060 GPUs filling out the midrange segment of the Ada Lovelace generation. Sporting fewer cores than its predecessor, can it stand its ground against the rest of Nvidia’s top graphics cards?
Let’s find out. We’ve had the chance to test the RTX 4060 Ti ourselves, and below, we’ll tell you exactly how it stacks up against the RTX 4070.Pricing and availability
Nvidia’s RTX 4060 comes in three flavors: an RTX 4060 Ti 8GB, RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, and lastly, the base RTX 4060. However, only the 8GB version of the RTX 4060 Ti is a Founders Edition card; for the other two, Nvidia is said to be relying on its partners and will not be launching its own versions.
The 8GB RTX 4060 Ti is the one we will be covering. Launched on May 24, the GPU costs $400. Meanwhile, the improved 16GB version is priced at $100 more ($500), and the non-Ti model is $100 less ($300).
The situation with the RTX 4070 is a lot more straightforward. The GPU hit the shelves on April 13 and was priced at $600 from the get-go; that makes it $200 more expensive than the 8GB RTX 4060 Ti.Specs
The disparities between the RTX 4060 Ti and the RTX 4070 are easy to spot. The lower-tier GPU suffers from a fairly limited amount of VRAM, a narrow memory bus, and a drastic drop in cores compared to the RTX 4070.
On the other hand, it consumes significantly less power while maintaining a higher clock speed. The L2 cache size is boosted compared to the Ampere generation, and both cards are enjoying the benefits of more cache, which is what helps the RTX 4060 Ti maintain a small lead over the RTX 3060 Ti despite having fewer cores.Performance
Any number of things can be debated on when it comes to a graphics card, ranging from its architecture to the (often questionable, in Nvidia’s case) pricing. However, the best way to compare one GPU to another is to run some good ol’ benchmarks, which is exactly what we’ve done with both the RTX 4060 Ti and the RTX 4070.
Our test suite covers several titles, with ray tracing both on and off, at ultra settings. We’ve put the GPUs to the test in 1080p, 1440p, and 4K, but it’s worth noting that doesn’t mean that’s what they were intended to do. Both of them can be considered 1440p graphics cards, but how well do they handle that resolution? We’ll let the numbers speak for themselves.
