Review: Nvidia’s $399 RTX 4060 Ti is a step forward, but only a small one

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Enlarge / The RTX 4060 Ti Founders Edition. (credit: Andrew Cunningham)

Nvidia's announcement of the GeForce RTX 4060 series last week broke the pricing trend set by every other RTX 4000-series card released so far: The 4060 Ti is launching at the same price as its predecessor, and the 4060 is actually getting a small price cut.

But these cards also continued a trend that we noted in our RTX 4070 review—compared to past generations, the performance upgrade just isn't as impressive. The $400 RTX 3060 Ti could match or beat a $700 RTX 2080 Super from the previous generation. The 4060 Ti... well, it can definitely beat a 3060 Ti.

It's a very capable mid-range graphics card that's great at 1080p and can often stretch to 1440p. It gives you more performance and lower power consumption at the same price you'd pay for a 3060 Ti yesterday. And it does all of the Ada Lovelace architecture's special tricks, like DLSS Frame Generation and hardware-accelerated AV1 video encoding. But it doesn't bring last generation's high-end performance down to a more reasonable price the way older Nvidia cards have.

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[CharleJack]

I think the review also points out that the performance boost isn't as remarkable as we've seen in past generations. While the RTX 4060 Ti offers good mid-range capabilities for 1080p and even some 1440p, it doesn't quite bring the high-end performance of previous Nvidia cards down to a more affordable price.On the bright side, it's equipped with the Ada Lovelace architecture's bells and whistles, like DLSS Frame Generation and AV1 video encoding. But if you're looking for a card that truly shakes up the tech landscape, have you considered checking out the fastest RTX 4090 card? It might just be the powerhouse you're looking for.

Edited August 18, 2023 by CharleJack