Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti vs 4060 vs RX 7600 – who takes the crown?

We’re looking at two of the newest GPUs on the market, considering the RTX 4060 Ti vs 4060 vs RX 7600. Let’s see how they compare.

The RTX 4060 Ti has not had the warmest reception since its release in May. Though it does perform brilliantly as a 1080p graphics card, its main setback has to be its price-to-performance ratio. Can the RTX 4060 do any better? Well, to the frustration of many, the RTX 4060 is launching with the same 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM but for $100 less.

The 7600 similarly acts as an entry-level card for 1080p gaming, meaning these graphics cards are performing neck-in-neck. Hierarchy-wise the 7600 comes in just below the 4060 Ti. However, things are heating up too now that we’ve seen the lowest ever RX 7600 price at the time of writing. To keep things simple, we’ve broken our comparison down into key categories including specs, price and performance. Let’s get into it.

RTX 4060 Ti vs 4060 vs RX 7600 – specs comparison

	RTX 4060 Ti specs	RTX 4060 specs	RX 7600 specs
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ada Lovelace	RDNA 3
Cores	4,352	3,072	2,048
Base Clock (MHz)	2,310	1,830	2,250
Boost Clock (MHz)	2,540	2,460	2,655
Memory	8GB / 16GB GDDR6	8GB GDDR6	8GB GDDR6
Memory Bus	128-bit	128-bit	128-bit
Memory Bandwidth	288GB/s	272.0 GB/s	288GB/s
TDP	160 / 165W	115W	165 W

Let’s start with an area of similarity. The 4060 Ti and 7600 GPUs have the same overall memory bandwidth, while the 4060 has the lowest, at 272 GB/s. This is the amount of information that can flow between the card and the rest of your computer at any given moment. The higher the bandwidth, the more graphic data can be transferred and the less likely it is that bottlenecks will occur.

The bandwidth won’t help with the actual generating of the graphics, however. The brute work of that is done by the cores. As the RTX 4060 series and RX 7600 are made by different companies they have their own core technology. Nvidia’s RTX 4060 Ti uses the most CUDA cores, 4,352 of them, while the 4060 has 29% less than its older sibling. AMD’s RX 7600 has 2,048 individual Steam Processors. Both of these different core types serve the exact same purpose within the GPU. The greater number in the 4060 Ti gives it the edge to be the more powerful card, while the 4060 comes out bottom of the pile.

RTX 4060 Ti vs 4060 vs RX 7600 – architecture

Every AMD card in the RX 7000-series comes with the same underlying architecture. RDNA 3 is the latest generation of AMD’s GPU architecture and it features several optimisation and improvements over RDNA 2.

For example, there is 2nd generation Infinity Cache, which hugely boosts bandwidth and 2nd generation Ray tracing cores offering a performance increase of 50% when ray tracing is enabled. As well as these improved features AMD has included some all new technology too such as AI accelerators. You won’t be surprised to hear these improve AI performance, which means more efficient and effective upscaling and performance enhancements.

Meanwhile, the RTX 4060 and 4060 Ti are built using the Ada Lovelace architecture. This is also at the cutting edge of technology and features its own breakthroughs such as DLSS 3. This is an AI powered tool that can hugely boost frame rates in compatible games. It is powered by 4th generation Tensor cores, which go along with the 3rd generation Ray tracing cores to help make RTX 40-series cards some of the best GPUs for ray tracing.

RTX 4060 Ti vs 4060 vs RX 7600 – performance

Let’s cut to the chase – all three cards offer sub-optimal VRAM for 1080p gaming today, however, their performance is still worth considering, especially if we forget about Nvidia’s pricing for a minute.

According to TechSpots review of the RX 7600, the card averages 88 FPS at 1080p, 62 FPS at 1440p and 33 FPS at 4K. The 4060 Ti meanwhile hits 11 FPS, 78 FPS and 37 FPS respectively. Meanwhile, according to a 3DMark test leak, the 4060 shows a 23% boost compared to the RTX 3060. Promising, but not ideal.

RTX 4060 Ti vs 4060 vs RX 7600 – price

The 7600 definitely comes out on top regarding price. Gamers have been frustrated by the 8GB offered by both AMD and Nvidia, but AMD’s decision to make the RX 7600 available for less than $300 has definitely made the card more appealing.

The 4060 Ti 8GB version of the card has released with an MSRP of $399, while the 16GB version is $499. Paying just 100 dollars to double the VRAM count is not a bad deal by any means, and overall the two cards are among the cheapest way to get your hands on a Lovelace GPU.

Meanwhile the 7600 has an MSRP of $269 at launch, and we’ve since seen the price drop ahead of the RTX 4060 launch. Here are some of our favourite cards that we’ve seen go so far:

• MSI Gaming Radeon RX 7600 Direct X OC 8GB
• Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7600 Gaming 8GB
• Gigabyte Gaming Radeon RX 7600 8GB OC

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Founders Edition

Base clock

2310MHz

Boost clock

2535MHz

VRAM

8GB

Dimensions

240 x 111 x 40mm

Recommended PSU

450W

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RTX 4060 Ti vs RTX 4060 vs RX 7600 – final word

When comparing gaming tech it often comes down to balancing price and performance. All three of these cards target the mid-range, offering high performance in 1080p for a relatively affordable price. The RTX 4060 8GB so far is the most affordable way to access Nvidia’s next generation of GPU desktop architecture and the same is true of the RX 7600 for RDNA 3.

This means your main consideration should be your budget. If it’s within your price range the RTX 4060 Ti in either version will offer a good return for your investment. If you are trying to keep costs low the RX 7600 is very likely to be a capable and affordable card.