#NVIDIA GEFORCE NOW RTX UPGRADE#

As we've stated before, this halves the performance and doesn't warrant the visual upgrade in our opinion. This is a deeply disappointing and even disheartening result.į1 22 enables ray tracing by default using the ultra-high preset.

While it's likely to help, it doesn't do enough at 1440p where the 4060 Ti only matched the older 3060 Ti's performance. This made it a few frames slower than the 3070 and just 6% faster than the 3060 Ti.Īs we've seen repeatedly, the larger L2 cache doesn't quite compensate for the much narrower memory bus as Nvidia claims.

This is not exactly groundbreaking progress considering it's been roughly two years.Ī Plague Tale: Requiem offered mediocre performance at 1080p, where the 4060 Ti managed 91 fps. When we increased the resolution to 1440p, the 4060 Ti only matched the performance of the 3070, though it was still 14% faster than the 3060 Ti. This result is certainly better, but a 14% performance increase over the 3060 Ti, at the same price and with the same VRAM capacity, doesn't excite us. Here, the 4060 Ti achieved 135 fps, a 5% boost over the RTX 3070 and 14% over the 3060 Ti.

#NVIDIA GEFORCE NOW RTX 1080P#

The 1080p results appear promising using the 'prioritize graphics quality' preset, which doesn't enable ray tracing. It appears that the 4060 Ti might be memory bandwidth limited. While Nvidia claims that the larger L2 cache boosts the 4060 Ti's effective bandwidth to 554 GB/s, representing a 24% increase over the 3060 Ti, we're not seeing evidence of this in our tests. We suspect that the narrow 128-bit wide memory bus, compared to the 3060 Ti's 256-bit wide bus, is a potential problem, leading to a 56% increase in memory bandwidth. The 1440p data paints an even grimmer picture, with the 4060 Ti merely matching the performance of the 3060 Ti, making it 12% slower than the 3070. This means it was 3% slower than the RTX 3070. At 1080p, the 4060 Ti rendered 130 fps, making it just 6% faster than the 3060 Ti, which is quite disappointing. However, for the purpose of testing GPU performance, this approach makes sense. We maxed out the visual quality settings, which ideally isn't how one would play even in a semi-competitive setting. All of this data is current and has been updated for this review, so let's dive in… Benchmarksįirst on our list is Fortnite, which we tested using the more optimal DirectX 11 mode. We've conducted tests at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K, but we will concentrate on the 1080p and 1440p data for this review, as these are more realistic use cases for this 8GB GPU. Nevertheless, keeping that in mind, let's review the benchmark data, scrutinize the cost-per-frame data, and then draw our conclusions.įor testing, we've utilized the Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU, which has been paired with the Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master and employs 32GB of DDR5-6000 C元0 memory. Regrettably, Nvidia has missed the mark here. Moreover, it shouldn't cost $500 at most, $400 for a 16GB 4060 Ti is acceptable in our view. We can't stress this enough: there should only be one RTX 4060 Ti, and it should be equipped with 16GB of VRAM, no exceptions. That would be commendable if they addressed the most glaring issue with the RTX 3070, which is its limited VRAM buffer. In essence, Nvidia is marketing RTX 3070-like performance for a $100 discount.

#NVIDIA GEFORCE NOW RTX FULL#

The 16GB VRAM model is projected to cost $500, which is problematic in and of itself, but we won't bore you with a full rundown of the specifications, as we've already provided that information last week in our RTX 4060 series launch article.įrankly, we don't need to conduct an exhaustive test on the RTX 4060 Ti 8GB to inform you that it represents shockingly poor value and is a deeply disappointing release from Nvidia. Prepare yourselves as we rip Nvidia's new RTX 4060 Ti a new one.įor now, we can refer to it simply as the RTX 4060 Ti, but in the not-too-distant future, we'll have to specify whether we're discussing the 4060 Ti 8GB or the 4060 Ti 16GB. To be candid, the 16GB model should be the only option because this 8GB version, priced at $400, is woefully inadequate. Today we're examining the new GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, though we should clarify that we're covering the 8GB version and not the 16GB model that's scheduled to arrive in July.

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