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RTX 4060 Ti 8GBvsRTX 4060

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If you already own a RTX 4060 Ti 8GB → wait. Buying new → RTX 4060.RTX 4060 has +0 GB VRAM, -6% more bandwidth.

▸Side by side

Contender
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB
NVIDIA · Ada Lovelace · sm_89
Street$379
vram
8 GB
bandwidth
288 GB/s
tdp
160 W
released
2023-05-24
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Contender · winner
RTX 4060
NVIDIA · Ada Lovelace · sm_89
Street$289
vram
8 GB
bandwidth
272 GB/s
tdp
115 W
released
2023-06-29

▸Spec diff

specrtx-4060-ti-8gbrtx-4060delta
vram8 GB8 GB+0 GB · 0%
bandwidth288 GB/s272 GB/s-16 · -6%
tdp160 W115 W+-45 W
street price$379$289$90 · -24%
arch maturity2023-05-242023-06-29newer = less stable

▸What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 40600 models
No additional models unlocked.
▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5
Gemma 3 4B61 → 58 t/s -5%
Gemma 2 2b61 → 58 t/s -5%
Gemma 3 12B42 → 40 t/s -5%
Gemma 2 9B38 → 36 t/s -5%
Meta Llama 3.1 8B42 → 40 t/s -5%

▸Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 4060 adds 0 GB VRAM for the same price. The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 4060 Ti 8GBcan't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 4060 Ti 8GB: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 4060 IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.