NVIDIA

GeForce RTX 4060

GeForce RTX 4060 — illustration of the card's form factor
VRAM
8 GB
CUDA Cores
3,072
Memory
GDDR6
Architecture
Ada Lovelace

Architecture

MicroarchitectureAda Lovelace
CUDA Cores3072
Tensor Cores4th Generation 242 AI TOPS
RT Cores3rd Generation 35 TFLOPS
Base Clock1.83 GHz
Boost Clock2.46 GHz

Memory & VRAM

Memory TypeGDDR6
Total Capacity8 GB
Bus Width128-bit
Memory PoolingNot Supported

Connectivity & Scaling

PCIe InterfaceGen 4

Power & Efficiency

Peak Power115
Idle Power7
PSU Required550
Connectors1x PCIe 8-pin cables (adapter in box) OR 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable Certain manufacturer models may use 1x PCIe 6-pin cable or 1x PCIe 8-pin cable.
Thermal LimitsMaximum GPU temperature 90°C; clearance/airflow recommendations for installation.

Physical Design

Form FactorPCIe
Slot Width2-Slot

Software Ecosystem

Driver StabilityYes

Server & Deployment

PreconfiguredGeForce RTX™ 4060 Desktops

System Compatibility

CPU PairingMinimum is based on a PC configured with a Ryzen 9 5900X processor.
Required PCIePCI Express Gen 4
OS CompatWin 11 X64

Multi-GPU Scalability

Scaling Characteristics

ParallelismPCI Express Gen 4: Yes; Resizable BAR: Yes; NVIDIA NVLink (SLI-Ready): No

Workload Readiness

Market Authority

Key Strengths

Limitations

Expert Insight

The GeForce RTX 4060 represents a strategic leap in AI compute. When comparing cloud providers, consider not just the hourly rate, but also the interconnect bandwidth (InfiniBand/NVLink) and regional availability which can significantly impact total cost of ownership for large-scale training.

Glossary Terms

FP32 TFLOPS
VRAM
TDP
Cores
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