In the gpu comparison between the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
Quick comparison
In FP32 performance, the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G is 38 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.
The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and has 5888 texture shaders and 46 execution units.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, which has 3072 shaders and 24 execution units.
Memory
Memory
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Memory Size
8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR6
GDDR6
Memory Clock
1.750 GHz
2.125 GHz
Memory Speed
14.0 Gbps
17.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth
448 GB/s
272 GB/s
Memory Interface
256 bit
128 bit
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 448 GB/s.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 272 GB/s.
Clock Speeds
Clock Speeds
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Base Clock
1.500 GHz
1.830 GHz
Boost Clock
1.770 GHz
2.460 GHz
Overclocking
Yes
Yes
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G clocks in the base with up to 1.500 GHz. The base frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 1.830 GHz.
Thermal Design
Thermal Design
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
TDP
240 W
115 W
TDP (up)
250 W
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Tjunction max
93 °C
90 °C
PCIe-Power
2 x 8-Pin
1 x 12-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G is 240 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 2 x 8-Pin connector.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has a TDP of 115 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 12-Pin PCIe power connectors.
Cooler & Fans
Cooler & Fans
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Fan-Type
Axial
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Fan 1
3 x 90 mm
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Cooler-Type
Air cooling
Air cooling
Noise (Idle)
0 dB
0 dB
Noise (Load)
35-37 dB
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G has a total of 3 Axial fans.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has 0 -- fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Connectivity
Connectivity
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Max. Displays
4
4
HDCP
2.3
2.3
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1
1x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort
3x DP 1.4a
3x DP 1.4a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 supports a maximum of 4 screens.
Featureset
Featureset
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Max. resolution
7680x4320
7680x4320
DirectX
12_2 (Ultimate)
12_2 (Ultimate)
Raytracing
Yes
Yes
DLSS / FSR
Yes
Yes
LED
MSI Mystic Light
No LED lighting
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.
The maximum resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is 7680x4320 pixels.
Supported Video Codecs
Supported Video Codecs
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode
Decode
VP9
Decode
Decode
AV1
Decode
Decode / Encode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Dimensions
Dimensions
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
Length
323 mm
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Height
140 mm
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Width
56 mm
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Width (Slots)
3 Slots
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Weight
1,441 g
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SFF-Ready
No
No
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The MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming Trio 8G is 323 mm long, 140 mm high and 56 mm wide.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 is -- long, -- high and -- wide.
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The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
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