In recent years, there has been a saying circulating within the digital community that the performance of the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile version is roughly equivalent to, or even higher than, the GeForce RTX 4060 desktop version.
Normally, this would be impossible due to constraints such as size and heat dissipation, which typically result in mobile versions of the same graphics card model having noticeably lower performance than their desktop counterparts. However, in the case of the GeForce RTX 4060, this claim seems to have some basis and credibility.
This is because both the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile and desktop versions have the same power consumption of 115W. They share identical CUDA core counts, raster units, and texture units as the desktop version, with only slightly lower operating frequencies. Additionally, the mobile version boasts a larger L2 cache by 8MB. Overall, they are quite evenly matched.
As the saying goes, “believe it when you see it,” this article will compare the actual gaming performance of the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile and desktop versions to verify these rumors.
1. Parameter Comparison of RTX 4060 Laptop vs Desktop
GeForce RTX 4060 desktop version was released on June 29, 2023, featuring the AD107 GPU based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated on TSMC’s 5-nanometer process. It includes 3072 CUDA cores, 96 texture units, 48 raster units, 24 multi-unit stream processors, 96 tensor cores, 24 ray tracing units, and a 24MB L2 cache.
The standard operating frequency is 1830 MHz with a maximum of 2460 MHz, equipped with 8GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 17 Gbps on a 128-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 272.0 GB/s. Its FP32 performance reaches 15.11 TFLOPS, with a power consumption of 115W, and a suggested retail price of $299.
GeForce RTX 4060 mobile version was released on January 3, 2023, also featuring the AD107 GPU based on Ada Lovelace architecture and fabricated on TSMC’s 5-nanometer process. It shares the same specifications as the desktop version with 3072 CUDA cores, 96 texture units, 48 raster units, 24 multi-unit stream processors, 96 tensor cores, and 24 ray tracing units. However, it boasts a larger 32MB L2 cache.
The standard operating frequency is 1545 MHz with a maximum of 1890 MHz, equipped with 8GB of GDDR6 memory clocked at 16 Gbps on a 128-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s. Its FP32 performance is 11.61 TFLOPS, also with a power consumption of 115W.
2. Test Platform Configurations
The test platform for the GeForce RTX 4060 desktop version includes an Intel Core i7-14700K processor, ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming motherboard, 32GB of DDR5 6000MHz memory, and two Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSDs.
The test platform for the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile version is a laptop from a specific brand, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS processor, 16GB of DDR5 4800MHz memory, and running Windows 11.
Due to various constraints, the platforms cannot be identical apart from the graphics card, with the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile platform notably at a disadvantage. This comparison may not be entirely fair, and this aspect will be considered when drawing final conclusions.
3. Game Performance Comparison
We will test seven games at 1080p maximum quality settings. The left side represents the GeForce RTX 4060 desktop platform, and the right side represents the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile platform.
For each game, we focus on metrics other than CPU usage due to the platforms using different processors.
Game 1: Cyberpunk 2077
GeForce RTX 4060 desktop
- Average FPS: 64
- Minimum FPS: 46
- Frame time: 16.4ms
- CPU usage: 42%
- Power consumption: 105W
- Temperature: 62°C
- Memory usage: 11.4GB
- GPU usage: 96%
- VRAM usage: 7.7GB
GeForce RTX 4060 mobile
- Average FPS: 56
- Minimum FPS: 42
- Frame time: 16.6ms
- CPU usage: 48%
- Power consumption: 42W
- Temperature: 81°C
- Memory usage: 11.8GB
- GPU usage: 98%
- VRAM usage: 7.1GB
Game 2: Red Dead Redemption 2
GeForce RTX 4060 desktop
- Average FPS: 63
- Minimum FPS: 59
- Frame time: 16.1ms
- CPU usage: 20%
- Power consumption: 69W
- Temperature: 46°C
- Memory usage: 12.6GB
- GPU usage: 97%
- VRAM usage: 5.0GB
GeForce RTX 4060 mobile
- Average FPS: 56
- Minimum FPS: 55
- Frame time: 17.4ms
- CPU usage: 19%
- Power consumption: 31W
- Temperature: 71°C
- Memory usage: 12.0GB
- GPU usage: 96%
- VRAM usage: 4.8GB
Game 3: Red Dead Redemption 2
GeForce RTX 4060 desktop
- Average FPS: 63
- Minimum FPS: 59
- Frame time: 16.1ms
- CPU usage: 20%
- Power consumption: 69W
- Temperature: 46°C
- Memory usage: 12.6GB
- GPU usage: 97%
- VRAM usage: 5.0GB
GeForce RTX 4060 mobile
- Average FPS: 56
- Minimum FPS: 55
- Frame time: 17.4ms
- CPU usage: 19%
- Power consumption: 31W
- Temperature: 71°C
- Memory usage: 12.0GB
- GPU usage: 96%
- VRAM usage: 4.8GB
Game 4: Ghostwire: Tokyo
GeForce RTX 4060 desktop
- Average FPS: 86
- Minimum FPS: 62
- Frame time: 13.1ms
- CPU usage: 9%
- Power consumption: 61W
- Temperature: 47°C
- Memory usage: 11.2GB
- GPU usage: 99%
- VRAM usage: 5.6GB
GeForce RTX 4060 mobile
- Average FPS: 83
- Minimum FPS: 71
- Frame time: 12.1ms
- CPU usage: 14%
- Power consumption: 30W
- Temperature: 70°C
- Memory usage: 12.0GB
- GPU usage: 98%
- VRAM usage: 5.9GB
Game 5: Horizon Forbidden West
GeForce RTX 4060 desktop
- Average FPS: 78
- Minimum FPS: 61
- Frame time: 11.7ms
- CPU usage: 21%
- Power consumption: 71W
- Temperature: 46°C
- Memory usage: 12.2GB
- GPU usage: 98%
- VRAM usage: 7.3GB
GeForce RTX 4060 mobile
- Average FPS: 77
- Minimum FPS: 66
- Frame time: 14.0ms
- CPU usage: 40%
- Power consumption: 45W
- Temperature: 88°C
- Memory usage: 12.2GB
- GPU usage: 99%
- VRAM usage: 6.8GB
Game 6: Hogwarts Legacy
GeForce RTX 4060 desktop
- Average FPS: 66
- Minimum FPS: 34
- Frame time: 14.4ms
- CPU usage: 13%
- Power consumption: 74W
- Temperature: 52°C
- Memory usage: 21.1GB
- GPU usage: 95%
- VRAM usage: 7.1GB
GeForce RTX 4060 mobile
- Average FPS: 61
- Minimum FPS: 39
- Frame time: 17.8ms
- CPU usage: 24%
- Power consumption: 34W
- Temperature: 81°C
- Memory usage: 13.7GB
- GPU usage: 99%
- VRAM usage: 6.8GB
Game 7: Starfield
GeForce RTX 4060 desktop
- Average FPS: 69
- Minimum FPS: 49
- Frame time: 14.4ms
- CPU usage: 31%
- Power consumption: 107W
- Temperature: 57°C
- Memory usage: 13.0GB
- GPU usage: 99%
- VRAM usage: 5.7GB
GeForce RTX 4060 mobile
- Average FPS: 59
- Minimum FPS: 47
- Frame time: 17.2ms
- CPU usage: 51%
- Power consumption: 48W
- Temperature: 84°C
- Memory usage: 14.1GB
- GPU usage: 98%
- VRAM usage: 5.6GB
4. Conclusion of Comparison
Overall, the gaming performance of the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile version is indeed very close to that of the GeForce RTX 4060 desktop version, with minimal differences. This is particularly notable considering the more challenging operating conditions faced by the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile version, which generally experiences temperatures up to ten degrees higher.
When taking into account the lower overall configuration of the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile platform, such as lower memory capacity and frequency, it can be concluded that its gaming performance is on par with the GeForce RTX 4060 desktop version.
The primary bottleneck for the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile version lies in its thermal management. Its temperatures are consistently higher compared to the desktop version by about ten degrees. If other laptop manufacturers improve their thermal solutions, the performance of the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile version could potentially be even closer to that of the desktop version.
Therefore, the initial rumors mentioned in this article are generally credible. However, claims suggesting that the gaming performance of the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile version surpasses that of the desktop version are somewhat exaggerated. Overall, the GeForce RTX 4060 desktop version still holds a slight performance edge.
Nevertheless, the GeForce RTX 4060 mobile version deserves recognition for its respectable overall performance and capabilities.
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