One Step Back GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G Graphics Card Unboxing Review

The first wave of the new generation of dessert-class graphics cards is being fought by the RTX 4060 Ti, GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G by the triple fan, quad heatpipe, and TSMC 4N FinFET (5nm) process to bring a new option for cooler and lower power consumption, and the exclusive DLSS 3 AI framing technology in the future of the light pursuit game is more predictable, but the quality is not as good as it could be. But the picture quality may depend on the game....

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G Specifications:
Display Core: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti
PCI Express: 4.0 x8
CUDA: 4352
Tensor Core: 136
RT Core: 34
GPU Clock: 2580 MHz
Memory Specification: 8GB GDDR6
Memory Clock: 18 Gbps
Memory Interface: 128-bit
Dimensions: 281 x 117 x 53 mm
Occupied Slot: 2.65 Slot
Power supply interface: 1x PCIe 8-Pin
Recommended Power Wattage: 500W
DirectX: 12 Ultimate
OpenGL: 4.6
Display output: 2x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi-screen output limit: 4

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G Graphics Card Unboxing

NVIDIA RTX 40 series graphics cards using the Ada Lovelace architecture will finally be released and available in mid-2023 in what is commonly known as the dessert class 60 series graphics cards. The “RTX 4060Ti 8GB” graphics card, which serves as the forerunner of NVIDIA's RTX 4060 series, is powered by the AD106-850-A1 graphics core and Samsung 8GB of GDDR6 graphics memory. The "RTX 4060Ti 8GB" graphics card, the forerunner of NVIDIA's RTX 4060 series, utilizes the AD106-850-A1 graphics core and Samsung's 8GB of GDDR6 graphics memory, while the rest of the specs include 34 SM units, 4,352 CUDA cores, 136 fourth-generation Tensor Cores, and 34 third-generation RT Cores, to name a few.

New Generation Dessert Class Graphics Cards NVIDIA RTX 4060 In addition to today's hands-on unboxing of the RTX 4060Ti 8GB, NVIDIA is also teasing the launch of two other options in July: the RTX 4060Ti 16GB and the RTX 4060 8GB.

The RTX 4060Ti 8GB MSRP is NT$14,690, and GIGABYTE is sending the RTX4060Ti EAGLE 8G as the MSRP model, and this time, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060Ti GAMING OC 8G, which is positioned at the mainstream level and is also one of its popular GAMING OC series cards, is priced at NT$16,490. Ti GAMING OC 8G, priced at NT$16,490.

∆ Shows the outer case of the card.

∆ The product is featured on the back of the box.

The GAMING OC series of graphics cards use a low-profile look for a better CP value/price-performance ratio, and thus often appear in PC list choices. The lighting effects of the series itself are not particularly prominent or high-profile, and the price tag is this time GIGABYTE's mid-range class of NT$16,490, which is about NT$1,800 more expensive than the MSRP.

The RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G also utilizes the GIGABYTE Wind Power cooling system, which consists of three Ø8cm blade fans with “ALTERNATE SPINNING” function to provide sufficient air pressure and minimize turbulence between fans.

The ALTERNATE SPINNING fan function sets the left and right fans to run counterclockwise and the center to run clockwise to optimize airflow, while the smart fan stop function also allows the fan to automatically turn on at low temperatures for a quieter experience with zero noise.

∆ Three GIGABYTE GAMING series signature blade fans, 3x Ø 8cm.

∆ Schematic diagram of fan rotation.

 

The card itself is 53mm thick, which is about 2.6 slots of mounting space, so it's not as thick as the other RTX 40 series big brothers, although I think 2.6 slots is still a bit much for the RTX 4060Ti, it's much better than 3 slots or more.

The RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G's graphics card uses the old PCIe 8-Pin power supply interface, so if gamers have an old power supply that meets the 500W or higher requirements, they can simply upgrade their graphics card by using it alone.

The total thickness of the ∆ cooling module is 53mm, and 2.6 slots of space will be used.

∆ PCIe 6+2 Pin It is recommended that the power supply be at least 500W.

The back of the graphics card PCB is equipped with a reinforced metal backplate, which not only hides and protects the electronic components on the back, but also provides a certain degree of physical strength to avoid PCB bending problems. The back half of the card is also equipped with the standard GIGABYTE SCREEN COOLING design, which allows the cooling airflow to pass directly through the cooling module through the holes on the reinforced backplate to achieve the fastest possible cooling airflow.

There are dual BIOS physical switches next to the power supply slots, the factory default is OC Mode overclocking mode, while to the right is the Silent Mode with lower fan speeds, and OC Mode performance mode is used for all graphics card testing.

∆ Graphics card metal-reinforced back panel.

The graphics card has 2x HDMI 2.1a and 2x DisplayPort 1.4a outputs, supporting up to four video outputs and a maximum resolution of 8K resolution (7680 x 4320).

∆ Gold finger and four screen port dust protection covers are provided.

∆ 2x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 2.8 Slot, Dual Slot Mounting Bezel.

The RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G inherits the low-profile design of the previous GAMING series, with lighting effects only on the GIGABYTE logo on the side panel. Gamers can change 16.77 million lighting effects on the panel through the RGB FUSION software function, or synchronize the lighting effects with other GIGABYTE devices.

∆ The display card lighting effect is shown.

GIGABYTE CONTROL CENTER Integration Software

GIGABYTE's official software, GIGABYTE CONTROL CENTER (GCC), is an integrated software platform that allows users to overclock and tweak their graphics cards, but they must first download the Gigabyte VGA tool from the GCC checkout program in order to configure it.

∆ Gigabyte VGA tool download.

∆ Graphic card fan curve setting.

GCC allows you to manually set the graphics card frequency and voltage/temperature limits, and if you want to be lazy and have GCC automatically detect overclocking, you can use the OC Scanner function, and RGB FUSION, which is responsible for lighting effect settings, has also been integrated into GCC.

∆ Graphic card parameter adjustment.

∆ OC Scanner.

∆ RGB FUSION.

Graphics Card Professional Creation and Rendering Test

For professional testing, a total of eight different software programs were used, including OctaneBench 2020.1.5, Indigo Bench, Blender Benchmark, SPECviewperf 2020 v3.1, Superposition 2017, UL Procyon benchmark, Vray5, Geekbench 6, and so on. Vray5, Geekbench 6, etc., many different fields of professional testing software, including rendering and professional work software tests, through the professional software built-in benchmark tests for your reference.

The test platform uses Intel i9 12900K processor, GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS MASTER motherboard and Kingston FURY Renegade RGB 6000 MT/s 16GBx2 dual-channel memory to test the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G graphics card, the protagonist of this unboxing. Ti GAMING OC 8G graphics card.

The motherboard BIOS is F8c version with XMP 3.0 and Resizable Bar enabled in the BIOS, and the graphics driver is GeForce Game Ready version 532.03 for the test scores.

Testing Platform
Processor: Intel Core i9 12900K
Cooler: darkFlash TWISTER DX 360 Ver2.6
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS MASTER
Memory: Kingston FURY Renegade RGB 6000 MT/s 16GBx2
Graphics: GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G
Operating System: Windows 11 Professional 21H2
System Drive: WD BLUE 3D NAND SATA M.2 2280 SSD 500GB
Gaming Disk: Intel 670P 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD (Solidigm)
Power Supply: MONTECH TITAN GOLD 1200W
Graphics driver: GeForce Game Ready 532.03

GPU-Z The RTX 4060 Ti graphics card specification information is viewed in the middle of the page, but I don't know why the latest 2.53.0 version of GPU-Z still can't recognize it properly. The RTX 4060 Ti uses 4N FinFET (5nm) process AD106 core CUDA cores with 4352 cores, and the graphics memory specification is 8192 MB GDDR6 128-bit, and the default GPU clock is 2310 Mhz / Boost 2580 Mhz. The default GPU clock is 2310 Mhz / Boost 2580 Mhz.

∆ GPU-Z.

OctaneBench 2020.1.5 A benchmark test based on the OctaneRender GPU rendering engine, users can use the free OctaneBench to compare graphics card rendering performance. OctaneRender has also added a ray tracing effect in version 2020.1.1, so NVIDIA RTX Series cards can be compared to the performance provided by RTX Series graphics cards in OctaneBench. 2020.1 with RTX acceleration turned on to compare the performance gains offered by RTX-series graphics cards for ray tracing rendering operations, earning a score of 413.85 in the program.

∆ OctaneBench 2020.1.5.

Indigo Bench The Indigo 4 rendering engine is a free software that uses the OpenCL architecture to support NVIDIA, AMD and Intel graphics cards and processors for rendering performance testing. The test provides two sample renderings, bedroom and sports car, and the results are in units of rendering per second, so the higher the better, the better, and the graphics card rendering score is 10.469/34.997 (M samples/s). 34.997 (M samples/s).

∆ Indigo Bench.

blender benchmark launcher 3.5.0 It is a free benchmark software provided by blende, a 3D graphics software. In the benchmark, users can choose whether they want to test the CPU or the GPU, and the test process consists of three scenarios: monster, junkshop, and classroom.

∆ blender benchmark launcher 3.5.0.

SPECviewperf 2020 v3.1 Including various professional work area 3D drawing and rendering software, the test software to OpenGL and DirectX API operation 3D graphics performance simulation test, this time to 3840×2160 4K image quality test project contains 3ds Max, CATIA, Creo, Energy, Maya, medical, snx, SolidWorks and other software.

∆ SPECviewperf 2020 v3.1.

Superposition 2017 It is a benchmark software based on the UNIGINE 2 engine, which is often used in the development of simulators, cross-platform games, VR, and 3D architectural software. It supports Graphics APIs such as OpenGL 4, Vulkan, and DirectX 12, etc. In the Benchmark test, the Graphics API option is used. In the Benchmark test, the Graphics API option uses DirectX and selects 4K and 8K image quality for the test. In the 4K project, it scored 9785 points AVG FPS: 73.19; and in the 8K project, it scored 3665 points AVG FPS: 27.42.

∆ Superposition 2017 Benchmark, DirectX, 3840 x 2160 4K.

∆ Superposition 2017 Benchmark, DirectX, 7680 x 4320 8K.

UL Procyon Photo Editing Benchmark photo editing test in the system, Photo Editing Benchmark test will use the system's Adobe PS, LR software to conduct the benchmark test.

Photo Editing Benchmark The first item of the Photo Editing Benchmark will be tested by importing Digital Negative into Adobe Lightroom Classic and then cropping, stretching and modifying the DNG image, while the second item will be tested by using Adobe Photoshop to apply multiple layers of editing effects and then exporting the results to derive the Photo Retouching Score / Batch Processing Score. The second project will use Adobe Photoshop to apply multiple layers of editing effects and then export them to derive a retouching score/batch processing score.

The ∆ UL Procyon Photo Editing Benchmark photo editing score is 8713.

V-Ray 5 The V-Ray GPU CUDA program can mix CPU and GPU rendering at the same time, and of course it can also be tested separately, while the V-Ray GPU RTX program is compatible with NVIDIA RTX series graphics cards for ray tracing rendering tests. The V-Ray GPU RTX project is compatible with NVIDIA RTX series graphics cards and performs ray tracing rendering tests.

The ∆ V-Ray 5 GPU CUDA project scored 1405 points for display card standalone rendering.

∆ The V-Ray GPU RTX item supporting optical tracking graphics cards scored 1880 points.

Geekbench 6 With built-in CPU and GPU benchmark tests, the Geekbench 6 GPU Compute Benchmark program can be used to evaluate the graphics card's performance in professional workloads, such as image processing, rendering, machine learning (ML) and other professional scenarios, and to obtain an overall score for a wide range of tests such as Deep Learning Workloads, Background Blurring, Face Detection, Image Editing, Horizontal Detection, Edge Detection, Gaussian Blurring, Image Composition, Feature Matching, Stereo Matching, Example Physics and more. Blurring, Image Synthesis, Feature Matching, Stereo Matching, Example Physics, and more, and the GPU API can be tested with either OpenCL or Vulkan.

139005 points in ∆ Geekbench 6 GPU Compute Benchmark OpenCL.

Scored 118754 points in ∆ Geekbench 6 GPU Compute Benchmark Vulkan.

3DMark score test

The following tests were conducted using 3DMark, which is one of the most important gaming benchmarks for graphics cards, and the following tests were conducted using the GeForce Game Ready 532.03 driver, with XMP and Resizable Bar on.

3DMark Fire Strike Includes two tests using the DirectX11 GPU API, a physical test and a combined CPU and GPU test for gaming performance at 1080p, Extreme 1440p, and Ultra 2160p, respectively, with a total score/graphics card score of 31823/35029 at 1080p resolution, and 2K 1440p image quality. Fire Strike Extreme Obtained total score / graphics card score of 15968/16432, requiring higher 4K 2160p image quality Fire Strike Ultra Get total score / video card score 7722/7406.

∆ DirectX11 Fire Strike.

∆ DirectX11 Fire Strike Extreme.

∆ DirectX11 Fire Strike Ultra.

3DMark Time Spy For the DirectX 12 GPU API, which is also a benchmark test for gaming orientation, the resolution not only provides 2K 1440p, but also 4k 2160p for Time Spy Extreme program to test the gaming performance, and in the test, it is also possible to test the gaming performance of the GPU. Time Spy The program received a total score / graphics score of 14210/13603;Time Spy Extreme For the project, the total score / graphics card score is 6576/6287.

∆ DirectX 12 Time Spy.

∆ DirectX 12 Time Spy Extreme.

Port Royal The test item is DirectX 12 DXR API, adding DirectX Raytracing and DLSS to the 2K quality test, and it is also the first real-time ray tracing benchmark test for gamers, scoring 8162 points in the Port Royal test.

∆ Port Royal.

Speed Way Developed with the latest DirectX 12 Ultimate API, it utilizes the DirectX Raytracing tier 1.1 real-time raytracing full-area illumination, raytracing reflections, mesh shaders, and other new technologies, and it is the latest raytracing game performance benchmark for gamers to refer to, and it scored 3,178 points in Speed Way.

∆ Speed Way.

Three FPS-type gaming games to test

Three iconic games have been selected for testing in the FPS gaming category.Battle Attack 2_Overwatch 2, _Rainbow Six: Operation Siege_Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, and theApex Legends》。

In three FPS-type gaming games, GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G graphics card can meet the demand of 2K 144hz high refresh rate gaming, APEX, because the game is limited to 144 frames by default, you want to get a higher frame rate limit must be manually input the program code to change, so the author here in accordance with the default test APEX! Collecting frames.

∆ Three FPS-type gaming games tested: highest texture effects, 2K 2560×1440 resolution.

Nine plus five AAA / Photoshopped masterpiece games to test

To test the AAA genre, which emphasizes on the experience of graphic performance and storytelling, the author chose to play "The Battle of the Birds", which is the first game in the AAA genre.The Hogwarts Legacy_Hogwarts Legacy, TheThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt_The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, TheElectric Renegade 2077_Cyberpunk 2077, TheWatch Dogs: Freedom Corps_Watch Dogs: Legion, TheHowl of War 6_Far Cry 6, _war god_God of War, _Bloodshed 2_ Red Dead Redemption 2, _Horizon: Expecting Dawn_Horizon Zero Dawn_, _Horizon Zero Dawn_, _Horizon Zero Dawn_.Assassin's Creed: Viking AgeNine 3A titles, including _Assassin's Creed Valhalla_, were tested in real life.

Considering that most gamers pursue the most beautiful screen performance rather than the highest frame rate performance when playing 3A games, the author also set the built-in "Highest" texture effect option in the AAA type of game test, and the NVIDIA DLSS technology supported by most of the nine games is set to "Quality/Picture Quality" to obtain a certain degree of frame rate improvement while maintaining the screen performance as much as possible. The frame rate is also collected using AVG and 1% Low FPS.

《Watch Dogs: Freedom Corps_Watch Dogs: Legion's frame rate dropped to a failing grade due to a lack of VRAM capacity after starting optical tracking.The Hogwarts LegacyHogwarts Legacy was a straight-up flashback game, so this time around, it's a good idea to bring back the "Hogwarts Legacy" game.The Hogwarts Legacy_Hogwarts Legacy" texture is set to "Medium" for game testing, if players want to play these two games, they need to set the texture of the texture or light tracking settings down, so that the graphics card memory requirements will not exceed 8GB for a smoother gaming experience.

∆ Nine AAA games tested: highest texture effects, 2K 2560×1440 resolution.

NVIDIA RTX 40 Series graphics cards are equipped with the third-generation RT Core for better ray tracing performance than the previous RTX 30 Series, and five ray-tracing DXR (DirectX Raytracing) games choose theThe Hogwarts Legacy_Hogwarts Legacy, TheThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt_The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, TheElectric Renegade 2077_Cyberpunk 2077, TheWatch Dogs: Freedom Corps_Watch Dogs: Legion, TheHowl of War 6_Far Cry 6 was tested with the same "Maximum" and DLSS 3 quality modes selected for both the on-screen effects and the ray tracing settings.

Six optical tracking tests at ∆ 2K resolution.

Graphics Card Temperature and Power Consumption Test

The graphics card was set up on a bare test bed in a 25°C room to test the temperature and power consumption of the graphics card, and the author used the "Bare bones" test program.Electric Renegade 2077Cyberpunk 2077, Time Spy, and Furmark were used for real-world testing, while HWiFO64 was used for data collection to collect and record the maximum temperature GPU temperature and GPU Power, which is monitored by software with a deviation of 1~3%. The data is for reference only.

∆ Graphics card temperature and power consumption test chart.

Conclusion

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G graphics card was generally able to achieve an average of 80 fps or higher in nine AAA games, with real-time ray tracing averaging 70 fps UP except for Watch Dogs: Freedom Corps, where the gameplay was not as smooth as it could have been due to the lack of memory on the 8GB graphics card.

Due to the VRAM specification limitations, the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G graphics card is not able to "go all out" in 2K resolution AAA ray tracing game texture quality. In this test, there are two games that require more VRAM, so if you want to play Watch Dogs: Freedom Corps and Legacy of Hogwarts with this card, you will have to adjust the graphics-related settings downwards to make the card less burdensome. If you want to play Watch Dogs: Freedom Corps and Hogwarts Legacy with this graphics card, you'll have to adjust the graphics-related settings downwards to make the card less burdensome, and you'll have to choose either the RTX 4070 or the RTX 4060Ti 16GB if you want to go for the highest 2K graphics settings.

Although RTX 4060 Ti 8G has RTX 40 series exclusive DLSS 3 AI frame replacement technology, but in AAA games and the previous generation RTX 3060Ti 8GB only 10~15% performance improvement, in the light tracking game can only rely on the DLSS 3 to get more performance enhancement, but the consideration of the game masterpieces on the graphics card memory capacity demand is greater, so I still look forward to the future 4060Ti 16GB (but still look at the future price drop), 16GB version of the MSRP 17990 and the cheapest 4070 price difference is only one thousand dollars. Therefore, I am still looking forward to the future 4060Ti 16GB (but we still have to see the price drop in the future), the price difference between the 16GB version of the MSRP 17990 and the cheapest 4070 is only a thousand bucks, which is the same embarrassing situation as the RTX 3060 12GB back in the day.

The 28cm long GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GAMING OC 8G features a triple-fan, quad heat pipe cooling module, which is compatible with the compact mid-tower chassis and also has a good cooling performance. The TSMC 4N FinFET (5nm) process makes the card more energy efficient and has a lower power consumption, requiring only a single 8-Pin and the recommended 550W power supply. It only requires a single 8-Pin and the recommended 550W power supply, and the highest power consumption in real-world testing was only 165W; the temperature was a maximum of 68.9°C, which makes it a good fit for users with a small budget.