Looking down the bottom end of the spectrum, we see how the RTX 4060 Ti 8GB fairs
Updated: Feb 9, 2024 1:38 pm
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Nvidia hasn’t had the best naming schemes and has had a fair share of interesting choices, be it the unlaunch of the 4080 12GB to the 70 Ti, now that includes this option too. We review the RTX 4060 Ti 8GB as part of one of the models under the same name be it with different memories. In particular, we got hands-on with the Zotac Twin Edge OC Across the Spider-Verse model.
Both the graphics cards were announced back in May of 2023 alongside the 4060 itself. Aiming to provide a budget 1080p GPU, it does provide the entry for Nvidia’s graphics family in the Ada generation but can it cope with today’s games and requirements? Even if it might not straight up hold up a strong performance it does bring all the flashy bits and bobs of what the generation has to offer, be it the likes of DLSS 3 and frame generation that might just push its capabilities where it can.
But that doesn’t quite cover the fact that 8GB of memory might not be enough these days. Since most games are being made for consoles, the fact they are an integrated system makes them capable of using their unified memory better. With more than 8GB, the 4060 Ti might not cut it when it comes to continuing in the long term. In that case, let’s see what comes with it and if it holds up to the job.
ZOTAC RTX 4060 Ti 8GB Twin Edge OC Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
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RTX 4060 Ti 8GB pricing
The card doesn’t increase the price over the previous generation there’s at least that. It came out with an MSRP of $399 and comes $100 less than the 16GB variant of it. Even though it is the lowest-priced option of the Ada generation, it doesn’t feel like a great option still with such a high price tag. But at this level, there’s unfortunately not too much to go for otherwise, as the RX 7600 XT has an MSRP of $329 or the 7700 XT at $449.
Custom cards can increase that price as well, as the Spider-man option can be found for around $410 on Amazon and plenty of others will jump up too. But this trend we see in general, and the lower tier cards can come to be rather disappointing with such hindered performance and specs. So let’s see what the 4060 Ti 16GB has to offer.
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Zotac RTX 4060 Ti 8GB Twin Edge OC Spider-Man Across the Spiderverse specs and design
Pros
- A great looking card with awesome customizability
- Access to DLSS 3 and frame gen to improve performance
Cons
- Barely beats out the 3060 Ti
- Still costs $400
- Limited VRAM and bus width cuts it down at higher resolutions
The big draw the RTX 4060 Ti 8GB provides is the small form factor that is available to it. As it comes with just a 180W total board power, it doesn’t require much cooling to keep it going. That does mean it does provide a possibility of a low profile GPU, although the Zotac doesn’t go down that option it is a possibility even if it requires extra power instead of all from the PCIe connector.
Comparing the 4060 Ti 8GB vs 16GB you get the exact same card just with a boost in the VRAM capacity. Hosting the AD106 GPU with 4,352 CUDA cores it is still a fair amount to use. Then it has 8GB of GDDR6 across a 128-bit bus and clocked at 18Gbps coming together for a bandwidth of 288GB/s. That might not cut it for modern and future releases that can be rather demanding.
However, the card itself is rather fun and appealing. The use of a simple magnetic plate seems rather intuitive but it gives plenty of color and a nice look to your setup. With the addition of Into the Spiderverse design, it brings that vibrant and action-packed animation to your PC even when you don’t have to use it as it is so quick and easy to install or remove.
It also comes in a rather compact size, with the heat shroud just pushing above the two-slot size it is a handy choice for putting in those smaller PC builds like a mini ITX case. Even then with just two heat pipes cooling the processor, the temps stay under control. Helped with the big heatsink but also the airflow allowed in the card. The card is open on all sides including the holes in the IO shield, meaning it does not impede the airflow in cooling the GPU. It doesn’t have a cutout on the back but using the magnet back would stop that either way, but it still doesn’t insulate it enough to worry.
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Zotac Twin Edge OC RTX 4060 Ti 8GB performance
Towards the bottom of the lineup, Nvidia is targeting 1080p performance with the RTX 4060 Ti. We see how it compares to the 7600 XT and if it can reach above where it could be. We’d like to think for the price you would get a bit more than just HD so we’ll find out.
Our test setup:
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB gaming benchmarks
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Starting off with pure performance, we see how well it does. With CS2 providing a good look at Esports high FPS gaming. There we see the 4060 Ti 8GB running 23% faster than the 7600 XT at 1080p, 30% higher at 1440p and 4k as well, although just under 80 FPS at 4k is cutting it close and it is better to have more for high refresh rate gaming.
Another look is with AC Mirage where at 1080p the 4060 Ti leads via 20% and the same is for 1440p, whilst at 4K that drops to 15%. But both at that point are below 4K and not a good experience for it. Avatar Frontiers of Pandora the framerates across both are already low, and we have a feeling the Nvidia card benefitted from upscaling that might have got miswsed. As it leads by over 50%, 73%, and 115% across the resolutions even with the lower VRAM.
Rainbow Six Siege is the next game and another fast-paced and high framerate option, we see the 4060 Ti 8GB leading by 17%, 14%, and 19% against the 7600 XT at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Whilst F1 23 is a bit more bogged down in framerate with its high graphics and simulation. There with only 81 FPS average at 1080p, it jumps ahead of the 7600 XT by 28%, 35%, and 36% but from 1440p it is a low framerate we wouldn’t recommend.
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB ray tracing performance
Now comparing how well the card does with better lighting in games, shows how Nvidia still leads compared to AMD GPUs. Cyberpunk clearly benefits from the higher VRAM of the 7600 as that leads without ray racing, as it sits on par at 1080p, but is ahead by 3% and 4% at 1440p and 4K respectively compared to the 4060 Ti even though it is a low framerate. But with tray tracing the 4060 Ti does improve greatly by 58% and 78%, although it still is a rather small performance and would benefit from upscaling and knocking down the graphics.
Doom Eternal skyrockets in framerate for both of the GPUs, with over 200 at 1080p and over 100 at 1440p. The 4060 Ti still leads in that situation at ultra nightmare, but it fails to run 4K ray tracing with not enough memory to allow it. Buy otherwise it leads by 22%, and 20% against the AMD card with fancy lighting.
The Finals is another fast-paced game with a light ray tracing implementation. But the 40 series GPU leads in ray tracing by 28%, 14%, and 24% against the 7000 card at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K respectively. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the last for ray tracing benchmarks. There we see the 4060 Ti lead by 27%, 28%, but drops down to a 7% lead at 4K potentially running out of memory for the game to thrive.
For more workload-related benchmarks, you can head to PCGuides review to find those.
Is the RTX 4060 Ti 8GB a good value?
Overall, it’s hard to find a good value for the GPU, hardly improved over the last generation, it comes with a high price for the solid 1080p performance it has to offer. It simply is not worth the high price for the choice. It certainly does not have long-term sustainability and suffers from what the rest of the lineup does of inflated costs.
Requiring compromises in some cases to enjoy 1080p for $400 is ridiculous and should not be entertained. If it had 16GB at this price, or was priced $100 less, then it would be a bit more reasonable but at this level, it just does not make sense. Even though it might be able to use DLSS 3 it’s not a pure use case and still should not have to rely on the implementation.
As for the Zotac Twin Edge Into the Spiderverse model, it is a nice breath of fresh air in customizability and nice-looking GPUs. Keeping the size down and bringing color to your build, does bring a great choice to move away from the simple black and boring-looking options, but maybe consider one of the higher tier cards for it like the RTX 4070.
