With each passing generation graphics cards only seem to become more expensive, making Black Friday the perfect time to pick one up for a reduced price. Enter Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4060, the company’s most affordable current generation model. Were I shopping for a new GPU on a budget, this would be the one I’d pick up for a gaming system.
GeForce RTX 4060
“Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4060 represents the most affordable way of obtaining the latest technology for mainstream desktop graphics cards.” Read our review.
Over on Amazon UK, Asus’ GeForce RTX 4060 Dual Evo 8G OC is now just £256.40, saving you a welcome 36% (£143.59) relative to its RRP. Meanwhile, Amazon US is selling Gigabyte’s GeForce RTX 4060 Gaming OC 8G for $284.97, making for a 11% ($35.02) discount. Most importantly, this is the most affordable either card has been in their respective regions.
GeForce RTX 4060 shines best at 1080p, giving plenty of breathing room to its 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM. Benchmarking the card, we found it’s capable of pushing over 100fps in games including Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Final Fantasy XIV, and Rainbow Six: Extraction out of the box at FHD. Even in more demanding scenarios including Cyberpunk 2077, it holds its own with DLSS enabled.
Speaking of, GeForce RTX 4060 is the most affordable graphics card that supports the entire DLSS 3 suite of features. With it in your system, you’ll have access to both DLSS Super Resolution and Frame Generation to push performance further. It also allows you access to other features like Nvidia Reflex, keeping system latency to a minimum in competitive titles such as Counter-Strike 2.
You’ll also be able to dabble into the realms of ray tracing with GeForce RTX 4060. However, its support has its limits and it will buckle under the most-demanding examples of the technology. Thankfully, DLSS 3 can helpfully plug the gap in most instances.
Given its modest performance profile relative to its siblings, it also doesn’t require a lot of power. For context, both models I’ve highlighted call for a single eight-pin PCIe connector. With this in mind, you’ll be able to game away for hours safe in the knowledge that it’s not proving a huge drain on your electricity bill. Its frugal power consumption also makes it a cool card under load, with low operating temperatures.
