Nvidia RTX 4060 Review ft. MSI

Here we present power draw figures for the graphics card-only, on a per-game basis for all twelve games we tested at 1080p. This is measured using Nvidia's Power Capture Analysis Tool, also known as PCAT. You can read more about our updated power draw testing methodology HERE.

Per-Game Results at 1080p:

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12-Game Average at 1080p:

The RTX 4060 is slightly unusual among the 40-series GPUs, as our testing showed it actually exceeded the 115W TGP. Not in every game, but the likes of Cyberpunk 2077 and Days Gone see power draw hitting 125W. Over all 12 games we tested it averaged 119.7W, so only slightly above TGP, but considering all the other 40-series cards come in under the rated TGP, it's interesting behaviour. It definitely looks like the 4060 is much more power limited than its more powerful siblings. Of course, power is still very low, coming in about 40W below the RX 7600.

Ray tracing results

As a bonus, we now include the power figures for all eight games we test with ray tracing enabled.

8-Game ray tracing average:

Power draw with ray tracing is a touch higher still, this time averaging 123W over the 8 RT games we tested.

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