As for Nvidia's RTX 4060, we haven't heard much about this GPU, but now a detailed rumor about the graphics card has surfaced, though we'd treat some of these issues with more skepticism than usual.
As reported by @harukaze5719, a regular contributor to hardware leaks on Twitter, this is said to come from Lenovo's China gaming desktop product planning manager, a certain "Wolstame" who shares information about performance and RTX 4060 release date via Weibo ( opens in a new tab). (Kudos to VideoCardz (opens in a new tab) for spotting this, by the way.)
Wolstame: Lenovo China Head of Gaming Desktop Product Planning pic.twitter.com/cnuHAMYcf417November 2022, XNUMX
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And if you thought a more affordable Lovelace GPU was within your grasp, then think again, though the lack of graphics card speculation thus far tells its own story in that regard.
According to Wolstame, the RTX 4060 will arrive on '618', which refers to June 18, 2023, the date of a major shopping festival in China.
As for the supposed performance, Wolstame makes it clear that they are just guessing, but we should expect something in the ballpark of the RTX 3070. At the same time, they mention that the 4060 is 20% faster than the RTX 3060, which is not it's the equivalent of a 3070, falls a bit short, so part of the buzz is more of a pain in the ass (in other words, apply a ton of extra seasoning).
Supposedly, power consumption will be lower than the RTX 3060, perhaps as low as 150W.
In terms of price, the RTX 4060 will have the same retail price as the RTX 3060 Ti, the leaker claims, at least that's how we read it (some words and translations leave room for doubt).
If we go by the recommended pricing, the RTX 3060 Ti is listed at €399 in the US for its MSRP (€369 in the UK).
Analysis: Nothing affordable on the horizon for Lovelace, then?
The most interesting part of this rumor is this release date, and presumably June 2023 would be the launch target for not just the Chinese market, but other parts of the world.
Todavía quedan siete meses, por lo que esto será un duro golpe para aquellos que esperaban quizás una RTX 4060 más early que tarde. For now - if this rumor is true - it looks like we're going to be stuck with the high-end RTX 4080 and 4090, then maybe an RTX 4070 Ti (which would be the previously "unlaunched" RTX 4080 12GB, clear).
Price-wise, we don't trust the RTX 4070 Ti to be reasonably priced, especially when you look at the price tags attached to the RTX 4080 models. In short, the horizon: the only hope is that we get a stock RTX 4070. in a short time, and that comes in a more reasonably priced vein. For now, though, Nvidia seems to be firmly following a "layered" strategy we heard about a while back, where people looking for a cheaper graphics card are simply forced to buy an RTX 3000 model (since there are still overstocked with these) .
In fact, that's what Wolstame suggests: the leaker seems pretty down on the prospects for the RTX 4060, so instead of waiting a long time for the GPU to show up, Wolstame advises buying an Ampere model (RTX 3080, in reality, although the RTX 3070 is supposed to be the performance equivalent of the RTX 4060).
Speaking of this supposed performance, it's framed in terms of an outright guess, and it's presented in a confusing way, as Wolstame seems to be making two different guesses, in fact, so overall we think it's probably too early. conclusion about the power of the RTX 4060.
That said, it's worth noting that the RTX 4060 will get DLSS 3, so for some games this will really boost its performance levels compared to RTX 3000 models. (Maybe Wolstame is talking about pixelated performance too, though that's not is clear, so the ray tracing gains could also be more substantial for the RTX 4060).
For now, then, let's treat this rumor with the caution it truly deserves, but we can't say we're surprised to hear that the RTX 4060 could still be a long way off, although we admittedly didn't think so. not as far as next June. Time will tell.
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