The Nvidia RTX 4060 and 4060 Ti are both excellent cards for budget 4K gaming, but what about the power requirements along with your other components?
How Many Watts for Nvidia RTX 4060?
- The RTX 4060 8GB version at its peak consumes around ~120 Watts. That’s why your power supply needs to have a minimum of 240 Watts, which is more than double the peak.
How Many Watts for Nvidia 4060 Ti?
- The RTX 4060 16GB Ti at its peak consumes around ~160 Watts. That’s why your power supply needs to have a minimum of 320 Watts, which is more than double the peak.
Why is the power supply requirement double the peak of the card?
Because every graphics card has an average and a peak power consumption part. While most will stay in the lower, idle part for the majority of their life, you want your power supply to be able to handle any peaks that happen during heavy gaming, even if just for a single second.
Plus, your power supply is responsible for every component in your PC. The better your build, the higher your wattage should be.
- For the CPU, disks and any extra fans, you should account for at least extra 200 watts, and that’s without overclocking.
So if you combine the 240 Watts for the regular 4060 with the rest of the components, we get a number close to 500W. For the 4060 Ti version, you’re looking at ~550W. This is the minimum!
Is 500W Enough for RTX 4060 & 4060 Ti?
You could get away with a high quality 500W supply for the 4060, but definitely not with the Ti version.
It’s not recommended, but if you have no other option to upgrade then you could run some not power-hungry video applications.
Is 600W Enough for RTX 4060 & 4060 Ti?
Yes, 600W would be enough and it also matches with Nvidia’s official recommendation. Any “Gold” rated PSU will do the job.
However, we seriously recommend to look at something slightly higher.
Which PSU To Buy?
The best power supply is the Corsair RMX 650W+. It’s gold rated, gives you the most bang for the buck and is fully modular. Literally the best on the market.
Corsair offers higher wattage options of the same PSU, so if you want to be even more future proof and have the budget (they’re all around $100), perhaps invest in something like the 850W.
Does Nvidia RTX 4060 & Ti Support 4K?
Both cards will struggle with 4K at highest settings, but turned down to medium, you can expect somewhat playable frames (30-40 if lucky). In modern shooters, this will be higher, but for visually advanced games like Cyberpunk or Red Dead, you won’t be happy.
Can the RTX 4060 & 4060 Ti Run Games at 1440p at 144Hz?
Absolutely!
They are excellent at 1080p and also deliver great performance for 1440p gaming at 60fps and even higher.
Both cards can easily maintain 60fps in more complex games such as Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassins’ Creed, GTA 5 etc.
How Many Monitors Can Nvidia RTX 4060 & 4060 Ti Support?
Both cards can support up to 4 monitors.
There is 1 x HDMI 2.1 port and 3 x DisplayPort 1.4a ports. However, make sure to check your card specifically before buying, as some companies might have 2 x HDMI and 2 x DisplayPort rather.
The maximum resolution it can display is 7680×4320. For single monitor gaming purpose, these 2 cards will be fine, but for double or even triple 4K or 1440p intensive gaming, they’re not going to be able to run anything.
Does Nvidia RTX 4060 Support DLSS3?
Yes, both RTX 4060 and 4060 Ti support DLSS3, with more and more games and applications being added to the list.
It’s (sometimes) really hard to detect any graphical differences in most games, so you’ve got no reason to not use the DLSS3 and sometimes even double your frames per second.
What even is DLSS3?
- Lower resolution images upscaled to higher resolution (ie. Full HD to 4K)
- Inserting fake frames between existing frames (this can sometimes double your fps)
- Reduces latency of all these calculations (if you insert fake frames, your total fps isn’t actually realistic in terms of lag input).
DLSS3 is only reserved for 4000 series cards, whereas 30 and 20 line get DLSS2.
