Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 may be more power hungry than an RTX 3070
The Nvidia RTX 4060 is set to be the green team's next best graphics card for entry-level gaming PCs, but a new leak suggests it's as power-hungry as an RTX 3070. While the GPU's increased appetite should help budget builds boost fps, you might also need to swap out your power supply to satiate the next-gen newcomer.
In a tweet, reliable leaker Kopite7kimi questions the RTX 4060 GPU's capabilities, while stating that it "consumes more power than RTX 3070." The insider also flippantly references another RTX 4000 release date rumour, which suggests the RTX 4060 could release in January 2023 (via Wccftech).
The RTX 3070 comes with a 220W TDP, and Nvidia recommends using a 650W PSU to power the GPU. If Kopite7kimi's rumours hold true, low-spec gamers may need to treat the RTX 4060 like an RTX 3070 Ti – a card that's anything but entry-level by today's standards. While the prospect of powerful entry-level contenders will excite some gaming PC enthusiasts, we'll need to see whether the performance bump ends up coming with discrete upgrade costs attached.
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