When I upgraded my GTX 1070 into RTX 4060, the performance isn't great as my expectation. Don't get me wrong, it does have improvement, but not good enough for the price.

Here is the basic understanding from what I learned on this planet, rather than 1000+ words to explain in between them, I just want thing to be simple:


Each Grade has mostly the same performance on games:


In the past years, 60+ is really smooth in gaming, but modern fps become not what it suppose to be, means 60+ fps might be still feeling stutter. The only way to identify smooth is showing 110+ fps and above.

There are many advertising about new feature like DLSS 3.0 / AI technology to increase frame rate, but those are just sound great, not work great as the video comparison. I was assume the pros more than cons is the benefit, but I was wrong.

RTX 4060

Pros:
* 3 years newer than RTX 3070 which release in year 2020
* Latest DLSS 3.0 to increase fps
* Low power watt consumption
* Low heat

Cons:
* Not many game support DLSS
* DLSS require great CPU to increase fps
* Less fps improvement compare to RTX 3070

I should be more careful about the pros, because they may seem leading me to fps enhancement, but actually just very limited condition to make that happen. Plus, my PSU is good enough to support 650 power watt, and heat temperature isn't much issue at my room now.

Silly me

Thanks for my steam friend advice for a Clean Install on this new GPU, it does help to improve the performance. For example playtest on Quake Remaster, the fps 120+fps has boost into 900+ fps. I begin to redo playtest other games again, and the performance isn't that bad. Here I wanted to share what I had learn deeper into testing result, based on my needs: High fps. As long as the desire game has a good fps rate, I'm satisfied.

* fps 60± might still stutter a little, not too much but forgivable, busy scene = <30 fps
* fps 80± is consider smooth experience for most testing result, unless a busy scene.
* fps 100+ is very stable and perform smooth in a busy scene too, unless a bad optimized.

Compare to the old high end GPU, their fps might be higher than new GPU, but they consume more power usage and higher heat. If user is accept for that, means ok to keep the new GPU. Plus, we can lower down the graphic setting to boost fps.

* <8 GB vram is made for light user
* 8± GB vram is made for 1080p or 1440p gamer
* >8 GB vram is made for 4K+ gamer

* Many game doesn't support it, and if it does, also no improvement on my side.
* Rumor say it is CPU limited (bottleneck) means it is pointless to use DLSS if CPU is not the high-end grade :(
* Some game support it and allow silder between "Performance / Quality" If setup to "Ultra performance" it improves fps over anti aliasing however at the cost of visual fidelity.
* Activate Ray Tracing enhances visual fidelity but at the cost of performance.

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Not the best, but still nice to know this feature
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