MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti desktop graphics card review: The mid-range GPU that is larger than an RTX 4090

We used this system for the following benchmarks and tests:

• Lian-Li O11 Dynamic
• AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
• Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master, BIOS: F11
• Deepcool LT720
• Corsair HX1200i power supply
• G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo DDR5-6000 2x 16 GB, EXPO (DDR5-6000 CL30-38-38-96)
• Corsair MP600, 2 TB
• Crucial MX500, 2 TB
• Microsoft Windows 11 Professional 64-Bit (Version 22H2)

In our synthetic benchmarks, the MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Gaming X Trio 8G performed only 8 per cent better than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. When it came to its true performance, the mid-range model was only ever so slightly able to differentiate itself from the previous generation. We didn't see the same performance increase as we did from the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. Its lower amount of shaders as well as its smaller storage connection prevented the GPU from performing better. Its 30 per cent gap to the GeForce RTX 4070 is quite considerable and a performance jump up to the level of a GeForce RTX 3070 Ti would've been a much more useful step. Compared to AMD's Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT, which has 12 GB VRAM, our test sample was actually only 10 per cent slower. 

In the field of professional uses, our MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Gaming X Trio can close the gap to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti slightly. However, compared to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, you can see a much larger gap between the two. The Nvidia Titan RTX is a great example of what can be achieved by a professional graphics card. This model achieved almost the same synthetic test results as our test sample, but here, it lies a massive 200 per cent ahead. As a result, we wouldn't recommend using the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti in a professional setting.

According to Nvidia, gamers who play mostly in 1,920 x 1,080 using high to maximum detail settings are the company's primary target market. This isn't completely covered by the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti if you take a closer look at the overview of all the games we tested. But, you can argue until the cows come home, as what does a high frame rate actually mean? If we set the limit at 60 FPS, then the GPU still lands in the green. However, if we set it at 144 FPS, then the results are totally different. In general, the MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Gaming X Trio's gaming performance really isn't bad and is currently well suited to act as a 1,080p gaming graphics card. In our test, there were no games which the MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Gaming X Trio couldn't manage. Although, we did measure the occasional frame rate drop. An example for this would be A Plague Tale Requiem. Here, we measured a relatively good average of 67 FPS in 1,080p and with the preset Ultra. At the same time, we also measured drops down to 37 FPS, meaning you can't quite speak of smooth gameplay. You have to differentiate between different genres of games, as it will not do as well running online high-FPS shooters compared to a more typical story-based game. 

Compared to its competitors, the MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Gaming X Trio did comparatively well and always competed with the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 6750 XT especially. Even in 1,440p, where the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti's 8 GB VRAM slowly runs out of steam, the graphics card was still able to keep up with its AMD competitors, even though they show much more room for textures due to their 12 GB VRAM.