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Yingchi GeForce RTX 4060 Star Yao / Metal Master / will officially release three new graphics cards in the series, some of which will be officially available on all platforms at 9: 00 tomorrow evening.

Yingchi GeForce RTX 40 series, for the first time ushered in many new dual-fan version of the graphics card.

Thanks to the innovation of NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture and excellent energy consumption ratio, RTX 4060 series graphics cards bring lower power consumption, heat generation, stronger performance and the new cool techs of DLSS 3. The new double fan design will bring a strong choice for players who prefer to save power and space, while taking into account game and design performance at the same time.

As a new choice of RTX 40 series light tracking door, what is its performance? Next, let's go deep into the out-of-the-box evaluation of Shadow RTX 4060 Metal Master and take a quick look at it.

I. Packaging display

Yingchi GeForce RTX 4060 metal master outer packing box follows the consistent style of the series. The highly recognizable metal master LOGO image is located in the center of the box, with a bright silver background, showing the unique metal armor style of the series.

As the RTX 4060 metal master is a dual-fan version of the graphics card, the overall size is more compact, so the packaging box is also lightweight design, lighter weight.

The upper right corner of the front of the box is printed with a three-year warranty and a personal delivery logo, which is clearly visible. All the graphics cards of Yingchi RTX 40 support these two after-sales services.

2. Open-box display

Shadow GeForce RTX 4060 metal master, as a double-fan version of the graphics card for the first time, compared with the previously released metal master series of new product graphics cards, its overall shape is much smaller, load-bearing pressure is smaller, can bring random choices for users who prefer short-version graphics cards and ITX installation.

Graphics card shape using CNC bright edge, frosted fog surface and other processes to create, giving it a strong metal texture, metal armor, highlighting the hard core strength.

The back plate of the video card adopts the metal die-casting panel technology, and the tail is hollowed out in order to reduce the weight and take into account the suitable cooling duct, enhance the heat dissipation efficiency of the video card, and further improve the appearance.

Yingchi GeForce RTX 4060 Metal Masters are equipped with 2*92mm 's large fans, each fan has its own second-generation 11-leaf static frost blades, which are not afraid of heat dissipation pressure, and support intelligent start and stop function, GPU automatically stops when idle to reduce noise and power consumption.

Power supply interface:

Thanks to the excellent energy consumption ratio of the new generation graphics card, the default TGP power consumption of Shadow RTX 4060 Metal Masters is 115W (MAX:130W, which can be unlocked by overclocking), so it uses the classic PCI-E single 8PIN interface on the power supply interface, and some users who use the old power supply can even not upgrade the power supply without pressure.

Output interface:

In terms of interface configuration, RTX 4060 Metal Masters have 1*HDMI 2.1and 3*DP 1.4a output interfaces, support 8K@60Hz HD output, and the side metal bezel protects the output interface and helps the chassis stabilize the graphics card for easy installation.

Accessories are attached:

In the package, in addition to the graphics card body, there is also a graphics card metal support rod, a card package (including installation instructions, warranty card and product certificate).

3. Disassembly and display

Next, we will disassemble the graphics card and display it separately.

Using the new Ada Lovelace architecture and TSMC 4N process, the RTX 40 Series GPU is optimized for GPU to achieve up to 2x performance-to-power ratio leaps.

With 3072 CUDA cores and a 128-bit GDDR6 memory with up to 17Gbps and a total capacity of 8GB, the GA107-400s provide stability for 1080p resolution smooth light pursuit games and demanding content creation.

The whole card is equipped with 5: 1 phase over the public version of digital power supply, strong and stable, can easily ensure the normal work of the graphics card.

The new generation of cold light star δ e heat dissipation system uses an integrated vertical heat dissipation fin, which covers the core, video memory and power supply, and dissipates heat for PCB and components.

2 * Φ 6mm nickel plating composite heat pipe, using heat pipe direct contact GPU process, accelerate heat conduction, effectively conduct heat and dissipate heat.

IV. Benchmark testing

Test platform

GPU-Z

Compared with the previous generation of RTX 3060 RTX 4060 metal master process upgrade from 8nm to TSMC 4N process, the use of the new Ada Lovelace architecture, resulting in a great increase in energy consumption and a substantial lead in GPU frequency.

Furmark

When the video card occupancy rate is full, the Furmark copy machine is more than 10 minutes, the GPU frequency is stable above and below the 2460MHz, the highest temperature is 67 ℃, and the overall power consumption of the video card is close to 115W. (RTX 4060 Metal Masters default TGP 115W MagneMax 130W)

3DMARK benchmark test

3DMark's test projects include Fire Strike, Fire Strike Extreme, Time Spy, Port Royal and Speed Way. Fire Strike and Fire Strike Extreme respectively test the performance index of video card at 1080p resolution and 2K resolution in DX11 game, Time Spy is the performance index of video card at 2K resolution in DX12 game, Port Royal is the performance index test of real-time ray tracing of video card, and Speed Way is also the benchmark test item of GPU DX12. The specific scores are as follows:

In the DLSS 3 test environment of the 3DMARK test project, RTX 4060 Metallic Masters turns off DLSS with an average frame of 27 frames; when DLSS 3 is enabled, the mode is set to performance, and the average frame reaches 76.8 frames, an increase of more than 2 times. We will describe the game performance leap brought about by DLSS 3 in more detail in the later game section.

Fifth, game testing

The RTX 40 series GPU can double the performance with the new DLSS 3 technology. Here is a brief introduction.

DLSS technology (Deep Learning Super Sampling deep learning oversampling technology) is a NVIDIA RTX technology. GeForce RTX GPU-based Tensor Core acceleration, which can accurately predict the process of higher-resolution output (e.g., 4K) with low-resolution inputs (e.g. 1080p) through deep learning and calculation, so that games can render higher-resolution images at 1080p, thereby increasing the frame rate, and then use AI and game engine data to provide the native 4K output quality.

More powerful than DLSS 2, the latest DLSS 3 technology also uses optical multi-frame generation technology, which can generate more frames with AI, thus multiplying the performance on the more powerful GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards. The number of game frames is further increased without affecting picture quality and response speed. Next, let's take a look at DLSS 3's new cool techs!

DLSS 3 Game Test

To enable DLSS 3, you need to enable both DLSS and "frame generation" options. For Windows 10 and below, you need to turn on the "GPU" acceleration option in system Settings-screen-display Card-default graphics settings. Windows 11 is enabled by default.

Game testing

In the 1080p game, GeForce RTX 4060 can double the number of frames with the help of DLSS 3 technology. For this reason, we tested some of the current popular 3A games and compared RTX 4060 Metal Master with RTX 3060 Ti Metal Master [FG] and RTX 3060 Metal Master MAX OC.

In the same DLSS 2 environment, RTX 4060 Metal Masters can significantly lead the previous generation of RTX 3060 graphics cards in the number of frames with excellent performance. With the strong blessing of DLSS 3, RTX 4060 Metal Masters can provide a smooth number of frames in the light pursuit environment and enjoy the 1080p smooth light pursuit game experience.

It is a bit difficult to run 2K games in the highest default light-chasing environment, and you need to lower the parameters to increase the number of frames.

It is worth mentioning that "Cyberpunk 2077" after updating the "overload" light-chasing maximum environment preset, after opening compared to the previous light-chasing maximum preset test more test the performance of the graphics card.

Through the FrameView tool, we can detect the average number of frames, the average delay and the power consumption of the video card while the game is running, and generate a test table for analysis.

In the 1% Low minimum frame average frame test of the video card, in the 1080p default maximum preset light pursuit environment, the RTX 4060 metal master can basically stabilize at around 60 FPS with DLSS 3, running steadily and smoothly without a problem, and it is rare to suddenly drop frame stutters, while the previous generation of RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti graphics cards may lose frame stutters frequently in some complex light-chasing game scenes.

In the game delay test, the number of frames increased significantly after the RTX 4060 Metal Masters opened DLSS 3, although the delay increased, but this delay was basically unnoticed in the actual game experience. When DLSS 3 is enabled, the NVIDIA Reflex option is enabled by default, which greatly reduces the latency of Reflex.

Thanks to the excellent energy consumption ratio of the RTX 40 series, RTX 4060 Metal Masters can reduce power consumption by at least 30% compared to RTX 3060, and can provide up to twice the number of frames in some games. The next-generation GPU has the advantage.

DLSS 3 can double the number of frames, and there is almost no difference between the frame-generated picture and the original picture.

When RTX was launched, only 37% of RTX20 gamers enabled ray tracing and 26% used DLSS. There are now more than 400 RTX-accelerated games, apps and millions of RTX players. Today, 83% of RTX40 gamers use ray tracing and 79% use DLSS,RTX technology so far.

More than 400 games and applications support RTX, and more than 300 games and applications support DLSS, including more than 50 games that have announced support for DLSS 3, and more than 30 games have been released and are increasing month by month!

DLSS 3 games and applications support is very fast, and there will be more games and applications to support the performance gains brought by DLSS 3.

Other game tests

The Great Dart of the Wild

(RTX 3060)

(RTX 4060 Masters of Metal)

"PUBG"

(RTX 3060, maximum preset environment / maximum field of view / maximum rendering)

(RTX 4060 Metal Masters, highest preset environment / maximum field of view / maximum rendering)

In the massively multiplayer online game "PUBG" and the 3A masterpiece "the Wild Dart: redemption", even without the blessing of DLSS 3, RTX 4060 Metallic Masters can still stabilize 90+FPS with the default 1080p highest picture quality, bringing 1080p e-sports and movie-level smooth gaming experience.

(1080p on the left, 2K resolution on the right)

In the FPS Benchmark test environment of CSGO Creative Workshop, RTX 4060 metal master can reach 500+FPS in 1080p environment, and the high brush e-sports has no pressure.

7. AV1 coding test

RTX 40 Series GPU supports dual NVIDIA Encoder (NVENC), reduces video export time by up to half, and supports AV1 coding. Popular applications such as clip PRO and OBS support RTX 40 Series GPU acceleration and new AV1 coding.

With the help of RTX 40-series GPU, the output speed of high-resolution video can be greatly improved, and the exported AV1 image quality is smaller and faster than H.264 video, and the picture quality will not be missing. Recording video using AV1 format will also be easier, so the potential of AV1 format coding can be seen in the future.

(left) AV1 contrast (right) enlarged details of H.265 format coding display

Recording 4K lossless game material in OBS application, using H.264 encoding to record the same 4K scene file size as 28.9GB, while recording using AV1 coding only takes up 2.51GB size, and the picture quality will not be lost, which can provide great convenience for content creators.

V-ray

(as a RTX 4060 metal master, RTX 3060 on the right)

In the V-Ray GPU CUDA project, RTX 4060 Metal Masters are rendered and compared with RTX 3060. The rendering scores of RTX 4060 Metal Masters and RTX 3070 are 1212 and 844 respectively.

Blender Benchmark

(RTX 3060)

(RTX 4060 Masters of Metal)

In the Blender Benchmark test environment, the performance of RTX 4060 Metal Master in the number of minutes / rendered frames in three scenes is significantly higher than that of RTX 3060.

Octanbench

In the Ovtanebench test software, after turning on RTX, the rendering score of RTX 3060 is 288.5, while that of RTX 4060 is 349.6.

Write at the end

Compared with the previous generation of RTX 3060 Art RTX 4060 Metal Masters, the production and creation of metal masters have been improved to varying degrees, and with the new cool techs of DLSS 3, its game performance on large-scale 3A light-chasing games can be up to 2 times higher, and the power consumption can be reduced by more than 30% compared to RTX 3060. The new architecture and GPU technology can also provide more convenience for players and creators, and the advantages of the new generation graphics card are fully demonstrated.

In addition, the launch of the RTX 4060 dual-fan version of the graphics card will bring a new choice for users who prefer energy-saving and power-saving short-version graphics cards and ITX theme installation.

At the same time, the whole series of Yingchi RTX 4060 Star Yao / Metal Master / will be on the shelves at 9: 00 tomorrow night.

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