G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, raw graphics performance, VRAM, feature set, power efficiency, pricing context, and long-term value so you can see which GPU actually makes more sense.

GeForce GTX TITAN Black

2014

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than GeForce RTX 4060 across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Less VRAM, with 6 GB vs 8 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌No equivalent frame-generation stack like DLSS 3.5 + Frame Generation (2023).
❌Poor future-proofing: 2014-era hardware with 6 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
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234.1% HIGHER MSRP
$999 MSRPvs$299 MSRP

GeForce RTX 4060

2023

Why buy it

✅75.0% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Costs $700 less on MSRP ($299 MSRP vs $999 MSRP).
✅Delivers 611.7% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 65.4 vs 9.2 G3D/$ ($299 MSRP vs $999 MSRP).
✅Access to a newer frame-generation stack with DLSS 3.5 + Frame Generation (2023).
✅33.3% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (8 GB vs 6 GB).

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

GeForce GTX TITAN Black

2014

GeForce RTX 4060

2023

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Why buy it

✅75.0% more average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
✅Costs $700 less on MSRP ($299 MSRP vs $999 MSRP).
✅Delivers 611.7% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 65.4 vs 9.2 G3D/$ ($299 MSRP vs $999 MSRP).
✅Access to a newer frame-generation stack with DLSS 3.5 + Frame Generation (2023).
✅33.3% more VRAM for high-resolution textures and newer games (8 GB vs 6 GB).

Trade-offs

❌Lower average FPS than GeForce RTX 4060 across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data.
❌Less VRAM, with 6 GB vs 8 GB for high-resolution textures and newer games.
❌No equivalent frame-generation stack like DLSS 3.5 + Frame Generation (2023).
❌Poor future-proofing: 2014-era hardware with 6 GB of VRAM is already a legacy-tier option for modern games.
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234.1% HIGHER MSRP
$999 MSRPvs$299 MSRP

Trade-offs

❌Fewer clear downsides in this head-to-head, aside from the usual pricing and availability swings.

Quick Answers

So, is GeForce RTX 4060 better than GeForce GTX TITAN Black?

Yes. GeForce RTX 4060 is clearly the better overall GPU here. GeForce RTX 4060 averages 75.0% more FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data. You are also looking at 19,548 vs 9,177 in G3D Mark. On top of that, GeForce RTX 4060 is a 2023 card with DLSS 3.5 + Frame Generation, while GeForce GTX TITAN Black is a 2014 model from an older flagship class with no meaningful modern upscaling stack. So this is not really a tight same-tier comparison. It is more a modern card against an older, weaker alternative.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

GeForce RTX 4060 is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a newer 2023 generation instead of 2014, 113.0% more raw performance headroom, more VRAM at 8 GB instead of 6 GB, and better upscaling support with DLSS 3.5 Super Resolution (2023) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack and better frame-generation support with DLSS 3.5 + Frame Generation (2023) instead of no meaningful modern upscaling stack. That leaves it with more room for heavier textures, tougher ray tracing loads, and higher-end 1440p or 4K gaming over the next few years.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper card?

GeForce RTX 4060 is the smarter buy today, but it is not as lopsided as a simple winner label makes it sound. GeForce RTX 4060 is about $700 cheaper on MSRP at $299 MSRP versus $999 MSRP, and you are getting 75.0% more estimated average FPS across 50 tracked games in our benchmark data and 113.0% higher G3D Mark. It also leads G3D-per-dollar by 611.7%. That is why the better overall card still comes out as the smarter buy today, not just the faster one.

Is GeForce GTX TITAN Black still worth buying for gaming in 2026?

Yes. GeForce GTX TITAN Black is still a strong modern gaming GPU: it is still comfortable for 1080p and decent for 1440p, though 4K is more situational. It remains a good buy when you can get it meaningfully cheaper than the alternative around $999 MSRP, even if GeForce RTX 4060 is still the cleaner recommendation on overall value today.

Games Benchmarks

Real-world benchmarks and performance projections based on comprehensive hardware analysis and comparative metrics. Values represent expected performance on High/Ultra settings at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. Modeled using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D reference profile to minimize specific CPU bottlenecks.

Note: Performance behavior can vary per game. Specific architectures may perform better or worse depending on game engine optimizations and API implementation.

GeForce GTX TITAN Black Benchmark Check

GeForce RTX 4060 Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	GeForce GTX TITAN Black	GeForce RTX 4060
1080p
low	90 FPS	167 FPS
medium	78 FPS	152 FPS
high	64 FPS	134 FPS
ultra	44 FPS	115 FPS
1440p
low	75 FPS	137 FPS
medium	65 FPS	114 FPS
high	48 FPS	99 FPS
ultra	33 FPS	90 FPS
4K
low	30 FPS	86 FPS
medium	27 FPS	74 FPS
high	20 FPS	62 FPS
ultra	18 FPS	55 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	GeForce GTX TITAN Black	GeForce RTX 4060
1080p
low	172 FPS	392 FPS
medium	150 FPS	334 FPS
high	118 FPS	268 FPS
ultra	86 FPS	211 FPS
1440p
low	115 FPS	240 FPS
medium	89 FPS	209 FPS
high	67 FPS	169 FPS
ultra	47 FPS	137 FPS
4K
low	50 FPS	119 FPS
medium	40 FPS	98 FPS
high	36 FPS	82 FPS
ultra	27 FPS	63 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	GeForce GTX TITAN Black	GeForce RTX 4060
1080p
low	413 FPS	812 FPS
medium	330 FPS	642 FPS
high	275 FPS	551 FPS
ultra	206 FPS	440 FPS
1440p
low	310 FPS	535 FPS
medium	248 FPS	443 FPS
high	206 FPS	379 FPS
ultra	155 FPS	329 FPS
4K
low	206 FPS	365 FPS
medium	165 FPS	297 FPS
high	138 FPS	234 FPS
ultra	103 FPS	186 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	GeForce GTX TITAN Black	GeForce RTX 4060
1080p
low	226 FPS	746 FPS
medium	189 FPS	613 FPS
high	151 FPS	536 FPS
ultra	126 FPS	440 FPS
1440p
low	171 FPS	594 FPS
medium	146 FPS	486 FPS
high	113 FPS	421 FPS
ultra	91 FPS	330 FPS
4K
low	98 FPS	358 FPS
medium	76 FPS	308 FPS
high	61 FPS	285 FPS
ultra	47 FPS	220 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of GeForce GTX TITAN Black and GeForce RTX 4060

GeForce GTX TITAN Black

The GeForce GTX TITAN Black is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in February 18 2014. It features the Kepler architecture. The core clock ranges from 889 MHz to 980 MHz. It has 2880 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 250W. Manufactured using 28 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 9,177 points. Launch price was $999.

GeForce RTX 4060

The GeForce RTX 4060 is manufactured by NVIDIA. It was released in May 18 2023. It features the Ada Lovelace architecture. The core clock ranges from 1830 MHz to 2460 MHz. It has 3072 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 115W. Manufactured using 5 nm process technology. It features 24 dedicated ray tracing cores for enhanced lighting effects. G3D Mark benchmark score: 19,548 points. Launch price was $299.

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Graphics Performance

In G3D Mark, the GeForce GTX TITAN Black scores 9,177 versus the GeForce RTX 4060's 19,548 — the GeForce RTX 4060 leads by 113%. The GeForce GTX TITAN Black is built on Kepler while the GeForce RTX 4060 uses Ada Lovelace, both on 28 nm vs 5 nm. Shader units: 2,880 (GeForce GTX TITAN Black) vs 3,072 (GeForce RTX 4060). Raw compute: 5.645 TFLOPS (GeForce GTX TITAN Black) vs 15.11 TFLOPS (GeForce RTX 4060). Boost clocks: 980 MHz vs 2460 MHz.

Feature	GeForce GTX TITAN Black	GeForce RTX 4060
G3D Mark Score	9,177	19,548+113%
Architecture	Kepler	Ada Lovelace
Process Node	28 nm	5 nm
Shading Units	2880	3072+7%
Compute (TFLOPS)	5.645 TFLOPS	15.11 TFLOPS+168%
Boost Clock	980 MHz	2460 MHz+151%
ROPs	48	48
TMUs	240+150%	96
L1 Cache	0.23 MB	3 MB+1204%
L2 Cache	1.5 MB	24 MB+1500%

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

A critical advantage for the GeForce RTX 4060 is support for DLSS 3.5 + Frame Generation. This allows it to generate entire frames using AI/Algorithms, essentially doubling the frame rate in CPU-bound scenarios or heavy ray-tracing titles. The GeForce GTX TITAN Black lacks specific hardware/driver support for this native frame generation tier.The GeForce RTX 4060 supports the newer DLSS 3.5 Super Resolution, whereas the GeForce GTX TITAN Black is capped at Upscaling support.

Feature	GeForce GTX TITAN Black	GeForce RTX 4060
Upscaling Tech	Upscaling support	DLSS 3.5 Super Resolution
Frame Generation	Not Supported	DLSS 3.5 + Frame Generation
Ray Reconstruction	No	Yes (DLSS 3.5)
Low Latency	NVIDIA Reflex	NVIDIA Reflex

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Video Memory (VRAM)

The GeForce GTX TITAN Black comes with 6 GB of VRAM, while the GeForce RTX 4060 has 8 GB. The GeForce RTX 4060 offers 33.3% more capacity, crucial for higher resolutions and texture-heavy games. Memory bandwidth: 336 GB/s (GeForce GTX TITAN Black) vs 272 GB/s (GeForce RTX 4060) — a 23.5% advantage for the GeForce GTX TITAN Black. Bus width: 384-bit vs 128-bit. L2 Cache: 1.5 MB (GeForce GTX TITAN Black) vs 24 MB (GeForce RTX 4060) — the GeForce RTX 4060 has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	GeForce GTX TITAN Black	GeForce RTX 4060
VRAM Capacity	6 GB	8 GB+33%
Memory Type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth	336 GB/s+24%	272 GB/s
Bus Width	384-bit+200%	128-bit
L2 Cache	1.5 MB	24 MB+1500%

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Display & API Support

DirectX support: 12.0 (GeForce GTX TITAN Black) vs 12 Ultimate (GeForce RTX 4060). Vulkan: 1.2 vs 1.3. OpenGL: 4.6 vs 4.6. Maximum simultaneous displays: 4 vs 4.

Feature	GeForce GTX TITAN Black	GeForce RTX 4060
DirectX	12.0	12 Ultimate
Vulkan	1.2	1.3+8%
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Max Displays	4	4

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Media & Encoding

Hardware encoder: NVENC 1.0 (GeForce GTX TITAN Black) vs NVENC 8th gen (GeForce RTX 4060). Decoder: PureVideo HD VP5 vs NVDEC 5th gen. Supported codecs: MPEG-2,H.264 (GeForce GTX TITAN Black) vs H.264,H.265/HEVC,AV1 (GeForce RTX 4060).

Feature	GeForce GTX TITAN Black	GeForce RTX 4060
Encoder	NVENC 1.0	NVENC 8th gen
Decoder	PureVideo HD VP5	NVDEC 5th gen
Codecs	MPEG-2,H.264	H.264,H.265/HEVC,AV1

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Power & Dimensions

The GeForce GTX TITAN Black draws 250W versus the GeForce RTX 4060's 115W — a 74% difference. The GeForce RTX 4060 is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 600W (GeForce GTX TITAN Black) vs 550W (GeForce RTX 4060). Power connectors: 6-pin + 8-pin vs 8-pin. Card length: 267mm vs 240mm, occupying 2 vs 2 slots. Typical load temperature: 80°C vs 73°C.

Feature	GeForce GTX TITAN Black	GeForce RTX 4060
TDP	250W	115W-54%
Recommended PSU	600W	550W-8%
Power Connector	6-pin + 8-pin	8-pin
Length	267mm	240mm
Height	111mm	111mm
Slots	2	2
Temp (Load)	80°C	73°C-9%
Perf/Watt	36.7	170.0+363%

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Value Analysis

The GeForce GTX TITAN Black launched at $999 MSRP, while the GeForce RTX 4060 launched at $299. The GeForce RTX 4060 costs 70.1% less ($700 savings) on MSRP. Performance per dollar on MSRP (G3D Mark / MSRP): 9.2 (GeForce GTX TITAN Black) vs 65.4 (GeForce RTX 4060) — the GeForce RTX 4060 offers 610.9% better value. The GeForce RTX 4060 is the newer GPU (2023 vs 2014).