Asus leverages its ROG Strix cooler design for RTX 40-series graphics cards, all the way to the poor RTX 4060. Asus turns what should be a compact two-slot GPU into a 3.1-slot behemoth, matching the size of its already massive RTX 4090 Strix model.
To be fair to Asus, the RTX 4060 model is little smaller: 3.1 slots compared to 3.5 slots on the RTX 4090 version. Still, it’s a massive cooler for a relatively tame graphics card. This isn’t the recently announced RTX 4060 Ti, though it too gets the triple-slot treatment, but rather the upcoming RTX 4060, which is scheduled to launch in July.
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The RTX 4060 is priced at $300, but Asus is likely to charge a premium for its ROG Strix design. Asus has two ROG Strix models available, both with the same cooler, but one comes factory overclocked. You can expect that design to be a bit more expensive.
These are the only two RTX 4060 models Asus has announced, but there should be more. The recently released RTX 4060 Ti has more compact designs available at retail, with a lighter dual-fan design.
The RTX 4060 is a strange next-generation graphics card from Nvidia. Unlike the more expensive flagship designs we’ve seen, like the RTX 4080, the RTX 4060 is actually cheaper than its previous generation counterparts. That’s $50 cheaper than the released RTX 2060 and $30 cheaper than the RTX 3060.
It’s also slimmer compared to the RTX 3060, with less VRAM and a thinner memory bus. Unlike the RTX 4060 Ti, it doesn’t come with a core drop compared to the previous generation, which hopefully means it will stack up well and offer solid value at around $300. This will be important as the RTX 4060 Ti has recently been criticized for its disappointing generational improvements.
AMD has already been quick to hit this price point with its $270 RX 7600, which is a solid, if not exceptional, graphics card for 1080p gaming. The comparison between the RTX 4060 and RX 7600 will be important for budget-conscious gamers.
Intel’s Arc GPUs are also playing an increasingly important role in this price range. The Arc A750 and A770 weren’t standout graphics cards when they launched, but with minor generational upgrades from AMD and Nvidia, combined with falling Intel graphics card prices, they seem like increasingly compelling 1080p options.
The RTX 4060 should launch in July, but Nvidia has yet to announce an exact date. There won’t be a Founder’s Edition design, so third-party cards like the one listed by Asus will be the only way to find the GPU. Additionally, Nvidia plans to release a $500 16GB RTX 4060 Ti, which matches the RTX 4060 Ti we have today, but with a VRAM limitation.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn