Nvidia RTX 4060 Review: Good or Equally Bad?

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech June 29 GPU [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Review: A new $300 GPU](=.Xs4XLLrbB8AbCOUiT4fPSuGdZe_UqzdEmuQF3Kz74gI) The GeForce RTX 4060 is [Nvidia's latest GPU priced at $300](=.7r_9TL_1GeUGkVMvNPIwRLCebYHDNRkiloUQFYJ53PU). The GPU maker claims this new graphics card is 20% faster than the RTX 3060, despite having a slightly lower MSRP. But is that truly the case? =.2v7_YTIqqpp654TTdOuMW_KvkeukhKOsjX8zm1U9vqo =.aaxu2dwCnEhg-MjW3doRp_b2m9DeBlgo81I8kwcs1pQ The GeForce RTX 4060 is [Nvidia's latest GPU priced at $300](=.IyciFcasf1WCpQohiyNeOyQxcZtuh63eqXUmH05CDAQ). The GPU maker claims this new graphics card is 20% faster than the RTX 3060, despite having a slightly lower MSRP. 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