ASUS ProArt RTX 4060 Ti review: ideal graphics card for multimedia creatives

Can the ASUS ProArt RTX 4060 Ti with 16 GB of VRAM be the new entry-level/journeyman card for multimedia designers?

An ASUS ProArt RTX 4060 Ti graphics card sitting on a desk
(Image: © Lance Evans)

Our Verdict

If you are a graphics pro, what you get for the money on the ASUS ProArt RTX 4060 Ti card seems like a no-brainer. It belies its almost entry-level position with what it offers in power and memory. So if you do heavy Photoshop lifting or even heavy Blender lifting, this card will get you through your day. It is as nearly the perfect “journeyman” graphics card as I have ever worked with. And yet, at a price and power consumption just about anyone could live with.

For

  • Pro-quality card
  • Modern NVIDIA features/tech
  • Very reasonable purchase/operating costs

Against

  • Gamers hate the price (Tip: It’s not a gamer card!)

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Here we look at the ASUS ProArt RTX 4060 Ti that comes with an impressive 16 GB of video RAM installed. With a street price of under $500US, it may be one of the most versatile and competitively priced “productivity” cards today. (In other words, let’s not confuse the needs of gamers and makers.) 

But what’s the difference between a general graphics-capable computer, and a real graphics/multimedia workstation? Sure, the latter generally has a more powerful CPU and more storage. But for those that understand the core needs of 3D, video editing/compositing and now AI, the first component to check out will always be the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), or more simply, the video card.

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A quick breakdown of the 4060Ti and its nearest siblings
Header Cell - Column 0 4060/8GB4060 Ti/16GB4070/12GB
RRP$359$499$579
Architecture:Ada LovelaceAda LovelaceAda Lovelace
CUDA cores:3,0723,5525,888
Ray-tracing cores:243246
Tensor cores:96128184
Base clock (MHz):2,5502,6551,920
Overclock (MHz):2,5802,6852,475
VRAM (GB) GDDR 6:816 (8 also avail.)12
L2 Cache (MB):283236
Bus width:128 bit128 bit192 bit
Effective Mem Speed:17 GB/s18 GB/s21 GB/s
Wattage draw:115W160W200W
PIN connector:8-pin8-pin2x 8-pin
Display connectionsHDMI, 3x DisplayPortHDMI, 3x DisplayPortHDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Slot required2.52.52.0
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Card namePassMark G3D Mark (higher=better)Tom's Hardware FPS@1040Userbenchmark (lower=better)Userbenchmark Comparative % (Averaged)Blender 3D Benchmarks (higher=betterPugetBench Photoshop
4060 8GB19,5876212281%3,3258,185
4060 Ti 16GB22,89275145100%3,8328,171
4070 12GB27,02798190135%5,6258,852
AMD RX7700 12GB22,05092154106%-8,862
AMD W7700 16GB20,264-----
The Verdict
9

out of 10

ASUS ProArt RTX 4060 Ti

If you are a graphics pro, what you get for the money on the ASUS ProArt RTX 4060 Ti card seems like a no-brainer. It belies its almost entry-level position with what it offers in power and memory. So if you do heavy Photoshop lifting or even heavy Blender lifting, this card will get you through your day. It is as nearly the perfect “journeyman” graphics card as I have ever worked with. And yet, at a price and power consumption just about anyone could live with.

Lance Evans is creative director of Graphlink Media, a "boutique" creative marketing agency that specialises in building brands and has worked with such high-profile clients as Olive Garden, Miller Beer and AMEX. Lance was an early adopter of digital tools, and was on the original beta team for Photoshop.

Lance has written for Creative Bloq on a wide range of topics, from technical photography tips to the ins and outs of branding.