Power and Temp
To test the power and temperature we perform a manual run-through in Cyberpunk 2077 at “Ultra” settings for real-world in-game data. We use GPU-Z sensor data to record the results. We report on the GPU-Z sensor data for “Board Power” and “GPU Chip Power” when available for our Wattage data. For temperature data, we report the GPU (Edge Temp of the GPU or Package Temp) as well as Hot Spot (Junction Temperature) when available for our temperature data.
The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti performs a lot better than the older GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, yet utilizes a lot less power, it is much more power efficient. You will actually gain power efficiency with the new generation which is a big benefit. The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti uses 16% less board power than the GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER and 10% less GPU Chip power, or 28W less board power or 13.5W less GPU Chip power.
Both video cards are NVIDIA Founders Edition video cards, but the newer GeForce RTX 4060 Ti runs much cooler, especially on the Hot Spot temperatures. The GPU, or edge temperature, is 11.6 degrees cooler on GPU temp and the Hot Spot temperature is 12.5 degrees cooler.