The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 EAGLE OC ICE 8G is targeted at consumers looking for a budget-friendlier graphics card for their white-themed desktop PC build.

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4000 series of GPUs have been on the market for some time, with budget-friendlier options such as the RTX 4060 and RTX 4060 Ti having been launched close to a year ago now. No surprises then, that some graphics card manufacturers have taken it upon themselves to refresh their product offerings that sport such GPUs: enter the Gigabyte EAGLE OC ICE line-up. With the EAGLE OC ICE series, Gigabyte has essentially introduced white-coloured variants of its original EAGLE line-up of graphics cards at the mid-range, where this colour scheme is now available for the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, RTX 4070 SUPER, RTX 4060 Ti as well as the RTX 4060.

For this article in particular, we'll be unboxing and testing the RTX 4060-powered variant of the EAGLE OC ICE. Sporting a factory overclock with Gigabyte's familiar WINDFORCE cooler design, read on to see how this card performs with a mix of synthetic and gaming benchmark tests at the 1440p resolution, when paired with a mid-range processor, the Intel Core i5-12600K, as part of a white-themed test-bench PC build.

Summary of Specifications (GV-N4060EAGLEOC ICE-8GD)

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (AD107)
  • 3072 CUDA cores
• Memory: 8GB GDDR6 RAM (128-bit, 17 Gbps)
• Core Clock: 2505 MHz
• Bus Type: PCIe 4.0 x8
• Outputs: 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 2x HDMI 2.1a
• External Power Required: Yes, 1x 8-pin
• Recommended PSU Wattage: 450W and above
• Dimensions: 272mm x 115mm x 40mm
• Official Gigabyte product page: https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N4060EAGLEOC-ICE-8GD

Packaging & Accessories

The card comes in a box with an outer sleeve that sports a black, silver and white colourway, with the rear of the sleeve giving the usual overview of features and specifications for this graphics card.

Removing the outer box sleeve reveals a black cardboard box that holds the graphics card. In terms of accessories, Gigabyte's opted for the bare minimum here, where all we get is a quick start leaflet, no more, no less.

Aesthetics & Physical Features

The GeForce RTX 4060 EAGLE OC ICE 8G sports Gigabyte's familiar WINDFORCE cooler design; we're talking a triple alternate-spinning fan setup paired with direct-contact copper heat-pipes to help with heat dissipation. The fan shroud is constructed entirely of white-coloured plastic, and has an aesthetic that is pretty much a carbon copy of the shroud design found on non-ICE EAGLE series graphics cards in Gigabyte's stable.

Over on the rear of the card, we see that Gigabyte's included a backplate to ensure structural rigidity of the graphics card - perhaps in a nod to the card's budget-friendly pedigree, the said backplate is made of plastic and not metal, perhaps in a bid to lower manufacturing costs. The Screen Cooling feature that forms part of the WINDFORCE cooler design can be seen too, where the square "window" of exposed fins supposedly help with better heat dissipation.

As can be seen, the RTX 4060 EAGLE OC ICE 8G sports a svelte 2-slot design, where its trim dimensions should lend itself well to compact PC builds.

The card also comes with a switch that allows end-users to toggle between an "OC" BIOS as well as a "SILENT" BIOS, thereby allowing end-users to toggle between two fan profiles to suit their respective usage scenarios. 

With the RTX 4060 GPU's power efficiency, the GeForce RTX 4060 EAGLE OC ICE 8G requires just a single 8-pin power connector for all its power needs.

It's worth noting that with this card, Gigabyte's broken away from the typical 3x DisplayPort and 1x HDMI port configuration that tends to be found on RTX 4060 parts. Instead, we get 2x HDMI 2.1a ports and 2x DisplayPort 1.4a ports, which serves up more flexibility for folks intending to utilise a dual-monitor setup.

GPU-Z Screenshot

Testing Methodology

To get a sensing of the card's performance, the following tests were run:

Synthetics

• 3DMark Time Spy v1.2

Gameplay

• Cyberpunk 2077 v2.12 in-game benchmark
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider in-game benchmark
• F1 23 in-game benchmark

All tests above were run at the 1440p resolution with the card on the default "OC" BIOS.

Test Setup

A test bench with the specifications below was used:

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K (with Enhanced Multi Core Performance enabled via BIOS)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 622 Halo White
CPU Thermal Paste: Cooler Master CryoFuze
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 UD AX (BIOS F38)
Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) Kingston FURY Beast RGB DDR5 6000 CL40
Storage: Lexar NM790 1TB NVMe SSD
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 EAGLE OC ICE 8G
PSU: Cooler Master V1000 80 PLUS GOLD
Case: Segotep Gank 360 with 2x Cooler Master Mobius 120P ARGB White Edition & 1x Cooler Master MasterFan MF120 HALO² White Edition case fans
Monitor: Gigabyte G27Q 27" LCD monitor (144 Hz, 1440p)
OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (23H2)
Graphics Driver: NVIDIA Game Ready Driver 552.22
Resizable BAR: Enabled

The test results shown below were taken from benchmark runs that were performed without any screen capture software running in the background. Where necessary, readouts from MSI Afterburner as well as HWiNFO64 were obtained so as to measure FPS performance and other relevant performance metrics.

3DMark Time Spy v1.2

With the 3DMark Time Spy test, the test bench achieved a graphics score of 10635, a CPU score of 14723 and an overall Time Spy score of 11097.

Cyberpunk 2077 v2.12 In-game Benchmark

Cyberpunk 2077 v2.12's built-in benchmark tool sees the test bench attain an average FPS of 43.54, a minimum FPS of 35.53 and a maximum FPS of 57.31 - these results were obtained on the 1440p resolution using the "Ultra" graphics preset with ray tracing disabled, and all upscaling technologies such as AMD's FSR 2.1 and NVIDIA's DLSS switched off.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider In-game Benchmark

With Shadow of the Tomb Raider's built-in benchmark test, the test bench achieves an average FPS of 44 - the results pictured above were obtained while on the 1440p resolution with all graphics settings turned up to the highest possible settings, where Ray Tracing Shadow Quality was set to "Ultra" and all forms of upscaling technologies (e.g. XeSS) were disabled.

F1 23 In-game Benchmark

To round things up from a benchmarking perspective, F1 23's in-game benchmark tool sees the test system achieve an average FPS of 34, a minimum FPS of 29 and a maximum FPS of 42. These results were obtained on the "Ultra High" detail preset at 1440p with ray tracing enabled, and all forms of upscaling technologies (e.g. DLSS) disabled.

Power Consumption, Thermals & Acoustics

Power Consumption

Under Load (F1 23 in-game benchmark, Ultra High detail preset, 2 laps, Singapore Circuit):

• Avg. GPU Power: 114.0W
• Min. GPU Power: 104.4W
• Max. GPU Power: 129.5W

The figures above were obtained from the "GPU Power (Total)" readouts from HWiNFO64.

Thermals

Under Load (F1 23 in-game benchmark, Ultra High detail preset, 2 laps, Singapore Circuit):

• Avg. GPU Temperature: 69.5°C
• Min. GPU Temperature: 62.8°C
• Max. GPU Temperature: 73.3°C
• Avg. GPU Hot Spot Temperature: 81.8°C
• Min. GPU Hot Spot Temperature: 72.2°C
• Max. GPU Hot Spot Temperature: 88.1°C

The figures above were obtained from "GPU Temperature" & "GPU Hot Spot Temperature" readouts from HWiNFO64. The test bench PC's case was kept closed throughout the entirety of testing.

The ambient temperature of the test bench PC's surroundings was measured to be approximately 31°C. with no air conditioning.

While on the OC BIOS mode and under benchmark workloads, I found the GeForce RTX 4060 EAGLE OC ICE 8G's fans to be whisper quiet, to the point that I could not discern a difference whether the fans were spinning or not. In addition, I could not detect any whiff of coil whine at all, making this the first graphics card that I've reviewed in a long time to not have any audible coil whine.

Conclusion & Pricing

The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 EAGLE OC ICE 8G checks all the boxes as a graphics card that would be well-suited for a white-themed budget gaming PC build meant for 1080p gaming, where its power efficiency and good cooler performance are significant plus points. While end-users might get away with gaming at 1440p resolution on this card, sacrifices will obviously have to be made in terms of quality settings, especially given the card's mere 8GBs of VRAM. While this graphics card offering is lacking in the accessories department, especially when compared to competitor cards from other brands such as ASUS and MSI, I'd personally much rather have a card that performs and ditches unnecessary bells and whistles that could otherwise drive up its purchase price.

As of the time of writing this article, the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4060 EAGLE OC ICE 8G is available to purchase in Singapore for a price of around $529 Singapore dollars; international readers can purchase this graphics card for around US$413 from e-commerce sites such as Amazon.

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The graphics card featured in this article was a review unit provided on loan from CDL Trading Pte Ltd, an authorised distributor for Gigabyte in Singapore.