Known problems › Graphics cards
3 sourced reports, with what to check before you buy. Each one links to the page it was reported on.
Independent owner report corroborates Igor'sLAB's ~52W idle measurement on a different AIB card (ASUS Dual EVO OC).
What to check. Confirms the high-idle-draw behavior is not limited to one brand; a shopper should not be alarmed if their 4060 idles near 50W, but should know it contradicts NVIDIA's power-saving claims.
Reported on: techspot.com
Professional review measured ~52W at idle on a Palit RTX 4060, versus ~7W NVIDIA advertises; reviewer attributes it to a driver issue and notes colleagues saw the same.
What to check. Expect many RTX 4060 units to idle near 50W rather than the advertised ~7W, which raises idle electricity cost. Verify your own unit's idle draw; a driver update or older driver may reduce it, but it is not a hardware failure.
Reported on: igorslab.de
Single owner report (Portuguese) of a Galax RTX 4060 showing lag and image distortion only after the NVIDIA driver is installed; one reply suspects a physical VRAM/BGA solder fault rather than the driver.
What to check. Treat as an isolated, contested report. If a 4060 shows artifacts only with the driver loaded, rule out a hardware defect (VRAM/solder) before blaming the driver; this is not evidence of a widespread driver bug.
Reported on: clubedohardware.com.br
Kriko reads a listing and tells you which of these apply to that exact product. It runs on your computer, needs no account and is free.
These reports come from the pages linked under each item: owner forums, repair guides and workshops. They are not a diagnosis of any one unit, and a careful check of the one you are buying still applies.
Text from the Kriko Graphics cards catalog, version 0.1.2, under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license.
