GeForce RTX 3070 16 GB vs GTX 760

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking399not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.51no data
Power efficiency5.01no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK104GA104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date25 June 2013 (11 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$249 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores11525888
Core clock speed980 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1033 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate99.07317.4
Floating-point processing power2.378 TFLOPS20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs96184

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm242 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Minimum recommended system power500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 12-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
PhysX+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA+8.5

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 760 has 47.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 16 GB, on the other hand, has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 760 and GeForce RTX 3070 16 GB. We've got no test results to judge.


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