GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs RTX 3070

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3070 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3070
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 220 Watt
57.96

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms RTX 3070 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4133
Place by popularity4314
Cost-effectiveness evaluation58.8283.28
Power efficiency18.3425.87
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA104AD106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 September 2020 (4 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 42% better value for money than RTX 3070.

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 cores58884352
Core clock speed1500 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speed1725 MHz2535 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate317.4344.8
Floating-point processing power20.31 TFLOPS22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs9648
TMUs184136
Tensor Cores184136
Ray Tracing Cores4634

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length242 mm240 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/s288.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.58.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3070 57.96
RTX 4060 Ti 59.46
+2.6%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3070 22360
RTX 4060 Ti 22939
+2.6%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD149
−0.7%
150−160
+0.7%
1440p99
−1%
100−110
+1%
4K61
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.352.66
1440p5.043.99
4K8.186.65

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 147
−2%
150−160
+2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 125
+4.2%
120−130
−4.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+0%
100−105
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+2.2%
180−190
−2.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−0.9%
110−120
+0.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 139
−0.7%
140−150
+0.7%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+1.8%
220−230
−1.8%
Hitman 3 109
−0.9%
110−120
+0.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+2.9%
140−150
−2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 118
−1.7%
120−130
+1.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230−240
+1.3%
230−240
−1.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 174
+2.4%
170−180
−2.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 87
+2.4%
85−90
−2.4%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+2.2%
180−190
−2.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−0.9%
110−120
+0.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 126
+5%
120−130
−5%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+1.8%
220−230
−1.8%
Hitman 3 116
+5.5%
110−120
−5.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+2.9%
140−150
−2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+3.6%
110−120
−3.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 255
−2%
260−270
+2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+0.8%
120−130
−0.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 178
−1.1%
180−190
+1.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 81
+1.3%
80−85
−1.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
−2.6%
80−85
+2.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
−0.9%
110−120
+0.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+2%
100−105
−2%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+1.8%
220−230
−1.8%
Hitman 3 111
+0.9%
110−120
−0.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 181
+0.6%
180−190
−0.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 223
+1.4%
220−230
−1.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 121
+0.8%
120−130
−0.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 116
+5.5%
110−120
−5.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+4.2%
120−130
−4.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+4.6%
65−70
−4.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65
+0%
65−70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+3.3%
60−65
−3.3%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+4.6%
65−70
−4.6%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0.4%
270−280
−0.4%
Hitman 3 96
+1.1%
95−100
−1.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 146
+4.3%
140−150
−4.3%
Metro Exodus 101
+1%
100−105
−1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 166
−2.4%
170−180
+2.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
−2%
100−105
+2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 175
+2.9%
170−180
−2.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 114
+3.6%
110−120
−3.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Hitman 3 52
+4%
50−55
−4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
−0.9%
220−230
+0.9%
Metro Exodus 107
+7%
100−105
−7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 43
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
−1.1%
90−95
+1.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
+2.1%
95−100
−2.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 38
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69
−1.4%
70−75
+1.4%

This is how RTX 3070 and RTX 4060 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4060 Ti is 1% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4060 Ti is 1% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 2% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 57.96 59.46
Recency 1 September 2020 18 May 2023
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 160 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti has a 2.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 37.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 3070 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti.


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