GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs RTX 4070

Place in performance ranking	17	98
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.85	33.06
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	AD104	GA106
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 April 2023 (1 year ago)	12 October 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data
Current price	$791 (1.3x MSRP)	$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 8 GB has 23% better value for money than RTX 4070.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	5888	3584
Core clock speed	1920 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2475 MHz	1777 MHz
Number of transistors	35,800 million	12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	455.4	199.0

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	240 mm	242 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	1x 12-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 type	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	21000 MHz	15 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	504.2 GB/s	240.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.9	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 4070 69.87
+75.3%

RTX 3060 8 GB 39.85

RTX 4070 outperforms RTX 3060 8 GB by 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RTX 4070 26985
+75.3%

RTX 3060 8 GB 15392

RTX 4070 outperforms RTX 3060 8 GB by 75% in Passmark.

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 HD	207 +88.2%	110−120 −88.2%
1440p	122 +87.7%	65−70 −87.7%
4K	73 +82.5%	40−45 −82.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

216
+80%

120−130

−80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +85%	60−65 −85%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +75.7%	70−75 −75.7%
Battlefield 5	220−230 +86.7%	120−130 −86.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +83.1%	65−70 −83.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	174 +83.2%	95−100 −83.2%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +80%	65−70 −80%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 +80%	95−100 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +81.7%	120−130 −81.7%
Hitman 3	120−130 +87.7%	65−70 −87.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	470 +80.8%	260−270 −80.8%
Metro Exodus	140−150 +80%	80−85 −80%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +77.1%	70−75 −77.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	482 +78.5%	270−280 −78.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +80%	75−80 −80%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +85%	60−65 −85%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +75.7%	70−75 −75.7%
Battlefield 5	220−230 +86.7%	120−130 −86.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +83.1%	65−70 −83.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	143 +78.8%	80−85 −78.8%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +80%	65−70 −80%
Far Cry New Dawn	170−180 +80%	95−100 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +81.7%	120−130 −81.7%
Hitman 3	120−130 +87.7%	65−70 −87.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	290−300 +84.4%	160−170 −84.4%
Metro Exodus	84 +86.7%	45−50 −86.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +77.1%	70−75 −77.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	376 +79%	210−220 −79%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	351 +75.5%	200−210 −75.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 +80%	75−80 −80%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +85%	60−65 −85%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +75.7%	70−75 −75.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +83.1%	65−70 −83.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	128 +82.9%	70−75 −82.9%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +80%	65−70 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +81.7%	120−130 −81.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	293 +83.1%	160−170 −83.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	322 +78.9%	180−190 −78.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170 +78.9%	95−100 −78.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	124 +77.1%	70−75 −77.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

+77.1%

70−75
−77.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 +83.3%	90−95 −83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +80%	80−85 −80%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +82.2%	45−50 −82.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 +93.3%	45−50 −93.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +76.7%	60−65 −76.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	81 +80%	45−50 −80%
Far Cry 5	171 +80%	95−100 −80%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +76.8%	95−100 −76.8%
Hitman 3	100−110 +85.5%	55−60 −85.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	222 +85%	120−130 −85%
Metro Exodus	143 +78.8%	80−85 −78.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	222 +85%	120−130 −85%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +81.4%	70−75 −81.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	93 +86%	50−55 −86%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120

+76.9%

65−70
−76.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +76%	50−55 −76%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 +97.1%	35−40 −97.1%
Hitman 3	60−65 +103%	30−33 −103%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +78.3%	60−65 −78.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +86.7%	45−50 −86.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 +76.9%	65−70 −76.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +93.3%	30−33 −93.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +83.3%	30−33 −83.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +92.6%	27−30 −92.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +100%	18−20 −100%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +86.2%	65−70 −86.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130 +85.7%	70−75 −85.7%
Metro Exodus	96 +92%	50−55 −92%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50 +85.2%	27−30 −85.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

75−80
+90%

40−45

−90%

This is how RTX 4070 and RTX 3060 8 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 is 88% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 is 88% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 is 83% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	69.87	39.85
Recency	13 April 2023	12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	5 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	170 Watt