Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 3070
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 18 May 2023
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3070
8192 Mb GDDR6
Released 1 Sep 2020
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB100%
- GeForce RTX 3070103%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
- 60 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3070 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3070
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (11 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD106 (AD106-350-A1) | GA104 (GA104-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 190 mm² | 392 mm² |
| Transistors | 22,900 million | 17,400 million |
| Shaders | 4352 | 5888 |
| Tensor Cores | 136 | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 34 | none |
| Compute Units | 34 | 46 |
| Core clock | 2310 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 136 | 184 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 8192 Mb | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|
| TDP | 160 watts | 220 watts |
| Release Date | 18 May 2023 | 1 Sep 2020 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB121.70 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3070110.40 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB344.80 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3070317.40 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB288.00 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3070448.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB22060.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 307020310.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB119
- GeForce RTX 307093
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB131
- GeForce RTX 3070117
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB179
- GeForce RTX 3070161
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB89
- GeForce RTX 307076
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB96
- GeForce RTX 307095
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB161
- GeForce RTX 3070152
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB117
- GeForce RTX 3070122
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB51
- GeForce RTX 307046
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB29
- GeForce RTX 307058
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB83
- GeForce RTX 307085
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB58
- GeForce RTX 307064
FPS (higher is better)