GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB vs GeForce RTX 3070

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 18 May 2023
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
GeForce RTX 3070
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 1 Sep 2020
GeForce RTX 3070

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    100%
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    103%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider 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 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)

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 GBGeForce RTX 3070
GPU NameAD106 (AD106-350-A1)vsGA104 (GA104-300-A1)
Fab Process5 nmvs8 nm
Die Size190 mm²vs392 mm²
Transistors22,900 millionvs17,400 million
Shaders4352vs5888
Tensor Cores136vsnone
Raytracing Cores34vsnone
Compute Units34vs46
Core clock2310 MHzvs1500 MHz
ROPs48vs64
TMUs136vs184

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GBGeForce RTX 3070
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR6
Bus Width128 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
vs1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GBGeForce RTX 3070
TDP160 wattsvs220 watts
Release Date18 May 2023vs1 Sep 2020

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    121.70 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    110.40 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    344.80 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    317.40 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    288.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    448.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    22060.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    20310.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    119
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    93

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    131
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    117

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 GB
    179
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    161

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    89
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    96
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    95

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    161
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    152

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 GB
    117
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    122

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    51
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    29
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
    83
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    85

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 GB
    58
  • GeForce RTX 3070
    64

FPS (higher is better)