GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 1 Dec 2020
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 26 Oct 2017
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    166%
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

66% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
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)

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 1070 Ti

Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

The GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (38 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 3060 TiGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
GPU NameGA104 (GA104-200-A1)vsGP104 (GP104-300-A1)
Fab Process8 nmvs16 nm
Die Size392 mm²vs314 mm²
Transistors17,400 millionvs7,200 million
Shaders4864vs2432
Compute Units38vs19
Core clock1410 MHzvs1607 MHz
ROPs80vs64
TMUs152vs152

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3060 TiGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective
vs2002 MHz
8008 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3060 TiGeForce GTX 1070 Ti
TDP200 wattsvs180 watts
Release Date1 Dec 2020vs26 Oct 2017

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    133.20 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    107.70 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    253.10 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    255.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    448.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    256.30 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    16200.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    8186.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    160
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    97

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    191
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    119

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    169
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    116

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    171
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    114

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    116
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    119
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    92
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    47
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    86
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    176
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    115

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    153
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    206
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    117

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    168
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    106

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    125
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    146
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    89

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    132
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    126
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    82

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    87
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    112
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    73
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    44
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    70
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    131
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    105
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    56

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    153
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    81

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    122
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    75
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    82
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    80
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    72
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    52
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    67
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    45
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    25
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    45
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    22

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    67
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    57
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
    90
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
    46

FPS (higher is better)