NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 50% higher core clock speed: 1980 MHz vs 1320 MHz
Around 39% higher boost clock speed: 2475 MHz vs 1777 MHz
2.8x more texture fill rate: 554.4 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s
2x more pipelines: 7168 vs 3584
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 5 nm vs 8 nm
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 8 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1180 vs 971
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 29969 vs 15295
2.9x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 4627 vs 1577

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 12 Oct 2022
Core clock speed	1980 MHz vs 1320 MHz
Boost clock speed	2475 MHz vs 1777 MHz
Texture fill rate	554.4 GTexel/s vs 199.0 GTexel/s
Pipelines	7168 vs 3584
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 8 nm
Maximum memory size	12 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	1180 vs 971
PassMark - G3D Mark	29969 vs 15295
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4627 vs 1577

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 220 Watt
Around 43% higher memory clock speed: 1875 MHz, 15 Gbps effective vs 1313 MHz, 21 Gbps effective

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	170 Watt vs 220 Watt
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz, 15 Gbps effective vs 1313 MHz, 21 Gbps effective

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1180

971

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

29969

15295

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

4627

1577

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
PassMark - G2D Mark	1180	971
PassMark - G3D Mark	29969	15295
Geekbench - OpenCL	192400
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4627	1577

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Essentials
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ampere
Code name	AD104	GA106
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	12 Oct 2022
Place in performance rating	23	82
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2475 MHz	1777 MHz
Core clock speed	1980 MHz	1320 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	8 nm
Pipelines	7168	3584
Pixel fill rate	198.0 GPixel/s	85.30 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	554.4 GTexel/s	199.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	220 Watt	170 Watt
Transistor count	35800 million	12000 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot	Dual-slot
Height	42 mm, 1.7 inches
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm, 10.5 inches	242 mm, 9.5 inches
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt	450 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 16-pin	1x 12-pin
Width	112 mm, 4.4 inches	112 mm, 4.4 inches
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	504.2 GB/s	240.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	192 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speed	1313 MHz, 21 Gbps effective	1875 MHz, 15 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6X	GDDR6