NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 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: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 46% higher core clock speed: 2190 MHz vs 1500 MHz
Around 41% higher boost clock speed: 2430 MHz vs 1725 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 4 nm vs 8 nm
Around 29% higher memory clock speed: 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 129915 vs 123479
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1088 vs 999
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 22739 vs 22253
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 474.547 vs 453.922
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 190.736 vs 182.055
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1830.143 vs 1664.554

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2023 vs 1 Sep 2020
Core clock speed	2190 MHz vs 1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	2430 MHz vs 1725 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 8 nm
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	129915 vs 123479
PassMark - G2D Mark	1088 vs 999
PassMark - G3D Mark	22739 vs 22253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	474.547 vs 453.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	190.736 vs 182.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1830.143 vs 1664.554

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

Around 2% higher texture fill rate: 317.4 GTexel/s vs 311.0 GTexel/s
Around 35% higher pipelines: 5888 vs 4352
Around 9% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3163 vs 2913
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 40.757 vs 40.491

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	317.4 GTexel/s vs 311.0 GTexel/s
Pipelines	5888 vs 4352
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	3163 vs 2913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	40.757 vs 40.491

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

129915

123479

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1088

999

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

22739

22253

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

2913

3163

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

474.547

453.922

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

40.491

40.757

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

190.736

182.055

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1830.143

1664.554

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Geekbench - OpenCL	129915	123479
PassMark - G2D Mark	1088	999
PassMark - G3D Mark	22739	22253
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2913	3163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	474.547	453.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	40.491	40.757
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	190.736	182.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1830.143	1664.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	0	5803.174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		31716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		13566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		31930
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		31716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		13566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		31930

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Essentials
Architecture	Ada Lovelace	Ampere
Code name	AD106	GA104
Launch date	2023	1 Sep 2020
Place in performance rating	72	44
Launch price (MSRP)		$499
Type		Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	2430 MHz	1725 MHz
Core clock speed	2190 MHz	1500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	330.5 GFLOPS (1:64)	317.4 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	21.15 TFLOPS (1:1)	20.31 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	21.15 TFLOPS	20.31 TFLOPS
Pipelines	4352	5888
Pixel fill rate	155.5 GPixel/s	165.6 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	311.0 GTexel/s	317.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	220 Watt	220 Watt
Transistor count		17400 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
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Recommended system power (PSU)	550 Watt	550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 12-pin
Height		112 mm (4.4 inches)
Length		242 mm, 9.5 inches
Width		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	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	288.0 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective	1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6