Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 182 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
- Up to 36% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 - CA$478.58 vs CA$748.98
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 170 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Performs up to 72% better in Halo Infinite than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 110 vs 64 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Halo Infinite than GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - CA$6.81 vs CA$7.48 per FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB - 12 vs 8 GB
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
FPS
64
58%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.48/FPS
91%
Price, CA$
CA$478.58
100%
Buy for CA$478.58 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 401 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
FPS
110
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.81/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$748.98
63%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$748.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 142 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
53%
Texel Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
43%
Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
---|---|---|
Oct 12th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 12th, 2023 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
Not Available | MSRP | $599 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
128-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
240 GB/s | Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s |
1320 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1920 MHz |
1777 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2475 MHz |
1875 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |