The GeForce GTX 1070 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce RTX 3060 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $201.78 more expensive!
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1070
- Consumes up to 12% less energy – 150 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3060
- A much faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 43% cheaper – $265.79 vs $467.57
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 8 GB
GeForce GTX 1070 vs GeForce RTX 3060 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce GTX 1070
Jun 10th, 2016
Average FPS
82
83%
Min 1% FPS
43
78%
Price, €
€467.57
56%
Value, €/FPS
€5.7/FPS
47%
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€467.57
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€359.46
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€512.61
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GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Average FPS
99
100%
Min 1% FPS
55
100%
Price, €
€265.79
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.68/FPS
100%
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€265.79
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€341.64
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€306.30
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€414.59
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€476.58
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GeForce GTX 1070 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce GTX 1070 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce GTX 1070 vs GeForce RTX 3060 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce GTX 1070
Jun 10th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
67%
Memory Bandwidth
256.3 GB/s
71%
Pixel Fillrate
107.7 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
202 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
6.463 TFLOPS
51%
GeForce RTX 3060
Jan 12th, 2021
Memory
12 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
360 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
85.3 GPixel/s
79%
Texture Fillrate
199 GTexel/s
99%
FP32
12.74 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce GTX 1070 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce RTX 3060 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jun 10th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| $379.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
150 W | Power Consumption | 170 W |
| Memory | ||
| 8 GB | Memory Size | 12 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 192-bit |
| 256.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 360 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
107.7 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 85.3 GPixel/s |
202 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 199 GTexel/s |
| 6.463 TFLOPS | FP32 | 12.74 TFLOPS |
